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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MURDO 

“SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1904” 

Coyote 

A PUBLICATION 

$1.00 

Includes tax 

Number 41 

Volume 106 

October 11, 2012 

OF RAVELLETTE PUBLICATIONS, INC. 


News 

Briefs 

U.M.Y.F. Meeting 

On Wed., Oct. 24, youth will 

help with the bazaar at the 

church, Following the bazaar 

youth will go door to door in 

Murdo and Draper for “Trick or 

Treat, So Others Can Eat,” asking 

for non-perishable food 

items, to help stock the local 

food pantry. 

Jones County 4-H 

On Wed., Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m., 

the Jones County 4-H Club will 

be holding an informational 

meeting at the Dan Parish Technology 

Center. The meeting will 

be for parents and kids interested 

in joining 4-H. Anyone interested, 

but unable to attend the 

meeting can contact the Jones 

County extension Office at 605- 

669-7101. 

Ambulance needs EMTs 

The Jones County Ambulance 

is looking to expand their EMT 

members and would like to have 

anyone who might be interested 

in becoming an EMT to let them 

know. They would like to host a 

training class but first need candidates 

that are willing to take 

the course. 

Anyone with an interest or 

anyone with questions that the 

ambulance crew could answer 

are asked to call and leave a 

message at 669-3125 or to call 

Tammy Van Dam at 530-7553. 

Exercise room reminder 

The exercise room at the Tech 

Center is open Mon.–Fri. from 7 

a.m. to 5 p.m. If you have a key 

card, the room is open additionally 

from 5–7 a.m. and 5–10 

p.m., Mon.–Fri. It is also open 

on Sat. from 5 a.m.–5 p.m. and 

on Sun. from 1–6 p.m. Patrons 

need to be out of the building 

one hour after the doors are 

locked; no later than 11 p.m. on 

weekdays. 

If you have any questions or 

would like a key card, contact 

the high school office. 

Al-Anon 

For Al–Anon meetings call 

669-2596 for time and place. 

Open AA meetings 

Thursdays 8:00 p.m. at the 

East Commons. Call 530-0371 

or 280-7642. 

West Central Electric Cooperative 

holds 63rd annual meeting October 3 

Steve Reed, West Central Electric 

Cooperative CEO addresses 

cooperative members at the 

WCEC annual meeting held 

October 3. 

Courtesy photos 

by Del Bartels 

The 63rd annual West Central 

Electric Cooperative meeting, held 

in Philip, Wednesday, October 3, 

was a warning of diminishing 

income, an increasing need for 

more power plants, an environmental 

condemnation of coal-powered 

plants and an awareness of 

peak power requirements. 

Approximately 250 guests and 

West Central Electric personnel 

gathered in the Philip Fine Arts 

Building. The official business 

meeting was followed by a roast 

beef supper provided by the Philip 

Volunteer Fire Department. The 

evening’s entertainment was the 

Jim Szana Trio jazz group. 

Door prizes included beef certificates, 

small appliances and 

grand prizes of a color television, a 

patio barbecue and a tabletop barbecue. 

During the meeting, the 

Philip chapter of Family, Career 

and Community Leaders of America 

provided child care. The opening 

prayer was given by Father 

Kevin Achbach and the national 

anthem was sung by the Philip 

High School honor choir. 

West Central Electric is a rural 

cooperative serving members in 

Haakon, Jackson, Jones, Lyman 

and Stanley counties. The cooperative 

maintains around 3,573 miles 

of line in an area of more than 

7,000 square miles, serving 

approximately 3,660 members. 

The cooperative’s monthly 

New sound system 

for Murdo Auditorium 

PTO and Turner Youth Foundation present check… 

Wyatt Walker from the Turner Youth Foundation presents Larry 

Ball with a check for $2,000 to be used for a new sound system 

for the Murdo Auditorium. 

Photo by Karlee Barnes 

by Karlee Barnes 

The Turner Youth Foundation 

and the Jones County PTO, pictured, 

are two of the community 

organizations who have committed 

to contributing to the sound system. 

Others committed include: 

the City of Murdo, the Class of 

2012, the Lions Club, and the 

Jones County School District. 

Larry Ball is waiting to hear back 

from a few other community 

organizations before the new 

sound system is decided on and 

purchased. 

Ball said, “It is time to get serious 

about the sound system.” The 

current sound system in place in 

The 63rd annual WCEC held in Philip drew in a large crowd. 

Approximately 300 members attended the meeting. 

newsletter, “Cooperative Connections,” 

includes energy saving programs, 

current events and issues 

about the cooperative, along with 

local, state and national news and 

information. Almost 40 people are 

employed by West Central Electric. 

West Central Electric officers 

presented the projected future of 

the cooperative. Chief Executive 

Officer Steve Reed said, “One 

thing about electricity, a warm 

winter is not necessarily a good 

thing.” He pointed out that less 

usage equated into less sales, but 

with the same operating costs and 

with increasing peak requirements. 

The cooperative is nine 

percent down from the previous 

year, even with the hot summer’s 

high air conditioner needs. 

“We believe this year’s weather 

pattern is an anomaly,” said Reed. 

After stressing that costs are going 

up, he added, “Coal is all of a sudden 

the bad guy in the environmental 

debate,” even though 

almost 57 percent of the area’s 

electricity in 2011 came from coal 

operated plants. Hydropower fulfilled 

22 percent of the needs, 

renewables (wind) nine percent, 

nuclear two percent, natural gas 

half of a percent, and purchases 

from other areas was close to 10 

percent. 

Reed announced that the customer 

billing due date will be on 

the 20th of each month, to assist 

with the cooperative’s own payment 

due dates. And, in 2013 a 

three dollar charge increase will 

be implemented. Customers who 

require less than 500 feet of hookup 

will not be charged, but for over 

500 feet the cooperative member 

will be charged an aid fee. Reed 

said that it costs $12,000 to build a 

1,500 foot hook-up. 

One bright point, said Reed, 

was that the TransCanada Keystone 

XL Pipeline will, by far, be 

the cooperative’s main customer. 

Trans- Canada has already paid 

$9.5 million for the cooperative to 

increase its infrastructure. 

Reed mentioned that the cooperative’s 

two way automated communication 

computer program is 

helping to control a stable output 

of energy. Bar coding will help 

with real-time inventory. Cell 

phone notifications to members 

will also save costs and efforts, 

especially since landlines may be 

out during a power outage. 

Vic Simmons of Rushmore Electric 

presented an update for the 

state’s electric cooperatives. He 

said, in order to keep up with 

future demand, more power plants 

must be built relatively soon. The 

cooperatives of South Dakota, 

North Dakota, Montana and 

Wyoming have a $2.9 billion construction 

program. Costs are going 

up, a great percentage being a 

direct result of requirements 

under the Clean Air Act. 

Cooperatives must be able to 

provide the generation and transmission 

of electricity needed to 

meet maximum usage at any given 

instance. Demand side management, 

also called load control, can 

be positively affected by individuals 

by running major appliances in 

off-peak times. 

Customers/members are 

encouraged to help with electrical 

load bearing by running major 

appliances at night or in the times 

that are not peak times for electrical 

use. The cooperative, by using 

a customer-requested connection 

system, can temporarily turn off 

hot water heaters if variable peak 

load times require it. 

Murdo WCEC employees Susie Rankin and Jeff Birkeland hand 

out informational brochures and visit with cooperative members. 

the auditorium has been insufficient 

for some time. Ball said he 

hopes that they can move on the 

project before winter. The school 

hopes to have the sound system in 

place even before major fall events 

held in the auditorium, such as the 

school play and basketball games. 

Ball said a few quotes have been 

discussed, and that finalizing the 

purchase should happen soon. 

Housing meeting, topic of 

new business discussion 

by Karlee Barnes 

The October City Council meeting 

was held Thursday, October 4 

instead of the usual first Monday 

of the month. 

In attendance included council 

members: David Geisler, Mike 

Jost, Joe Connot, Jay Drayer, 

Arnie Waddell and Wayne Esmay. 

Also present were Krysti Barnes, 

Ray Erikson, Jerry Hatheway and 

Karlee Barnes. 

The agenda and minutes were 

looked over and approved. Geisler 

was the only request for a building 

permit at this month’s meeting. 

The permit was to tear down his 

rental house on Second Street and 

add an addition to the east side of 

his house. Geisler also requested a 

building permit for a five unit storage 

shed on the west side of the 

Super 8 motel, south of the Pioneer 

Auto Museum. 

No issues were presented in the 

public area. Vouchers were next on 

the agenda. The only issue the 

board had was a bill for Corky’s 

Auto totaling $649. It was quickly 

resolved that the bill included two 

months’ worth of charges. Esmay 

motioned on the vouchers and the 

meeting proceeded. 

Sheriff John Weber was absent 

for the first part of the meeting, as 

the Jones County Ambulance 

meeting was scheduled for the 

same day in preparation for the 

arrival of the new ambulance as 

well as the annual pancake feed 

during pheasant hunting opening 

weekend. 

Hatheway presented the street 

report, opening the conversation 

with news that the new dozer had 

arrived. 

“It’s a pretty nice dozer. It’s a little 

different than our old one, so it 

will take some getting used to.” 

The new dozer did not come 

with a service manual. Hatheway 

mentioned that he would call a 

Caterpillar equipment provider to 

see if the city could buy one. He 

also mentioned searching online 

for a downloadable version. 

It was brought to the attention 

of the board that the new dump 

truck, purchased in the summer 

from Watertown, S.D., was also 

without a manual. 

Mayor Geisler said, “we need to 

have a manual for every piece of 

equipment we own.” 

Hatheway told the board that 

his research indicated that it 

would be almost $500 for a dump 

truck manual from Caterpillar. 

The board agreed that if a cheaper 

manual could not be found, then it 

would be feasible to pay the 

amount. 

The next topic of discussion during 

the street report included the 

tearing down of old structures in 

town. Geisler told the board that 

Hatheway and Jim Newbold did a 

great job of tearing down his 

rental house and cleaning up the 

mess. Hatheway said that was the 

third structure they have torn 

down recently. 

The board gave the okay to start 

working on the drainage issues 

behind Mike Barnes’s house on 

South Main Street. Geisler told 

Hatheway to get the material 

ordered and Hatheway said he 

needs to address the issues of the 

sewer and the phone lines. 

Ray Erikson presented the 

water report next. In September, 

Erikson attended the South Dakota 

Waste Water Association meeting 

and reported he learned that 

all copper fittings and brass needed 

to comply with the no lead regulations. 

This will be enforced 

starting in 2014. Erikson said that 

there is a very small amount of 

lead in brass, anywhere from 5 

percent to .25 percent. 

The new valve was installed at 

the lagoon, with the state’s 

approval. 

October is Breast Cancer 

awareness month 

Erikson also has been getting 

ready for the cold weather by 

draining water lines and irrigation 

systems that will not be used during 

the winter months. He said the 

pool was winterized except for the 

draining of the irrigation system. 

He also needed to put anti freeze 

in the drains. 

He has also been blowing out 

sprinkler systems around town 

with an air compressor. 

“‘Tis the season!” said Erikson. 

Waddell questioned if Erikson 

had been taking care of private 

residence’s irrigation systems, and 

Erikson confirmed that he had, for 

a fee. He charges a $100 per hour, 

minimum of one hour. 

The finance report was abbreviated, 

as finance officer, Krysti 

Barnes, had surgery the previous 

week and had been unable to 

spend much time in the office. 

Barnes said that a Safe Route to 

School grant was available for 

sidewalks between the schools, as 

the grade school kids often walk to 

the high school, not only every day 

for lunch, but also for other various 

events. Geisler asked Erikson 

to check out the utilities on the 

street before possible work on a 

new sidewalk will begin. 

Next included discussion about 

the plans for a new sound system 

at the Murdo Auditorium. Reports 

from Larry Ball estimated the 

costs to be anywhere from $7,500 

to $20,000. The $7,500 estimate 

was for the sound system only, 

installation not included. A call to 

the company who provided the 

sound system for the Turner Community 

Center provided a quote of 

$12,890. This would include 

installation, warranties, training, 

wireless features, 18 loud speakers 

and hand held microphones. 

The board discussed that the 

Murdo Chamber of Commerce had 

said they would contribute $2,000- 

$5,000, the city would contribute 

$2,400 and the Turner Youth 

Foundation would contribute 

$2,000. The board agreed to 

increase their contribution if need 

be. All agreed that the sound system 

currently in place in the auditorium 

was not adequate. 

The Turner Youth Foundation 

had reported that they were satisfied 

with the customer support 

that they have experienced thus 

far with their sound system. 

Water deposits were then discussed, 

and Connot suggested the 

city implementing an automatic 

billing method. Barnes will look 

into it. 

Old business once again included 

the Ingalls building. The city 

attorney attempted to send the 

owners a summons to appear in 

court. Several attempts at serving 

the papers were avoided by the 

owners. Another option will be to 

go through the court system to get 

the papers served, although it will 

take some extra time. 

New business was next on the 

agenda. Barnes told the board that 

several rural Jones County residents 

would be willing to pay a fee 

to utilize the city dumpsters in 

town. An estimated $20 per month 

fee was discussed for the 13 people 

who had expressed interest. 

Jewell Bork had suggested to 

Barnes that the city look in to having 

a housing meeting to bring 

somebody in to discuss housing 

projects and investments in housing. 

The meeting is projected for 

some time after the first of the 

year and will include the city, 

county and the chamber. Waddell 

said that Murdo really needs to 

have this meeting. Barnes suggested 

a projected January meeting. 

Geisler agreed, but reminded 

the board that they needed to 

schedule the meeting so it did not 

interfere with winter sporting 

events.

Jones County News 

Murdo 

Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 2 

East Side News 

by Janet Louder • 669-2696 

Bill, Ellen and Barry Valburg 

made a trip to Valentine, Neb., to 

the dentist Thursday. 

Word has been received that 

Dale Valburg of British Columbia 

died October 1 from complications 

following heart surgery. Dale 

is a former Jones County resident. 

Sympathy is extended to his family. 

Mike Herr of Bismarck, N.D., 

arrived at the Valburg Ranch Saturday 

to visit his daughter and 

family. 

We extend our sympathy to the 

family of Joyce Dykema. Funeral 

services were held Friday at the 

Murdo UMC with Pastor Hazen 

officiating. There was a wonderful 

turnout of family and friends to 

pay their last respects. Following 

the service her daughters passed 

out popcorn balls, as Joyce was 

well known for the good popcorn 

balls she made. Lunch and a time 

of fellowship was held in the 

church hall. After lunch Joyce was 

taken to the Black Hills National 

Cemetery to be buried with her 

husband, Boyd. 

Troy Iversen of Lismore, Minn., 

has been spending time here. On 

Thursday wife Jody and boys 

Mason and Conner arrived at 

Wanda and Gerald Mathews for 

the weekend. They returned home 

on Sunday. 

Mike and Joni Hunt hosted a 

birthday party Sunday afternoon 

for mom/grandma June Nix's ? 

birthday. Helping her celebrate 

were hubby Richard; her brother 

Russell and Mary Pierce of Yankton; 

Jill and Andy Rankin, Riley 

and Peyton; Ashley Hunt and 

Jimmy Olsen; Eric Nix; Brett and 

Lori Nix and boys; Scott Nix and 

Lara Joseph; Molly and Mason 

Nix. All enjoyed birthday cake and 

ice cream. Happy birthday, June! 

Sunday evening Richard and 

June Nix and Russell and Mary 

Pierce took in the PHL bazaar. 

Russell is a former Draperite and 

retired pastor. 

Dorothy and Brad Louder visited 

Dwight in Kadoka on Friday. 

They also visited Deanna Byrd 

and daughter Kristi. 

Helen Louder and Virginia 

Louder spent last Friday in 

Pierre. Virginia kept an appointment 

and then they met Sharon 

Ferry for lunch. 

Wow! What a great turnout 

Sunday evening for the PHL 

bazaar and supper. A roast beef, 

turkey and stuffing supper was 

served topped off with pie. I must 

say there were two tables of very 

good looking pies. There was a 

table with rugs, white elephants, 

grab bags, lots of interesting articles 

and also a table with yummy 

baked goods – all calories were 

removed. At seven o'clock they 

drew for the quilts and decorated 

fry pan that were being raffled. 

And talk about lucky! Don Heib's 

name was drawn out for the big 

quilt made by Velma Scott, and 

then they drew for the baby quilt 

made by Velma and lucky Don's 

name was drawn for that. He didn't 

luck out in the drawing for the 

fry pan painted by Wanda Mathews; 

maybe he didn't have a ticket 

on that. Glenna Moore was the 

lucky one there. Congratulations 

to both. There was a lot of tickets 

sold and we appreciate all who 

bought – just sorry you all couldn't 

win. My name was in the boxes 

but nobody called my name either. 

As I said it was a great turnout. 

We had people from Lyman County, 

Hughes County, all over Jones 

County and they were here from 

California, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. 

See how far they will 

travel for PHL cookin'! We had 

good local help and was so nice 

when out of towners helped. PHL 

member Shelli Terwilliger came 

from Rapid City. Brent and Donna 

Dowling and family of Pierre and 

Jared and Bonnie Dowling and 

family really pitched in for the 

clean up. We appreciated David 

and Robert Styles helping set up 

tables and chairs along with PHL 

members on Saturday. All in all a 

great success and I can guess 

there are lots of tired women 

today but another bazaar well 

done! Lots of comments saying it 

was a good supper which is 

always nice to hear. Last but not 

least, Dwight and Sheila Hurst 

dug and furnished the spuds for 

the supper – so nice of them and 

they were really appreciated. 

Ray and Shirley Vik attended 

the memorial service in Rapid 

City Friday for Methodist minister 

Rev. Richard Ward. He was 

Draper's minister in the early sixties. 

Rev. Ward (80) passed away 

September 26 in Aberdeen. He 

was buried at Mountain Meadow 

Cemetery in the Black Hills. 

On Friday afternoon Ray and 

Shirley Vik traveled to Ft. Meade 

to visit Roger Vik, who is much 

improved and hoping to go home 

soon. 

Last Thursday Eldon and 

Esther Magnuson, along with 

Chad and Heather Whitney and 

boys, were on hand for the junior 

high football game in Presho – 

Lyman vs. Jones County. Grandson/son 

Alec was part of the team. 

They later had supper together at 

a cafe in Presho. 

I talked to Joyce Hammond on 

Saturday. She is planning to fly to 

Texas on October 16 to be with son 

Steve. Steve will be undergoing 

cancer surgery on October 19 at a 

Dallas hospital. Our prayers are 

with him. 

Charlie and Susan Hamer of 

Kennebec spent Sunday at 

Dorothy and Brad Louder's. That 

evening the group attended the 

PHL bazaar. 

Eleanor Miller and Karen 

Authier of Pierre visited Margaret 

and Greg Rankin Sunday afternoon. 

The group had supper 

together at the PHL bazaar. 

Happy birthday to our (used to 

be) neighbor Kia Miller on Monday. 

Kia is a student at USD, Vermillion. 

Eldon and Esther Magnuson, 

Terri Pelle, Chad and Heather 

Whitney, Gunnar and Bodie were 

on hand Saturday to watch Alec 

play football with the Jones County 

team at Philip. Chad and Gunnar 

rode the bus home; the others 

joined Terri for lunch. 

Murdo Area Chamber of Commerce’s 

Pineapple Recipe Contest 

Fix your favorite pineapple recipe and bring it to 

the Chamber’s booth to enter it in the contest 

Event to be held at the annual 

Lions Club’s Fall Fling 

Saturday, October 27 

Murdo Auditorium 

Adults 

& Kids 

Welcome 

Sauce ~ Cookies ~ Pie ~ Bread ~ Bars ~ Etc. 

You bring it … we’ll try it! 

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The Draper Lutheran Church 

celebrated their 103rd birthday 

Saturday evening with church followed 

with a barbeque/potluck 

supper. 

Pam and Gary Gall of Scotland 

spent the weekend in Spearfish 

with Patti and Wade Dowling and 

mom Melva Vik. The Galls spent 

Saturday with dad Roger Vik at 

Ft. Meade. That evening the 

Dowlings hosted a chili supper at 

their home. Those enjoying the 

evening were: Melva; the Galls; 

Grandma Ruth Winters; Melva's 

sisters Linda Sumners and Sherri 

Ferdinand and friend Don and her 

son, Rynald and friend. The Galls 

visited Roger on Sunday on their 

way home. Melva visited in the 

afternoon. Patti spent time with 

him on Monday. Sending get well 

wishes, Roger. 

Delores Volmer and Bev Johnson 

from Presho attended the 

PHL bazaar Sunday evening. 

Delores got in a visit with brother 

Eldon and Esther Magnuson. 

Bob and Susie Rankin left for 

Tulsa on Thursday. While there 

Sandy Zibell of Wann met them. 

The Rankins flew back into Rapid 

on Saturday and met Ray and 

Janice Pike for lunch before coming 

home. Saturday was Janice's 

birthday so guess that's how she 

celebrated. Happy birthday, Janice. 

Willard and Florence Christian 

and son Dennis spent Sunday 

with Harvey Christian while Lila 

Mae was helping with the bazaar. 

She spent Monday with him at the 

Golden Living Center in Pierre. 

Annette, Emerson and Evan 

Knapp of Denver, Colo., spent the 

weekend in town at aunt Karen 

Miller's. They got to see 

nephew/cousin Skyler Miller's 

football game with other family 

members including Bev Mix from 

Lusk, Wyoming. 

Donna Kinsley and friend Myrtle 

Robbins attended an Assembly 

of God women's seminar in Pierre 

on Friday and Saturday. 

Local News 

If you are interested in writing 

the local news for the Murdo Coyote, 

please call the office at 605- 

669-2271. 

Cross country team attends regions 

Jones County Cross Country… Pictured, left to right: Jessie Harrison, Skylar Green, Rachel 

Buxcel and Kalli Hespe. The Jones County High School cross country team participated in the 

Region cross country meet in Philip on Wednesday, October 10. At printing time, the results were 

not yet available. 


Newspapers are legal documents that protect citizens 

by Mike MacLaren 

Paying for baseball umpires is 

more important than protecting 

your property from foreclosure. 

That is in essence what elected 

officials across the country are 

saying as they push for “cost saving” 

legislation to allow government 

to post notices of legal 

actions on government-run websites. 

“Baseball umpires? ... You can’t 

be serious,” you say. 

I am serious; I’m also worried. 

You should be too. Here’s why: 

Government officials say such 

legislation saves money that could 

be spent on police and fire fighters. 

But there are government programs 

that cost more than publishing 

these notices, such as 

umpires for city baseball leagues. 

It’s a fact: the City of Niles (MI) 

spends more each year for baseball 

umpires than for publishing legal 

notices in the local newspaper. 

But there’s a larger issue at 

stake. These public notices are 

legal documents. News-on-paper 

notices give citizens an independent, 

authentic and verifiable 

record of what their government 

has done. If questions arise 

regarding ordinances, actions or 

any other municipal decision, 

courts will not accept a copy — 

they want the original document 

as proof. This news-on-paper publication 

requirement was put in 

place to protect public and municipal 

officials so that there’s no question 

that a document had been 

doctored. 

Requiring legal notices to be 

published in a venue independent 

of government is a form of insurance 

for taxpayers. How can you 

get “beyond the shadow of doubt” 

proof of the contents of a legal document 

from a website that can be 

altered with a click of a mouse, or 

hacked? Heck, even the Pentagon’s 

computers have been hacked. 

When was the last time you visited 

your local government website? 

Is it something you do weekly? 

By contrast, according to American 

Opinion Research: Newspapers 

are the number one source for 

local/community news; seventy 

percent of Michigan adults read a 

print newspaper on an average 

Sunday; eighty-seven percent of 

Michigan adults (6.7 million) read 

a Michigan newspaper during an 

average seven-day period; ninetyfive 

percent of 18-29 year-olds read 

a newspaper each week in Michigan. 

Newspapers deliver an ongoing 

information stream, so that if one 

person misses a property-rezoning 

announcement, others can alert 

them that a nearby wooded lot 

could become an adult video store. 

Let me be clear: Under the guise of 

saving money, such “pull public 

notices out of a newspapers and 

post them on a government web 

site” legislation will make it easier 

for municipalities to have special 

meetings, make assessments and 

other important decisions with 

nearly no knowledge or input from 

the community. Yes, newspapers 

charge to publish these notices. 

More often than not, they are done 

at cost. But without these notices, 

more than a few community newspapers 

face the specter of shutting 

down. So on top of posting these 

public notices where the public 

won’t notice, there may be no local 

paper to report on the results of 

the actions. 

And let me be clear about something 

else: government officials 

across the country have thankless 

jobs. Most of the ones I’ve worked 

with are industrious and wellintentioned 

people. I sincerely 

doubt that they realized how this 

legislation could cause a crack in 

the cornerstone of communities 

across the country. But the truth is 

that these bills will hurt you and 

every other citizen across this 

nation. 

So, government officials: Thank 

you for all the thankless work you 

do. It is a lot. 

And thank you for reconsidering 

your support of this legislation. 

Because the taxpayers you work 

for deserve better. 

Caring and Sharing raises money 

for Jones County cancer victims 

Walking for cancer victims… Walkers spent the crisp fall Sunday, October 7 afternoon walking 

laps around the track in support of Jones County residents who have been affected by cancer. 

The Jones County Caring and Sharing cancer support group sponsored the second annual Caring 

and Sharing walk, in which approximately 25 people participated. 

Photos by Karlee Barnes 

Collecting beads… Supporters 

who participated by 

walking each bought a necklace 

for $5.00 and each time 

they completed a lap around 

the track, they stopped to add 

a bead to their necklace. Ella 

Fuhrer, Margie Peters, Pastor 

Ray Greenseth and Amber 

Sylva are pictured at left picking 

out beads from the colorful 

assortment. Along with the 

funds raised from the necklaces, 

total donations for the 

cause added up to $2,100. All 

funds raised during the event 

will benefit Jones County residents. 

Anyone who was unable 

to participate in the walk, but 

would still like to donate can 

contact Pastor Rick Hazen, 

Pastor Ray Greenseth or Ella 

Fuhrer, Caring and Sharing 

treasurer.


Murdo Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 3 

Your newspaper will be there for you 

by Ron Dzwonkowski 

Your newspaper will be there 

for you. 

A simple statement, but let’s 

break it down a bit. 

Your newspaper … That’s right, 

all yours, assembled just for you, 

tailored to where you live, emphasizing 

the things that affect you, 

keeping track of the people and 

players in your community. Your 

newspaper is put together by people 

in a newsroom that was built 

for you, where people work to supply 

information that matters to 

you, from the details of that crash 

you passed by on Tuesday to biographies 

of the candidates for your 

school board to notices of what’s on 

sale at your local supermarket. 

…Will be there for you. Be 

where? On your porch, in your 

mail, at your convenience store 

and, yeah, sometimes in your 

bushes. But also at your township 

hall, inside your local police 

department, attending your city 

council meeting, watching your 

elections. It will be where you 

can’t, paying attention, keeping 

watch, asking questions, making 

the record public. 

And you can take it wherever 

Would you recognize?… 

Ed and Margaret Roghair in 

front of the teacherage for the 

school in Okaton in 1941. 

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, 

but a crushed spirit dries 

up the bones.” 

Proverbs 17:22 

A psychologist at Harvard University 

discovered that watching 

uplifting movies helps raise the 

body's production of antibodies. 

IN contrast, watching films with 

lots of violence and evil causes 

the number of antibodies to drop. 

Since antibodies help fight off 

infection, it seems important 

that we focus on what's good, as 

opposed to what's evil. 

In his book of wisdom, Solomon 

reminds us that “a cheerful 

heart is good medicine, but a 

you’re going without worrying 

about battery life or Wi-Fi connections. 

Some say newspapers are 

dying, that people get their news 

today from the Internet, TV and 

radio. But where do the Internet, 

TV and radio get their news? From 

the newsrooms of America’s newspapers, 

large and small, which 

still encompass the nation’s 

largest newsgathering force. 

Other information providers may 

add opinion, pictures or sound, but 

most of the time, the facts begin in 

the newsrooms of newspapers, 

where journalists are there for 

you, cultivating sources, combing 

through records, asking tough 

questions. 

A few generations back, TV and 

radio were supposed to be the 

death of newspapers. Instead, they 

were catalysts for newspapers to 

dig further, to offer context, analysis, 

perspective and storytelling 

that the electronic media couldn’t 

deliver. TV and radio didn’t kill 

newspapers; they made them 

deeper, smarter and more thoughtful. 

For about a generation now, the 

Internet has supposedly been driving 

newspapers into extinction. 

Mount Rushmore Memories 

receives NAI award 

Mount Rushmore Memories, 

published by the Mount Rushmore 

Bookstores at Mount Rushmore 

National Memorial, won First 

Place in the Long Book category in 

the 2012 National Association of 

Interpretation (NAI) Association 

Competition. NAI is an organization 

dedicated to advancing the 

profession of heritage interpretation, 

currently serving about 5,000 

members in the United States, 

Canada, and over thirty other 

nations. Individual members 

include those who work at parks, 

museums, nature centers, zoos, 

botanical gardens, aquariums, historical 

and cultural sites, commercial 

tour companies, and theme 

parks. 

Mount Rushmore Memories 

recently won an Independent Publisher 

Book Award in the Mid-West 

Regional Nonfiction category, an 

Association of Partners for Public 

Lands Media and Partnership 

Award in the General Interest 

Publications book category and 

was a finalist in the 2011 Fore- 

by Pastor Ray Greenseth, Messiah/St. Paul Lutheran Churches 

Pray 

crushed spirit dries up the bones.” 

It's not easy to always be cheerful 

in a world where sin runs rampant. 

We see what sin does in our 

live s and in the lives of others. 

We ask with St. Paul: “Who will 

rescue me from this body of 

death/” But we exclaim with 

thanksgiving as did Paul, 

“Thanks be to God --- through 

Jesus Christ our Lord...the law of 

the Spirit of life set me free from 

the law of sin and death.” 

(Romans 7:24-25, 8:2) 

What kinds of things do you 

watch on TV or at the movie theater? 

Things that cheer you or 

that crush you? St. Paul summarizes 

the truth of Solomon in 

Nope. It’s just given their newsrooms 

another platform to deliver 

journalism that now includes 

videos, interactive graphics and 

access to informational archives 

built for years by … Guess which 

medium? 

Unlike websites and bloggers, 

newspapers are fixtures in their 

communities. Most of them were 

around long before personal computers 

and smart-phone apps, 

chronicling life, dissecting trends 

and exposing things that needed 

some air. And unlike less-established 

media, their newsrooms 

operate with standards and ethics 

intended to assure the credibility 

of the information they deliver. 

They don’t just make the record; 

they protect it, too. It’s a responsibility, 

a trust, a duty. 

And while newspapers and 

their newsrooms have always broken 

stories, the Internet has now 

enabled them to cover breaking 

news, too, with reporting that goes 

directly up on-line — just as soon 

as it meets those newsroom standards. 

So the evolution continues. 

But the mission remains the 

same: To be there. For you. 

Because it’s your newspaper. 

Word's Book of the Year Awards 

program in the Regional category. 

Mount Rushmore Memories is a 

collection of 120 memories about 

Mount Rushmore National 

Memorial edited by Jean L.S. 

Patrick of Mitchell, S.D., and Society 

Communications Director Debbie 

M. Ketel and designed by 

Amanda Summers Design of Arizona. 

The book retails for $14.99 

and is available at the Mount 

Rushmore Bookstores at the park, 

online, by calling 1-605-574-3142 

or at other bookstores in the area. 

As a committee of the Mount 

Rushmore Society, the mission of 

the Mount Rushmore Bookstores 

is to support and assist the 

National Park Service with educational, 

historical and interpretive 

activities at Mount Rushmore. As 

a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization, 

this committee raises funds for the 

park through the operation of 

three bookstores at the memorial, 

an audio tour outlet, membership 

program and publishing department. 

A Prescription for Good Health 

another way: “Finally, brothers 

(and sisters) whatever is true, 

whatever is noble, whatever is 

right, whatever is pure, what 

ever is lovely, whatever is 

admirable --- if anything is 

excellent or praiseworthy --- 

think about such things. Whatever 

you learned or received or 

heard from me, or seen in me --- 

put it into practice. And the God 

of peace will be with you.” 

(Philippians 4:8-9) 

We pray; Dear Lord Heavenly 

Father, through faith in Jesus 

Christ, we have every reason for 

a cheerful heart. Thank You. 

Amen. 

Joyce F. Dykema 

Joyce Finck Dykema was born 

to Waldo and Clara (Jordan) Finck 

on February 12, 1933 in Okaton, 

South Dakota. 

Joyce married Herman “Boyd” 

Dykema on November 27, 1953, 

and to this union three daughters 

were born, Sherry, Cindy and 

Lora. 

Joyce loved life and was known 

for her fun personality. Joyce especially 

loved to tease the kids and 

they loved to tease her back. Those 

same kids, and you know who you 

are, would scare her knowing how 

jumpy she was. Adults and kids 

alike made a special stop at Joyce’s 

Margaret Roghair 

Margaret Alice (Peggy) Roghair 

was born to Frank Henry and 

Crystal Swearingen Bowder October 

14, 1916 in Timber Lake. She 

was the third of seven children. 

She died in Coos Bay, Ore., September 

20, 2012. 

With a two-year certificate from 

Northern State Teacher’s College, 

she began teaching primary school 

in Okaton in 1940. There she met 

Obituaries 

house at Halloween, with lights 

and siren (and you know who you 

are) for her popcorn balls. Joyce 

also made the best bread and 

chocolate fudge and she often 

shared her baked goods with family 

and friends. Crocheting was a 

pastime for Joyce and she enjoyed 

sharing her handiwork. 

Joyce loved going to bowling 

tournaments except for the times 

her partners angered her and 

embarrassed her (and you know 

who you are). 

Joyce had many talents and she 

used these in several of the jobs 

she performed throughout the 

years. She especially like working 

at Dean’s Market where she could 

be found by the sound of her whistle. 

She always said there was no 

song she just liked to whistle. 

Joyce has done everything from 

driving combines at harvest, driving 

semi-trucks long haul, to milking 

cows, ironing, baking doughnuts, 

and loved painting apartments. 

You would often find Joyce 

whistling, whether she was at 

work or at play. This reflected 

Joyce’s love for life. Joyce will be 

missed by her family and many 

friends. 

Fire marshal’s office to 

reinstate training grants 

Ed Roghair the oldest brother of 

two of her elementary students, 

Ted and Bob. On June 8, 1941, Ed 

and Margaret they were married. 

Margaret was a farm wife and had 

four children. 

In 1957, the family moved to 

McMinnville, Oregon. Margaret 

was a substitute teacher and 

church secretary. She worked in 

the Linfield College Library and 

completed her B.S. degree there. 

She was a writer, editor and experimental 

cook, publishing articles 

and recipes. In McMinnville, she 

was active in the First Presbyterian 

Church, and the Yamhill County 

Fair and Historical Society. She 

and Ed are honored in the new 

Yamhill County Historical Society 

Museum where the volunteer 

break room is named after them. 

Following her husband’s death in 

2006, Margaret moved to the Baycrest 

Village care facility in Coos 

Bay. 

Margaret is survived by one sister, 

Frances Storm of Aberdeen; 

and sisters- and brothers-in-law 

The South Dakota Fire Marshal’s 

Office is reinstating the 

Firefighter Essentials Grant Program, 

which will help fund 13 

training programs across the 

state. 

Fire Marshal Paul Merriman 

said the program was eliminated 

for lack of funds in 2010. To reinstate 

the program, a portion of the 

revenue from the Fire Safe Cigarette 

fund is being set aside. The 

money will help defray expenses 

such as books, manuals and 

instructor fees that fire departments 

will incur when they host a 

Firefighter Essentials class. The 

Fire Marshal’s Office is committing 

$750 to each of 13 classes. 

“It is vital for our firefighters to 

remain current in training and 

education,’’ Merriman said. “We’re 

pleased to be able to reinstate 

some funding for these classes.’’ 

The funding is from fees paid by 

cigarette manufacturers to the fire 

safety standard act fund, created 

by the 2009 Legislature. The fund 

provides revenue to administer the 

fire-safe cigarette law, as well as to 

support fire safety and education 

programs. 

Fire Departments interested in 

receiving a training grant are 

asked to contact the State Fire 

Marshal’s Office at (605) 773-3562. 

Survivors include three daughters 

Sherry Philips and her husband 

Bill of Murdo, Lora Gibbs 

and her husband Brett of 

Audobon, Iowa, and Cindy Jost 

and her husband Mike of Murdo; 

four grandchildren, Brooke and 

Susie Jost, and Georgie and Billy 

Gibbs; one brother Kenny Finck of 

Newell; five sisters Irene Brink of 

Murdo, Alice Stroppel and her 

husband George of Midland, Betty 

Block and her husband Dick of 

Midland, Ironis Poppe of Pierre, 

and Norma Oldenberg and her 

husband Jim of Philip; and a host 

of other relatives and friends. 

Joyce was preceded in death by 

her husband Herman on May 13, 

2006; two brothers Robert Finck 

and Emil Finck, and one sister 

Bonna Lindquist. 

Visitation was held one hour 

preceding the services on Friday at 

the church. 

Funeral services were held on 

Friday, October 5, at the 

Methodist Church in Murdo, with 

Pastor Rick Hazen officiating. 

Graveside services were held on 

Friday at the Black Hills National 

Cemetery near Sturgis. 

A memorial has been established. 

Marjorie Bowder of Salem, OR; 

Harriett Noteboom of Kadoka; 

Gertrude (John E.) Vander Schaaf 

of Orange City, IA; Theodore 

Roghair of Crestwood, KY and 

Robert (Bessie) Roghair of Okaton. 

She is survived by her children, 

James E. (Elizabeth) of Santa Fe, 

NM; Gene (Lucinda) of Grass Valley, 

CA; Crystal Shoji (Gene) of 

Coos Bay, OR; and Wallace (Jeri) 

of Portland, OR; grandchildren 

Nicholas, David, Jonathan and 

Taylor Roghair and Chris Shoji; 

and numerous nieces and nephews 

and their offspring. 

Memorial Services and interment 

will be held at McMinnville, 

Oregon, (where Ed is buried) during 

Thanksgiving weekend. In lieu 

of flowers contributions may be 

sent to the First Presbyterian 

Church, 390 NE 2nd St., McMinnville, 

OR 97128 or the Yamhill 

County Historical Museum, Box 

484, Lafayette, OR 97127. 

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Catholic Church of St. Martin 

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

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m. 

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 

Draper, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski 

Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m. 

Draper United Methodist Church 

Pastor Rick Hazen 

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 

Murdo United Methodist Church 

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

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

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

Okaton Evangelical Free Church 

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

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

Messiah Lutheran Church 

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

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

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

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 

Draper, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth 

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

Community Bible Church 

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

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

Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m. 

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Seated In Heaven 

by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam 

God sees every believer in Christ as already in heaven. See what the Bible says about this: 

“BUT GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY, FOR HIS GREAT LOVE WHEREWITH HE LOVED US, 

“EVEN WHEN WE WERE DEAD IN SINS, HATH QUICKENED US TOGETHER WITH CHRIST (BY GRACE YE ARE SAVED), 

“AND HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER AND MADE US SIT TOGETHER IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS: 

“THAT IN THE AGES TO COME HE MIGHT SHOW THE EXCEEDING RICHES OF HIS GRACE IN HIS KINDNESS TOWARD US THROUGH 

CHRIST JESUS” (Eph. 2:4-7). 

Most sincere believers, poorly taught in the Word, are concerned about getting to heaven, but as far as God is concerned they are already there. They 

have been “made accepted in the Beloved” (Eph. 1:6). God has given them a position “in Christ.” 

We are well aware that most of God’s people know little about this experientially, but God says that as far as He is concerned, they are already in heaven, 

and this is what matters. As Christ took our place on Calvary’s cross, God now sees us in Christ, at His own right hand, the place of favor and honor. 

This is why the Apostle Paul says to believers in Christ: 

“IF YE THEN BE RISEN WITH CHRIST, SEEK THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOVE, WHERE CHRIST SITTETH ON THE RIGHT HAND 

OF GOD. 

“SET YOUR AFFECTION ON THINGS ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS ON THE EARTH. 

“FOR YE ARE DEAD, AND YOUR LIFE IS HID WITH CHRIST IN GOD” (Col. 3:1-3). 

And all this by the free grace of God: 

“WHO HATH SAVED US, AND CALLED US WITH AN HOLY CALLING, NOT ACCORDING TO OUR WORKS, BUT ACCORDING TO HIS 

OWN PURPOSE AND GRACE, WHICH WAS GIVEN US IN CHRIST JESUS BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN” (II Tim. 1:9). 

Our hearts go out to those of our readers who have not yet received this “gift of the grace of God.” “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt 

be saved” (Acts 16:31). 

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Pocket Gophers vs. Moles and 

Their Control 

Pocket gophers and moles have 

similarities, and distinct differences. 

Both animals spend the 

majority of their time below 

ground, and cause homeowners 

headaches with their burrowing 

activity. Pocket gophers also cause 

problems for farmers and ranchers, 

particularly in hayfields, 

where the dirt mounds they create 

interferes with hay harvest. 

Determining which pest is 

involved is important in implementing 

a control method, and the 

best way to do so is by the signs 

that can be seen above ground. 

Often, the only visible sign of pocket 

gophers is the mounds they construct 

as they return below ground 

after their occasional visits into 

the open air. Pocket gopher 

mounds are generally fan or kidney-shaped, 

as opposed to the 

smaller, usually round mounds 

made by moles. Pocket gopher burrows 

are typically deep enough to 

remain largely undetected from 

the soil surface, whereas at least 

some of the burrows moles create 

show up as undulating, raised runways. 

Pocket gophers are rodents, and 

therefore plant feeders, not only 

causing damage and being a nuisance 

because of their mound 

building habits, but cause some 

Extension News 

• Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267 • 

direct loss by feeding on the roots 

of plants, somewhat on aboveground 

vegetation, and pulling 

vegetation into their tunnels from 

below. They are also known to 

damage plastic water lines and 

electrical cables by chewing on 

them. 

Moles on the other hand, are 

not rodents, but insectivores. 

Their diet consists mainly of the 

insects, grubs, and worms they 

find in the soil. Moles are thought 

to damage roots and tubers by 

feeding on them, but rodents usually 

are to blame. Although moles 

remove damaging insects from 

lawns and gardens, their burrowing 

habits are not viewed favorably. 

Due to the mole’s exclusive diet 

of insects, toxic grain baits are seldom 

effective, although two poisons 

are federally registered for 

use on them. Pocket gophers however, 

being herbivores, can be controlled 

with poison baits. The baits 

can be applied in burrows by hand 

on a small scale, or with a mechanical 

burrow builder if dealing with 

a field scale infestation. 

Fumigants are possible methods 

of controlling both pocket 

gophers and moles, but they have 

been known to close off burrows so 

the fumigant cannot get to them. 

The fumigant may also move too 

slowly through the burrow system 

to be effective. Carbon monoxide 

from automobile exhaust can be 

effective due to its greater volume 

and pressure. Fumigating can also 

be quite time-consuming and labor 

intensive. 

Due to their somewhat solitary 

nature, and the fact that one pocket 

gopher or one mole can construct 

an extensive burrow system, 

trapping is considered very 

successful for both pests. For pocket 

gophers, trapping is best for 

small areas and animals not controlled 

with a poisoning control 

program. Because of somewhat 

different habits and size, different 

traps are intended for each pest. 

Both gopher traps and mole traps 

can be purchased at many hardware 

stores. 

There are also cultural and 

other methods of minimizing damage 

from both pocket gophers and 

moles. More information on preventing 

and stopping damage from 

pocket gophers, moles and other 

wildlife can be obtained from the 

“Internet Center for Wildlife Damage 

Management”: http://icwdm. 

org/ or contacting your Regional 

Extension Center. 

Calendar 

10/16-18/2012 – SDSU Extension 

Annual Conference, Brookings, SD 

11/27-28/2012 – Ag Horizons Conference, 

Pierre, SD 

National 4-H week October 7-13 

Closeouts on 

2012 F-250 & F-350 

Super Duty’s 

*Up to $6,500 in Rebates 

Murdo Ford 

Murdo Ford–Mercury – 605-669-2391 

Terry Van Dam – 605-669-2918 

Jim Butt – 605-381-2007 

Travis Van Dam – 406-239-8020 

www.murdo-ford.com 

4-H is one of the largest youth 

development programs in America 

with more than 6.5 million youth, 

ages five-19. It is the only development 

program with direct access 

to technological advances from 

university research. 4-H is operated 

and supported by a shared leadership 

of public and private partners 

including National 4-H Headquarters, 

USDA within the Cooperative 

State Research, Education 

and Extension Service; 3,500 

Cooperative Extension educators 

(called program advisors in SD) 

associated with 106 land-grant 

universities; National 4-H Council; 

4-H associations and foundations; 

and trained youth and adult 

volunteers. 

This is how SDSU, South Dakota’s 

only land grant university 

benefits the 4-H program. 

Youth learn leadership, citizenship 

and life skills through more 

than 1,000 projects with topics 

varied as public speaking, photography, 

community service, rocketry, 

livestock and graphic design. 

“Learn by doing” is the fundamental 

4-H ideal. Youth are encouraged 

to experiment, innovate and 

think independently. 

4-H programs are offered 

Vote Larry Lucas - Experienced Legislator 

IN 2012 REP LUCAS VOTED: 

• For Local Control in our public schools – NO on HB 1234 

• For Religious Freedom – excluding mandated abortion 

coverage in health care plans - HB 1185 

• For Feeding South Dakota – YES on HB 1206 

• For Livestock Producers – NO to tax straw used for 

bedding - HB 1116 

Paid for by Lucas for Senate 

through community clubs, schoolbased, 

after- school and camp 

settings, and U.S. military installations 

worldwide. Studies show 

that 4-H members do better in 

school, are more motivated to help 

others, feel safe to try new things, 

achieve a sense of self-esteem, and 

develop lasting friendships. 

More than 60 million young 

people across American have been 

4-H members since 4-H began in 

1902. Famous alumni include Al 

Gore, Faith Hill and David Letterman. 

Also, 14 governors, 33 university 

presidents, 31 CEOs and 

four astronauts are 4-H alumni. 

Here is what Jacob Birkeland, 

area 4-H member, has to say 

about 4-H. 

Jacob Birkeland is 11 and this is 

his third year in 4-H. His favorite 

4-H experience is being in Shooting 

Sports and competing at the 

State 4-H Shoot in Ft. Pierre. His 

two favorite project areas are 

Shooting Sports and Wood Science. 

Jacob says his dad was in 4-H and 

his favorite part of 4-H was going 

to club meetings and doing activities 

and projects with friends. 

Jacob says that 4-H is benefiting 

his community because his 

club does community service projects 

like the City Park/5th Street 

Cleanup Project and they have 

also planted trees by the North 

Dam and City Park. He states “we 

try to do something to give back to 

our community.” To encourage 

other families to get involved in 4- 

H, Jacob’s advice is “4-H is fun and 

you can learn a lot. You just need 

to get involved in 4-H.” 

To find out more about the fun 

and learning experiences in 4-H, 

visit or call your local 4-H Youth 

Program Advisor at the 4-H office 

in the Jones Co. courthouse at 

605.669.7101 or visit with a current 

4-H leader or club member. 

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the record and vote Lucas for District 26 Senate 

“Dead skunk in the middle of 

the road. You got yer dead skunk 

in the middle of the road. 

Stinkin’ to high Heaven!” So go 

the lyrics of a song written and 

performed by Loudon Wainwright. 

It is especially appropriate right 

now since skunks appear to have 

had a banner year. Not only are 

they dead in the middle of the 

road but also on the shoulder and 

even on some city streets. I don’t 

know how many carcasses I’ve 

seen, but there have been a lot. 

This is not hard to believe since 

skunks often have multiple offspring. 

They are similar to cats 

as far as reproduction goes, and 

you know having four kittens in a 

batch is fairly common. Sometimes 

there are more that that. 

Therefore, if you have ten female 

skunks around, they could multiply 

themselves to forty by fall. I 

think that’s what happened this 

year. There must have been 

many large batches and few stillborns. 

This, too, is the season you are 

most apt to see the results of the 

year’s production since they are 

all drifting around looking for 

cozy winter quarters. Culverts 

under roads are quite popular. 

Buildings are too. Just the other 

day, Wally asked if I’d like to help 

him move three dead skunks from 

under his house. I said that, alas, 

I had a very busy schedule for 

both the morning and afternoon 

and couldn’t possibly provide 

assistance. What a pity I couldn’t 

help. 

Over the years, I’ve dispatched a 

whole lot of skunks. They particularly 

adore the cat food I usually 

have sitting out in dishes in the 

Lookin’ Around 

• Syd Iwan • 

barn. What’s more, the cats just 

accept them as kin without making 

a fuss. Let a coon come in the 

barn and eat cat food, and the cats 

get nervous. You can tell right 

away that something is wrong 

when you walk in the barn and 

the cats are all sitting on high 

places looking nervously around. 

This is a signal to grab your gun, 

walk carefully, and check the 

rafters for ringed tails. Cats give 

no warning about skunks, though, 

so you’d just better keep your wits 

about you in the barn, especially 

after dark. I’ve never been actually 

sprayed by a striped kitty, but 

it has been a near thing many 

times. Early spring and fall are 

the times one should be especially 

careful. 

It’s not bad enough that these 

striped beasts have potent stink 

glands, but, what is worse, they 

are the most common carrier of 

rabies in this area. As far as I 

know, we have never had rabies 

on the place, but that doesn’t 

mean it couldn’t happen. Any 

critter including cats that acts 

strangely needs to be closely 

watched. The only thing worse 

than a rabid skunk, as far as I’m 

concerned, would be a rabid bat. 

You could probably outrun a 

skunk, but bats would be quite a 

bit trickier to avoid. We sometimes 

get bats in the barn too, and 

I really hate that. I go in and out 

just as quickly as possible when 

they are there. According to recent 

statistics, not many bats actually 

have rabies, but I don’t trust them 

anyway, the nasty things. If they 

were loveable creatures, they 

wouldn’t be commonly displayed 

in conjunction with the scariest 

Breakfast Fundraiser 

Saturday & Sunday, October 20 & 21 

Pheasant Opener 

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. ~ Ambulance Shed 

(end of Main Street, Murdo) 

Stop by and see the new ambulance and enjoy breakfast! 

Free-will donation with $5 minimum 

The money raised will be put toward the new ambulance 

time of year, namely Halloween. 

It is also almost impossible to 

chase a skunk out of a building 

before shooting it. They won’t go 

even if there are lots of doors, and 

they’re all open. For one thing, 

you have to stay a goodly distance 

away so you can’t really force the 

issue. Long ago I gave up trying to 

get them outside and now just 

shoot them where they stand. 

Then I quickly exit the building 

and wait at least a day before 

going back, picking up the smelly 

beast with a pitchfork, and disposing 

of it a considerable distance 

away down a draw. 

The only redeeming feature 

about skunks might be that they 

are fairly pretty. They usually 

have glossy black hair punctuated 

by a big white stripe or two. Their 

beauty, though, could be compared 

to that of creeping jenny which 

also is somewhat pretty. Neither 

one can be fully appreciated when 

you know what problems they can 

cause. 

My favorite story in this regard, 

however, might be the one from 

schooldays in town. It was spring 

and a lilac was blooming outside 

the window. Mom said, “Open the 

window so you can smell the 

lilacs.” I did open the window but 

just as a skunk walked by. I told 

Mom, “I don’t think I care much 

for the smell of lilacs.” She came 

to my room right away to check 

this out, smelled the skunk, and 

got a terrible fit of the giggles. 

So in conclusion, “It’s dead. It’s 

in the middle. Dead skunk in the 

middle of the road. It’s dead. It’s 

in the middle, and stinkin’ to high, 

high Heaven.” 

Western Jr. Livestock Show celebrates 75 years 

In the last 45 years Jackie 

Maude hasn't missed a single 

Western Jr. Livestock show. 

She first attended the event as 

a 13-year-old 4-H member showing 

cattle. A few years later, she 

met her husband, Marion in the 

show ring. When their 4-H careers 

came to an end, the couple joined 

the ranks of volunteers to have 

organized Western Jr. Livestock 

Show for the last 75 years. 

October 10 to 13 Maude and her 

family will again turn out to help 

run the event which takes place in 

at the Central States Fair 

Grounds in Rapid City. 

“It’s a great show and has 

become a tradition for our family,” 

said Maude, who ranches near 

Hermosa, S.D., with her husband 

and son, Charles and daughter, 

Elizabeth. 

Maude has been busy getting 

ready for the event since early 

May. She serves as secretary/manager 

of the Western Jr. Livestock 

Show. In this role, she collects 

entries, lines up judges, facilities 

and helps organize the more than 

50 volunteers who put on the 

event. 

Peter Nielson, SDSU Extension 

4-H Youth Program Director says 

it is volunteers like Maude that 

make the Western Jr. Livestock 

Show the premier event and a cornerstone 

in western South Dakota 

National 

Fire 

Prevention 

week: 

October 

7-13 

4-H tradition. 

“The Western Jr. Livestock 

Show blends the best of what volunteer 

management is within 4- 

H,” Nielson said. “It is because of 

the efforts of volunteers and 

Extension professionals that this 

show celebrates such a rich history 

and bright future.” 

During the four-day livestock 

show, more than 220 4-H members 

will compete in several showmanship 

and market and breeding 

shows for beef, sheep, swine and 

goats. They can also compete in 

livestock or meat judging contests. 

The 4-H members attending represent 

44 counties in South Dakota, 

Wyoming and Nebraska. 

Like many who participate in 

Western Jr., Maude says her family 

has developed many lifelong 

friends through their involvement. 

“Each year we look forward to 

seeing old friends and making new 

Fire prevention week focuses 

on planning safe escapes 

National Fire Prevention Week 

is a good time for families to sit 

down and plan at least two ways to 

safely escape a burning structure, 

State Fire Marshal Paul Merriman 

says. 

National Fire Prevention Week 

is October 7-13, 2012. This year’s 

theme is “Have 2 Ways Out.’’ Merriman 

says the theme is a 

reminder that a good fire safety 

plan includes more than one exit 

strategy from a burning home. 

“Fire can be unpredictable, and 

it moves more quickly than most 

people realize,’’ Merriman said. 

“Having an escape plan with at 

least two ways out is essential to 

protect your family in the event of 

a fire in your home. And the escape 

plan should be reviewed from time 

to time. Fire Prevention Week is a 

good time to do that.’’ 

Statistics from the National 

Fire Protection Association say 

that in 2010, firefighters in the 

United States responded to nearly 

370,000 home structure fires. 

ones,” she said. “For many families, 

Western Jr. is their yearly 

vacation. I always tell people when 

they register for the first time that 

this is a friendly show.” 

This year there will be several 

reunion events to celebrate the 

show's 75 years. A hog roast will be 

held October 11 in the evening. 

Also there will be an Alumni 

Showmanship Contest and an ice 

cream social with a short program 

to celebrate the Golden Diamond 

Anniversary of both the Western 

Jr. Livestock Show and Western 4- 

H Family and Consumer Science 

Show on Friday evening. Former 

and current participants, sponsors 

and volunteers past and present 

are all invited to attend the celebration 

over the weekend. Alumni 

are encouraged to bring in previous 

exhibits, photos and memories 

to share and display over the 

weekend. 

Those fires caused 13,350 civilian 

injuries and 2,640 civilian deaths, 

as well as $6.9 billion in direct 

damage. 

Merriman recommends a number 

of precautionary actions for 

families to take. They are as follows. 

Make a map of their home, 

marking each door or window that 

could be used as an exit from each 

room. Agree on a meeting place 

outside the home where family 

members can make contact after 

escaping from the house. Practice 

the plan at least twice a year, with 

everyone in the home involved in 

the practice. Make sure to have 

smoke alarms in the home and 

make sure the batteries are fresh. 

“Firefighters in South Dakota 

do a great job. Fire Prevention 

Week is a time to recognize that,’’ 

Merriman said. “It’s also a good 

time to remember that each of us 

is responsible for our own safety 

and the safety of our loved ones in 

the event of a fire.’’ 

• Omelets • Pancakes 

• Country Style Potatoes 

• Link Sausages

Murdo Coyote Murdo Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 5 

A new treatment for Multiple 

Sclerosis 

The lady was a 35-year old 

mother of three in the prime of her 

life and “perfectly healthy”. She 

had noticed over the past several 

days that her vision in her right 

eye was blurred and there seemed 

to be flashing lights in her right 

eye. She also noticed that the eye 

was somewhat sore and when she 

did her morning run, it became 

substantially more painful. She 

came to the clinic because of these 

symptoms. She was correctly diagnosed 

as having multiple sclerosis. 

She was started on a substantial 

dose of cortisone given intravenously 

and over a week’s time 

the condition improved and the 

symptoms resolved completely. 

She read about multiple sclerosis 

and came back with multiple 

questions and substantial anxiety 

about the prognosis of this diagnosis. 

She had read that 90 percent 

of patients that have multiple sclerosis 

will follow a so called “relapsing-remitting” 

course. The symptoms 

may recur at any given time 

after this first episode. It might 

not be for a year. It might not be 

for 4 years. The results of the 

relapse may leave some residual 

neurological deficit or it may completely 

remit as it did on this first 

episode. The over all course of 

multiple sclerosis is usually long 

The Clinical View 

• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten • 

amounting to 20 years or more. 

But the hallmark of multiple sclerosis 

is its unpredictability in 

regard to how fast it will progress 

and how severe the neurological 

deficits will become. Obviously, 

this makes any treatment program 

that is offered very difficult 

to evaluate. It will require a large 

number of people followed for 

many years before one could make 

a meaningful comment regarding 

the effect that a treatment really 

made a difference. 

To this time, an acute episode 

such as the lady above had is best 

treated with cortisone as was 

done. But over many years time, 

the medical profession has 

searched for methods to prevent 

relapses that contribute to progression 

of the disease. Now it 

seems that perhaps there is a new 

quite unique and substantially 

more effective medication available 

to prevent relapses. 

This new product is called 

dimethyl fumarate. It is abbreviated 

as BG-12. There were 2 back to 

back articles that appeared in the 

New England Journal of Medicine 

for September 20th of 2012. Both 

articles showed that there was a 

substantial decrease in the incidence 

of relapses, that there were 

fewer abnormalities seen on the 

MRI scans of these people’s brains, 

and there was less neurologic loss 

following the relapse. These are 

very favorable results. Fortunately, 

this product (BG-12) has been 

used for more than 30 years to 

treat psoriasis. As a matter of fact, 

it was incidentally found to be 

effective for multiple sclerosis by 

treating several patients that had 

both psoriasis and multiple sclerosis. 

It was noticed that when the 

psoriasis was treated with BG-12, 

their multiple sclerosis seemed to 

go into remission. The two large 

scale articles in the New England 

Journal of Medicine occurred 20 

years later after a long collection 

of cases and follow up of many 

years time. This is another 

serendipitous observation by 

healthcare professionals caring for 

one disease and then a second disease 

seems to get better with 

response to the given medication. 

This product is not available to 

treat multiple sclerosis as 

approved by the FAA yet. But it is 

available to treat psoriasis. Some 

physicians are starting to use it for 

multiple sclerosis in light of its 

marked effectiveness and very low 

side effect profile. This is a calculated 

risk however and whether or 

not the long term effectiveness of 

BG-12 for multiple sclerosis will be 

upheld over 20 years is going to 

take another 20 years. Be that as 

it may, the situation appears very 

favorable at this time. 

Jones County FSA News 

• David Klingberg • 

JONES COUNTY IS 

APPROVED FOR EMERGENCY 

CONSERVATION PROGRAM 

(ECP) – SIGNUP ENDS 10/24/12 

USDA Farm Service Agency's 

(FSA) Emergency Conservation 

Program (ECP) provides emergency 

funding and technical assistance 

for farmers and ranchers to 

rehabilitate farmland damaged by 

natural disasters and for carrying 

out emergency water conservation 

measures in periods of severe 

drought. Funding for ECP is 

appropriated by Congress which 

has not been approved at this 

time. ECP program participants 

receive cost-share assistance of up 

to 75 percent of the cost to implement 

approved emergency conservation 

practices, as determined by 

county FSA committees. 

As mentioned above, there is no 

funding for the ECP practices at 

this time. Filing an application is 

still the first step to get cost share 

for pipeline projects or reimbursed 

for water hauling completed this 

summer. Contact the Jones County 

FSA Office for additional infor- 

mation at 605-669-2404 Ext. 2. 

CRP REMOVAL OF BALES 

EXTENDED TO 

NOVEMBER 15, 2012 

Due to continuing drought conditions, 

fire dangers, harvesting 

pressures, lack of hay movers, etc, 

an extension has been granted to 

remove bales from CRP acreages 

to November 15, 2012. 

2012 NAP NOTICE OF LOSS 

AND PRODUCTION 

When a crop is affected by a 

natural disaster, producers must 

notify the FSA office where their 

farm records are maintained and 

complete Part B, (the Notice of 

Loss portion) of Form CCC-576, 

Notice of Loss and Application for 

Payment. This must be completed 

within 15 calendar days of the 

natural disaster occurrence or the 

date the damage to the crop or 

loss of production became apparent. 

To receive NAP benefits, producers 

must complete Form CCC- 

576, Notice of Loss and Applica- 

tion for Payment, Parts D, E, and 

F as applicable, and certify in Part 

G, no later than the immediately 

subsequent crop year acreage 

reporting date for the crop. The 

CCC-576 requires acceptable 

appraisal information. Producers 

must provide evidence of production 

and note whether the crop 

was marketable, unmarketable, 

salvaged or used differently than 

intended. 

Producers must annually provide 

(if not appraised) the quantity 

of all harvested production of the 

crop in which the producer held an 

interest during the crop year. We 

will be sending out the “NAP 

Yields” form which lists your acres 

and a spot for you to record your 

production. The deadline for 

reporting this production is not 

until July 15, 2013, but report the 

production now while the records 

are handy and newly calculated. 

DATES TO REMEMBER/DEAD- 

LINES: 

Oct. 24: ECP Sign up deadline 

Nov. 15: 2013 acreage reporting 

date for all perennial forage and 

winter wheat 

Nov. 15: Deadline for CRP bales to 

be removed from CRP 

Feel free to call the office if you 

ever have questions on any of our 

programs 605-669-2404 Ext. 2. 

South Dakota Lottery celebrates 25 years 

While the South Dakota Lottery 

officially turned 25 years old on 

September 30, 2012, lottery officials 

commemorated the event 

with Governor Dennis Daugaard 

by posing for a photo on the State 

Capitol steps on September 28, 

2012. 

Current members of the state 

Lottery Commission along with 

Lottery executive director Norm 

Lingle and Department of Revenue 

Secretary Andy Gerlach presented 

the Governor with a commemorative 

check for $2.13 billion, 

the amount raised by the Lottery 

for the State of South Dakota 

since it began selling tickets in 

1987. 

Revenue raised through the 

sale of scratch tickets, lotto tickets 

and video lottery play helps fund 

education, lowers property taxes, 

and develops natural resources. 

For more information on the 

South Dakota Lottery’s 25th 

Anniversary, visit the Lottery website 

at www.lottery.sd.gov or their 

Facebook page. 

Pictured in the photo are: (Front Row) Andy Gerlach, Secretary, Department 

of Revenue; Governor Dennis Daugaard; Bob Hartford, Chairman, 

Lottery Commission; Norm Lingle, Executive Director, South Dakota 

Lottery. (Back Row) Kory Menken, Lottery Commission; Doyle Estes, 

Vice Chairman, Lottery Commission; Brent Dykstra, Lottery Commission; 

Jim Peterson, Lottery Commission; Roger Novotny, Lottery Commission; 

and Dick Werner, Lottery Commission. 

Here’s your change!… Leronda Bryan counts change back 

to Hannah Brost as Hannah’s grandmother, Linda Brost looks on. 

Photos by Karlee Barnes 

Visiting with friends… 

local ladies catch up on visiting 

at the Draper Bazaar. 

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Full house… The 2012 Draper Bazaar was a success as people traveled far and wide to sample 

the meal that the Draper Auxiliary provides for the bazaar, as well as to visit with friends and family. 

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Close game… The Coyote 

defense works together to push a 

Wall Eagle ball carrier out of 

bounds in the first quarter of the 

October 5 game. The Coyotes put 

up a good fight, but lost the game 

after a late fourth quarter touchdown 

and two-point conversion 

by the Eagles. The ending score 

was 36-38, Wall. The Coyotes are 

in action again October 12 at 

home for parents night, where 

they will take on Lower Brule. 


What is good sportsmanship? 

Good sportsmanship occurs 

when teammates, opponents, 

coaches and officials treat each 

other with respect. Kids learn the 

basics of sportsmanship from the 

adults in their lives, especially 

their parents and their coaches. 

Kids who see adults behaving in 

a sportsmanlike way gradually 

come to understand that the real 

winners in sports are those who 

know how to persevere and to 

behave with dignity – whether 

they win or lose a game. 

Parents can help their kids 

understand that good sportsmanship 

includes both small gestures 

and heroic efforts. It starts with 

something as simple as shaking 

hands with opponents before a 

game and includes acknowledging 

good plays made by others and 

accepting bad calls gracefully. Displaying 

good sportsmanship is not 

always easy. It can be tough to congratulate 

the opposing team after 

losing a close or important game. 

But the kids who learn how to do it 

will benefit in many ways. 

Kids who bully or taunt others 

on the playing field are not likely 

to change their behavior when in 

the classroom or in social situations. 

In the same way, a child who 

practices good sportsmanship is 

likely to carry the respect and 

appreciation of other people into 

every other aspect of life. 

Good sports are winners. Ask 

first or second graders who won a 

game, and they may answer, “I 

think it was a tie.” It is likely the 

question is not of any real interest 

at that age. Kids may be more 

eager to talk about the hits they 

got or the catches they almost 

made. But as they move into older 

and more competitive leagues, 

kids become more focused on winning. 

They often forget to have 

fun. Without constant reminders 

and good examples, they may also 

forget what behavior is appropriate 

before, during and after a 

sporting event. 

Kids who have coaches who care 

only about being in first place and 

say that anything goes as long as 

they win, pick up the message that 

it is okay to be ruthless on the 

field. If parents constantly pressure 

them to play better or secondguess 

their every move, kids get 

the message that they are only as 

good as their last good play – and 

they will try anything to make 

one. 

Adults who emphasize good 

sportsmanship, however, see winning 

as just one of several goals 

they would like their kids to 

achieve. They help young athletes 

take pride in their accomplishments 

and in their improving 

skills, so that the kids see themselves 

as winners, even if the 

scoreboard does not show the numbers 

going in their favor. 

The best coaches and parents 

encourage their kids to play fair, to 

have fun and to concentrate on 

helping the team while polishing 

their own skills. 

Fostering good sportsmanship. 

Remember the saying “Actions 

speak louder than words?” That is 

especially true when it comes to 

teaching your kids the basics of 

good sportsmanship. Your behavior 

during practices and games 

will influence them more than any 

pep talk or lecture you give them. 

Here are some suggestions on how 

to build sportsmanship in your 

kids: 

•Unless you are coaching your 

child’s team, you need to remember 

that you are the parent. Shout 

words of encouragement, not 

directions, from the sidelines 

(there is a difference). 

•If you are your kid's coach, 

don’t expect too much out of your 

own child. Don’t be harder on him 

or her than on anyone else on the 

team, but don’t play favorites 

either. 

•Keep your comments positive. 

Do not bad-mouth coaches, players 

or game officials. If you have a 

serious concern about the way that 

games or practices are being conducted, 

or if you are upset about 

other parents’ behavior, discuss it 

privately with the coach or with a 

league official. 

•After a competition, it is 

important not to dwell on who won 

or lost. Instead, try asking, “How 

did you feel you did during the 

game?” If your child feels weak at 

a particular skill, like throwing or 

catching, offer to work on it together 

before the next game. 

•Applaud good plays no matter 

who makes them. 

•Set a good example with your 

courteous behavior toward the 

parents of kids on the other team. 

Congratulate them when their 

kids win. 

•Remember that it is your kids, 

not you, who are playing. Don’t 

push them into a sport because it 

is what you enjoyed. As kids get 

older, let them choose what sports 

they want to play and decide the 

level of commitment they want to 

make. 

•Keep your perspective. It is 

just a game. Even if the team loses 

every game of the season, it is 

unlikely to ruin your child's life or 

chances of success. 

•Look for examples of good 

sportsmanship in professional athletes 

and point them out to your 

kids. Talk about the bad examples, 

too, and why they upset you. 

•Finally, do not forget to have 

fun. Even if your child isn’t the 

star, enjoy the game while you are 

thinking of all the benefits your 

child is gaining – new skills, new 

friends, and attitudes that can 

help all through life. 

Reviewed by Steve Sanders, 

PhD.

Public Notices Murdo Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 7 

2012 Constitutional 

Amendments 

The following amendments to the State 

Constitution are submitted to the voters 

by the Legislature. The amendments will 

not become effective unless approved by 

majority vote. 

Constitutional 

Amendment M 

Title: An Amendment to the South Dakota 

Constitution regarding certain provisions 

relating to corporations. 

Attorney General Explanation: The 

Constitution currently contains certain 

restrictions on the Legislature’s authority 

to enact laws regarding corporations. 

For example, corporate directors must 

be elected by cumulative voting, in which 

a shareholder may choose to cast all 

votes for a single candidate or spread 

the votes among two or more candidates. 

Corporate stock or bonds may 

only be issued for money, labor or property 

received by the corporation. Corporate 

stock or debt may not be increased 

without prior notice to and consent of 

current stockholders. 

Constitutional Amendment M removes 

these restrictions, and allows the Legislature 

to: (1) authorize alternative methods 

of voting in elections for corporate 

directors; (2) expand the types of contributions 

a corporation may receive for the 

issuance of stock or bonds; and (3) 

establish procedures governing the 

increase of corporate stock or debt. 

A vote “Yes” will remove the constitutional 

restrictions. 

A vote “No” will leave the Constitution as 

it is. 

Full Text of Constitutional Amendment 

M: 

That Article XVII, section 1 of the Constitution 

of the State of South Dakota, be 

amended to read as follows: 

§ 1. No corporation shall be created or 

have its charter extended, changed or 

amended by special laws, except those 

for charitable, educational, penal or 

reformatory purposes, which are to be 

and remain under the patronage and 

control of the state; but the Legislature 

shall provide, by general laws, for the 

organization of all corporations hereafter 

to be created. The Legislature shall have 

the authority to enact laws governing the 

operation and dissolution of corporations. 




§ 5. In all elections for directors or managers 

of a corporation, each member or 

shareholder may cast the whole number 

of his votes for one candidate, or distribute 

them upon two or more candidates, 

as he may prefer votes in the manner 

consistent with laws enacted by the Legislature. 




§ 8. No corporation shall issue stocks 

or bonds except for money, labor done, 

or money or property actually received, 

or for the reasonable value of other contribution 

to the corporation; and all fictitious 

increase of stock or indebtedness 

shall be void. The stock and indebtedness 

of corporations shall not be 

increased except in pursuance of general 

law, nor without the consent of the persons 

holding the larger amount in value 

of the stock first obtained, at a meeting to 

be held after sixty days notice given in 

pursuance of law the manner consistent 

with laws enacted by the Legislature. 


Amendment N 


Constitution repealing certain reimbursement 

restrictions for travel by legislators 

to and from a legislative session. 


Constitution fixes the mileage reimbursement 

rate for legislators at five cents per 

mile for their travel to and from a legislative 

session. 

Constitutional Amendment N repeals this 

constitutional limitation and allows legislator 

travel reimbursement to be set by 

the Legislature. 

A vote “Yes” will eliminate the fixed travel 

reimbursement rate. 


it is. 


N: 

That Article III, section 6 of the Constitution 



§ 6. The terms of office of the members 

of the Legislature shall be two years; 

they legislators shall receive for their 

services the salary fixed by law under the 

provisions of § 2 of article XXI of this 

Constitution, and five cents for every 

mile of necessary travel in going to and 

returning from the place of meeting of the 

Legislature on the most usual route. 

No person may serve more than four 

consecutive terms or a total of eight consecutive 

years in the senate and more 

than four consecutive terms or a total of 

eight consecutive years in the house of 

representatives. However, this restriction 

does not apply to partial terms to which a 

legislator may be appointed. 

A regular session of the Legislature shall 

be held each year and shall not exceed 

forty legislative days, excluding Sundays, 

holidays and legislative recess, 

except in cases of impeachment, and 

members of the Legislature shall receive 

no other pay or perquisites except salary 

and mileage. 


Amendment O 


Constitution changing the method for 

distributions from the cement plant trust 

fund. 

Attorney General Explanation: In 

2001, the $238 million in proceeds from 

the sale of the state cement plant were 

placed in a constitutionally created trust 

fund. Currently, the Constitution requires 

a yearly transfer of $12 million from the 

cement plant trust fund to the state general 

fund. In addition, under certain circumstances 

the Legislature must authorize 

distributions of cement plant trust 

fund earnings for the support of education. 

Amendment O replaces the existing 

method for cement trust fund distributions. 

The amendment would require a 

yearly transfer of 4% of the market value 

of the cement plant trust fund to the state 

general fund for the support of education. 

A vote “Yes” is for changing the method 

for distributions from the cement plant 

trust fund. 


it is. 


O: 

That Article XIII, section 20 of the Constitution 



§ 20. The net proceeds derived from 

the sale of state cement enterprises shall 

be deposited by the South Dakota 

Cement Commission in a trust fund hereby 

created to benefit the citizens of 

South Dakota. The South Dakota Investment 

Council or its successor shall 

invest the trust fund in stocks, bonds, 

mutual funds, and other financial instruments 

as provided by law. Each fiscal 

year beginning in fiscal year 2001, a 

transfer of twelve million dollars shall be 

made from the trust fund to the state 

general fund as provided by law. 

That Article XIII, section 21 of the Constitution 



§ 21. Except as provided in Article XIII, 

section 20 of the Constitution of the State 

of South Dakota, the original principal of 

the trust fund shall forever remain inviolate. 

However, the The Legislature shall, 

by appropriation, make distributions from 

the difference between the twelve million 

dollar annual general fund transfer and 

five percent of the market value of the 

trust fund for the support of education, 

but not for the replacement of state aid to 

general education or special education, if 

the increase in the market value of the 

trust fund in that fiscal year was sufficient 

to maintain the original principal of the 

trust fund after such distributions. Beginning 

with fiscal year 2006, the market 

value of the trust fund shall be determined 

by adding the market value of the 

trust fund at the end of the sixteen most 

recent calendar quarters, and dividing 

that sum by sixteen transfer from the 

trust fund to the state general fund four 

percent of the lesser of the average market 

value of the trust fund determined by 

adding the market value of the trust fund 

at the end of the sixteen most recent calendar 

quarters as of December thirtyfirst 

of that year and dividing that sum by 

sixteen, or the market value of the trust 

fund at the end of that calendar year for 

the support of education in South Dakota. 

The transfer shall be made prior to 

June thirtieth of the subsequent calendar 

year. 


Amendment P 


Constitution adding balanced budget 

requirements. 

Attorney General Explanation: While 

the constitution currently restricts the 

State from incurring debt, it does not 

expressly require the State to have a balanced 

budget. Amendment P requires 

the Governor to propose a balanced 

budget. In addition, Amendment P prohibits 

legislative appropriations from 

exceeding anticipated revenues and 

existing available funds. The amendment 

is not intended to affect other constitutional 

provisions 

A vote “Yes” will include balanced budget 

requirements in the Constitution. 


it is. 


P: 

That Article XII of the Constitution of the 

State of South Dakota, be amended by 

adding a NEW SECTION to read as follows: 

§ 7. The Governor shall propose a budget 

in which expenditures or appropriations 

may not exceed anticipated revenue 

and existing funds available for 

expenditure or appropriation. Appropriations 

by the Legislature may not exceed 

anticipated revenue and existing funds 

available for expenditure or appropriation. 

Nothing in this section is intended to 

limit, restrict, expand, modify, or otherwise 

affect any other provision of this 

Constitution, including Article XIII. 

2012 Initiated Measure 

The following initiated measure was proposed 

by petition for submission to the 

voters. This initiated measure will not 

become effective unless approved by 

majority vote. 

Initiated Measure 15 

Title: An initiated measure to increase 

state general sales and use taxes for 

additional K-12 public education and 

Medicaid funding 

Attorney General Explanation: The initiated 

measure increases the state general 

sales and use tax rate from 4% to 

5%. The additional tax revenue will be 

split evenly between K-12 public education 

and Medicaid. The education funds 

will be provided to school districts based 

on enrollment, to be spent on improving 

education as school boards determine. 

The Medicaid funds will be spent only on 

payments to Medicaid providers and 

related state expenses. 

The additional funds cannot replace or 

reduce state funding levels set for fiscal 

year 2012 relating to existing Medicaid 

and K-12 public education programs, 

including state aid to education. Currently, 

state aid is to be adjusted annually by 

3% or the rate of inflation, whichever is 

less. Under the measure, this annual 

adjustment cannot exceed the growth 

rate in state general fund revenues. Any 

resulting shortfall in state aid will be 

made up in subsequent years. 

A vote “Yes” is for the proposed law. 

A vote “No” is against the proposed law. 

Full Text of Initiated Measure 15: 

1. Commencing January 1, 2013, twenty 

percent of the monies collected pursuant 

to the South Dakota sales and use taxes 

imposed by SDCL chapters 10-45 and 

10-46 shall be placed in a special fund 

known as the Moving South Dakota Forward 

fund. The monies in the Moving 

South Dakota Forward fund shall be allocated 

into the following two subfunds 

within the Moving South Dakota Forward 

fund (1) fifty percent shall be allocated to 

the Moving K-12 Education Forward subfund; 

and (2) fifty percent shall be allocated 

to the Moving Healthcare Forward 

subfund. 

2. Monies allocated in Section 1 of this 

initiated measure shall be disbursed as 

follows: 

(1) Monies in the Moving K-12 Education 

Forward sub-fund are continuously 

appropriated to the public school districts 

of South Dakota, to be distributed pro 

rata based upon each school district’s 

relative share of fall enrollment as 

defined in SDCL chapter 13-13, compared 

to the fall enrollment of all school 

districts. Funds deposited in the Moving 

K-12 Education Forward subfund in the 

preceding calendar quarter shall be distributed, 

provided above, to the public 

school districts of South Dakota by the 

first business day of February, May, 

August, and November of each year, 

commencing May 1, 2013. Funds 

received by a school district form the 

Moving K-12 Education Forward subfund 

shall be used at the sole discretion of the 

public school district’s governing board 

for the purpose of improving public education; 

(2) Eighty percent of the monies in the 

Moving Healthcare Forward subfund 

shall be spent only for the purpose of 

funding payments to providers to the 

South Dakota Medicaid program, which 

are incurred due to increases in expenses 

related to the reimbursement rates 

paid to service providers per unit of service 

in excess of such reimbursement 

rates in effect as of July 1, 2011; and 

(3) Twenty percent of the monies in the 

Moving Health Care Forward subfund 

shall be spent only for the purpose of 

funding expenses related to payments to 

providers to the South Dakota Medicaid 

Program, which are incurred due to 

increases in the case load volume experienced 

by the South Dakota Medicaid 

program from the case levels as of July 

1, 2011. 

3. No monies deposited in the Moving K- 

12 Education Forward subfund may be 

spent in any way, either directly or indirectly, 

to reduce, supplant, or replace 

appropriations for any state K-12 education 

program in existence for state fiscal 

year 2012, including specifically the state 

aid to education and special education 

programs established in SDCL chapters 

13-13 and 13-37. The per student allocation 

in SDCL chapter 13-13 and the per 

student allocation for each specified disability 

in SDCL chapter 13-37 shalll be 

adjusted by the annual application of 

their respective index factors, as set forth 

in SDCL subdivisions 13-13-10.1(3) and 

13-37-35.1(6), as in effect on July 1, 

2011. However, the index factor adjustment 

shall, in no case, exceed the actual 

percentage growth in state general 

fund revenues for the most recently completed 

fiscal year. If the percentage 

growth in state general fund revenues is 

less than the index factor sin any year, 

the difference shall be made up in the 

immediately following years to the extent 

the percentage growth in state general 

fund revenues exceeds the index factors. 

4. No monies deposited in the Moving 

Health Care Forward subfund may be 

spent in any way, either directly or indirectly, 

to reduce, supplant, or replace 

state appropriations for any state Medicaid 

program in existence for state fiscal 

year 2012. 

5. Effective January 1, 2013, any sales 

or use tax imposed at a rate of four percent 

by the provisions of SDCL chapters 

10-45 or 10-46 are hereby increased by 

one percent each to a total rate of five 

percent each. 

2012 Referred Laws 

The following laws were adopted by the 

Legislature and referred to the voters by 

petition. These laws will not become 

effective unless approved by majority 

vote. 

Referred Law 14 

Title: An Act to establish the Large Project 

Development Fund. 


referred law establishes the “Large Project 

Development Fund.” Beginning January 

1, 2013, 22% of contractors’ excise 

tax revenues would be transferred from 

the state general fund to the Large Project 

Development Fund. 

The South Dakota Board of Economic 

Development would use Large Project 

Development Fund monies to provide 

grants for the construction of large economic 

development projects within the 

state. To be eligible, a project must have 

a cost exceeding $5 million. Examples 

of eligible projects include laboratories 

and facilities for testing, manufacturing, 

power generation, power transmission, 

agricultural processing, and wind energy. 

Examples of ineligible projects include 

retail establishments; residential housing; 

and facilities for lodging, health care 

services and the raising or feeding of 

livestock. 

A vote “Yes” is for the establishment of 

the Large Project Development Fund. 

A vote “No” is against the referred law. 

Full Text of Referred Law 14: 

Section 1. That § 1-16G-1.2 be amended 

to read as follows: 

1-16G-1.2. The Board of Economic 

Development may take title by foreclosure 

to any property given as security if 

the acquisition is necessary to protect 

any economic development grant or loan 

or any large project development grant 

made under pursuant to the provisions of 

this chapter, and may sell, transfer, or 

convey any such property to any responsible 

buyer. Any sale of property hereunder 

pursuant to the provisions of this 

chapter shall be performed in a commercially 

reasonable manner. If the sale, 

transfer, or conveyance cannot be effected 

with reasonable promptness, the 

board may, in order to prevent financial 

loss and sustain employment, lease the 

property to a responsible tenant or tenants. 

All sale proceeds or lease payments 

received by the board pursuant to this 

section shall be deposited in the fund 

from which the original grant or loan was 

made. 

Section 2. That § 1-16G-8 be amended 


1-16G-8. The Board of Economic Development 

shall promulgate rules pursuant 

to chapter 1-26 concerning the following: 

(1) The existing barriers to economic 

growth and development in the state; 

(2) Developing investment in research 

and development in high technology 

industries; 

(3) The submission of business plans 

prior to the approval of economic development 

grants or loans or large project 

development grants. Business plans 

shall include the products or services to 

be offered by the applicant, job descriptions 

with attendant salary or wage information 

by job category, educational 

requirements by job category, methods 

of accounting, financing other than that 

provided by the economic development 

grant or loan or a large project development 

grant, and marketing, sales, merchandising, 

and other disciplines proposed 

to be used for business growth 

and expansion; 

(4) The cooperation between agencies 

of state government and applicant businesses 

for nonfinancial services including 

loan packaging, marketing assistance, 

research assistance, and assistance 

with finding solutions for complying 

with environmental, energy, health, safety, 

and other federal, state, and local 

laws and regulations; 

(5) Regular performance monitoring and 

reporting systems for participating businesses 

to assure compliance with their 

business plans and, terms of repayment 

of an economic development loan and 

compliance with terms of an economic 

development grant or a large project 

development grant; 

(6) Establish eligibility criteria for grants 

and loans; 

(7) Establish application procedures for 

grants and loans, including a requirement 

that grant and loan applications be 

signed under penalty of perjury; 

(8) Establish criteria to determine which 

applicants will receive grants or loans; 

(9) Govern the use of proceeds of 

grants and loans; 

(10) Establish criteria for the terms and 

conditions upon which loans shall be 

made, including matching requirements, 

interest rates, repayment terms, and the 

terms of security given to secure such 

loans; and 


conditions upon which grants shall be 

made, including permitted uses, performance 

criteria, and matching requirements; 

and 


conditions upon which grants shall be 

repaid for noncompliance with the terms 

and conditions upon which the grant was 

made. 

Section 3. That § 1-16G-16.1 be 


1-16G-16.1. The Board of Economic 

Development may use the revolving economic 

development and initiative fund for 

the purpose of paying taxes and liens 

and for the procuring of legal services 

and other services necessary to protect, 

recover, maintain, and liquidate the 

assets of the revolving economic development 

and initiative fund and the large 

project development fund. Such costs 

may be incurred and paid up to ten percent 

of the loan or grant balance with a 

majority vote of the board of economic 

development. Costs in excess of ten percent 

shall be approved by a two-thirds 

vote of the board. Such services are not 

subject to state bid laws so long as such 

services are procured in a commercially 

acceptable manner. 

Section 4. That chapter 1-16G be 

amended by adding thereto a NEW 

SECTION to read as follows: 

Terms used in this Act Mean: 

(1) "Large project," a project with a total 

project cost exceeding five million dollars; 

and 

(2) "Project cost," the amount paid in 

money, credits, property, or other 

money's worth for a project. 




For the purposes of this Act, the term, 

project, means a new building or structure 

or the expansion of an existing building 

or structure, the construction of which 

is subject to the contractor's excise tax 

imposed by chapters 10-46A or 10-46B. 

A project includes laboratory and testing 

facilities, manufacturing facilities, power 

generation facilities, power transmission 

facilities, agricultural processing facilities, 

and wind energy facilities. A project 

does not include any building or structure: 

(1) Used predominantly for the sale of 

products at retail, other than the sale of 

electricity at retail, to individual consumers; 

(2) Used predominantly for residential 

housing or transient lodging; 

(3) Used predominantly to provide 

health care services; 

(4) Constructed for raising or feeding of 

livestock; or 

(5) That is not subject to ad valorem real 

property taxation or equivalent taxes 

measured by gross receipts. 




There is established in the state treasury 

a fund to be known as the large project 

development fund for the purpose of 

making grants for large project development. 




The Board of Economic Development 

may make grants from the large project 

development fund for the purpose of promoting 

large project development in 

South Dakota. 




All money in the fund is hereby appropriated 

for the purpose of making grants as 

provided in this Act. Any repayment of 

grants from the large project development 

fund and any interest thereon shall 

be receipted into the large project development 

fund. 




The Board of Economic Development 

may accept and expend for the purposes 

of sections 6 and 7 of this Act, inclusive, 

any funds obtained from federal sources, 

gifts, contributions, or any source if such 

acceptance and expenditure is approved 

in accordance with § 4-8B-10. 

Section 10. That chapter 1-16G be 



There is hereby continuously appropriated 

to the large project development fund 

the amount of twenty-two percent of all 

deposits into the general fund of the contractors' 

excise tax imposed by chapter 

10-46A and the alternate contractors' 

excise tax imposed by chapter 10-46B. 

Transfers from the general fund to the 

large project development fund pursuant 

to this provision shall be made on a 

monthly basis by the Bureau of Finance 

and Management. 

Section 11. The provisions of section 

10 of this Act are effective on January 1, 

2013. 

Referred Law 16 

Title: An education reform act to establish 

a teacher scholarship program; create 

a program for math and science 

teacher bonuses; create a program for 

teacher merit bonuses; mandate a uniform 

teacher and principal evaluation 

system; and eliminate state requirements 

for teacher tenure. 

Attorney General Explanation: 

Referred Law 16 is an education reform 

act with five key components. First, it 

establishes a scholarship program for 

eligible college students who commit to 

teach in South Dakota in critical need 

subject areas. 

Second, the referred law creates a program 

to provide state-funded annual 

bonuses for eligible math and science 

teachers. 

Third, the referred law develops a separate 

“Top Teachers” bonus program. 

This program provides annual statefunded 

merit bonuses for up to 20% of 

each school district’s full-time certified 

teachers, as awarded by the local school 

boards. Alternatively, a school board 

may enact its own program for teacher 

bonuses, using these state-provided 

funds. A school board may opt out of 

these merit bonus programs altogether, 

resulting in re-allocation of its merit 

bonus funds to other participating school 

districts. 

Fourth, the referred law mandates a uniform 

statewide system for evaluating 

teachers and principals, including a rating 

system. 

Fifth, the referred law eliminates state 

requirements for continuing contracts 

(“tenure”) for teachers who do not 

achieve tenure by July 1, 2016. School 

boards may, in their discretion, choose to 

offer continuing contracts to non-tenured 

teachers. 

A vote “Yes” is to enact the education 

reform act. 

A vote “No” is against the referred law. 

Full Text of Referred Law 16: 

Section 1. That chapter 13-55 be 



Beginning in the 2013-2014 academic 

year, there is hereby established the 

South Dakota critical teaching needs 

scholarship program. The purpose of the 

program is to encourage South Dakota's 

high school graduates to obtain their 

postsecondary education in South Dakota 

for teaching, to remain in the state 

upon completion of their education, and 

to contribute to the state and its citizens 

by working in a critical need teaching 

area. 




The South Dakota critical teaching 

needs scholarship program shall be 

administered by the Critical Teaching 

Needs Scholarship Board which is hereby 

established. The board shall consist 

of five members appointed by the Governor 

for a term of five years, except that 

the initial appointments shall be for periods 

of one, two, three, four, and five 

years. A majority of the board shall be 

present either personally or by teleconference 

to constitute a quorum. 

The Department of Education shall provide 

necessary support services to the 

board. 




From the total pool of applicants, the 

Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship 

Board shall award no more than one 

hundred critical teaching needs scholarships 

for each academic year. The board 

shall award scholarships based on the 

requirements of sections 5 and 6 of this 

Act, the filling of critical teaching needs 

areas, and other academic and personal 

characteristics of each applicant as 

determined by the board. Notwithstanding 

the provisions of this section, if the 

board rescinds a scholarship that has 

been awarded, the board may award the 

amount of the rescinded scholarship to 

an alternate. 




All accredited South Dakota public and 

nonpublic postsecondary institutions 

which offer a baccalaureate degree in 

elementary or secondary education are 

eligible to participate in the scholarship 

program. Each institution may choose 

whether to participate in the program and 

may limit the number of scholarship 

recipients the institution will accept in 

each academic year. 




In order to be eligible for a critical teaching 

needs scholarship, a student shall: 

(1) Agree, in writing, to stay in South 

Dakota and work in a critical teaching 

needs area for five years after graduation 

from a participating postsecondary 

institution; 

(2) Agree, through a promissory note, 

that failure to abide by the provisions of 

subdivision (1) will result in the scholarship 

being converted into an interest 

bearing loan; 

(3) Attend a participating South Dakota 

postsecondary institution as an undergraduate 

junior or senior and be accepted 

in an elementary or secondary education 

program at the institution that will 

prepare the student to work in a critical 

need teaching area; and 

(4) Be a United States citizen or lawful 

permanent resident. 

For purposes of subdivision (3), a junior 

is a student who has earned sixty credit 

hours prior to the beginning of the third 

year of instruction, and a senior is a student 

who has earned ninety credit hours 

prior to the fourth year of instruction. 

A student is eligible to participate in the 

South Dakota critical teaching needs 

scholarship program for the equivalent of 

two academic years (four consecutive 

spring and fall terms) or until the attainment 

of a baccalaureate degree in elementary 

or secondary education in a critical 

teaching needs area, whichever 

comes first. However, the Critical Teaching 

Needs Scholarship Board may grant 

exceptions to the continuous enrollment 

requirements for good cause. 

Scholarships are not provided for summer 

session students enrolled in traditional 

four year programs. 




In addition to the eligibility criteria identified 

in section 5 of this Act, the Critical 

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Teaching Needs Scholarship Board may 

require applicants to submit a written 

essay or other information by which to 

judge the academic and personal qualifications 

of the applicant. 




The amount of the annual scholarship 

shall equal the tuition and generally 

applicable fees for thirty credit hours at a 

South Dakota public postsecondary institution 

as of July 1, 2013. The scholarship 

amount paid to a recipient attending 

a participating nonpublic postsecondary 

institution shall equal the amount paid to 

a recipient attending a public postsecondary 

institution. 

One-half of the annual scholarship shall 

be paid to public postsecondary institutions 

on behalf of eligible students there 

enrolled or directly to eligible students 

enrolled at nonpublic postsecondary 

institutions at the beginning of the fall 

semester, and the other half shall be paid 

at the beginning of the spring semester. 

If, in any year, the total funds available to 

fund the critical teaching needs scholarships 

are insufficient to permit each eligible 

recipient to receive the full amount 

provided in this section, the available 

moneys shall be prorated and distributed 

to each recipient in proportion to the entitlement 

contemplated by this section. 

The total amount of the scholarship may 

not exceed the amount stipulated in this 

section. 




In order to maintain eligibility for the critical 

teaching needs scholarship program, 

a student shall: 

(1) Maintain a cumulative 2.8 grade 

point average on a 4.0 scale. The student 

shall complete consecutive spring 

and fall terms in order to remain eligible 

for continuation of the scholarship program 

from term to term; 

(2) Make satisfactory academic 

progress towards a degree by earning 

thirty credit hours per year; 

(3) Attend and graduate from a participating 

South Dakota postsecondary 

institution with an elementary or secondary 

education degree which qualifies the 

student to teach in a critical teaching 

needs area in South Dakota; and 

(4) Upon graduation, stay in South 

Dakota and teach in a critical teaching 

needs area for five years. 

If factors beyond the control of a student 

who has been awarded a critical teaching 

needs scholarship prevent the student 

from meeting any of the requirements 

in subdivisions (1) to (3), the Critical 

Teaching Needs Scholarship Board 

may temporarily waive the requirements 

of those subdivisions. The board may 

rescind a scholarship award if the student 

does not maintain eligibility as prescribed 

in those subdivisions. 

Failure to fulfill the requirements of subdivision 

(4) shall result in the critical 

teaching needs scholarship being converted 

into an interest bearing loan. The 

board shall set the rate of interest, as 

allowed by law. The five years of employment 

referenced in subdivision (4) shall 

be fulfilled consecutively unless the 

board waives this requirement for good 

cause, and the five years of employment 

may be fulfilled at more than one school 

district in South Dakota. 




The Department of Education may 

receive gifts, donations, grants, or 

endowments for the purposes of sections 

1 to 8, inclusive, of this Act. 

Section 10. The Board of Education 

may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 

1-26 to define areas of critical teaching 

need for the purposes of sections 1 

to 8, inclusive, of this Act, to establish 

application requirements for the critical 

teaching needs scholarship, and to further 

accomplish the purposes of sections 

1 to 8, inclusive, of this Act. 

Section 11. Beginning in the 2014-2015 

school year, there is hereby created the 

math and science teacher incentive program 

within the Department of Education 

to provide funds to public school districts 

for the purpose of providing rewards to 

attract certified teachers who teach in 

math and science subject areas in middle 

school and high school or who are 

certified with a math or science specialist 

endorsement which they are utilizing for 

any grade, kindergarten through twelve. 

By January 31, 2014, the South Dakota 

Board of Education shall promulgate 

rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 establishing 

which courses qualify as math and 

science courses for purposes of the program. 

For purposes of this Act, math and 

science courses are those courses 

established by the Board of Education 

pursuant to this section. For purposes of 

this Act, middle school is a school consisting 

of any combination of two or more 

consecutive grades, five to eight, inclusive, 

and high school is a school consisting 

of any combination of three or more 

consecutive grades, including ninth 

grade to twelfth grade, inclusive. 

Section 12. Participation in the math 

and science teacher incentive program is 

voluntary for teachers, and incentive 

rewards are to supplement but not 

replace what a teacher receives under a 

contract between the teacher and the 

school district or a collective bargaining 

agreement between a district and the 

district's teachers. No collective bargaining 

agreement between a district and the 

district's teachers may limit the ability of 

a teacher to qualify for or receive an 

incentive reward. Nothing in sections 11 

to 16, inclusive, of this Act is intended to 

create a contractual right or property 

right in the math and science teacher 

incentive program. 

Section 13. The Department of Education 

shall provide application forms for 

teachers wishing to participate in the 

math and science teacher incentive program. 

A teacher wishing to participate in 

the program shall complete and sign the 

form and provide the form to the business 

office of the school district by the 

close of business on October first to be 

eligible for the program for that school 

year. A teacher wishing to participate 

shall submit a new application for each 

school year. Completed applications are 

a public record pursuant to chapter 1-27, 

but personal information in the applications 

may be redacted as allowed by that 

chapter. 

Section 14. To be eligible for the math 

and science teacher incentive program, 

a teacher shall fulfill the following 

requirements: 

(1) Comply with section 13 of this Act; 

(2) Receive a distinguished rating or 

proficient rating, as referenced in section 

38 of this Act, on the teacher's most 

recent evaluation; 

(3) Teach math or science courses in 

middle school or high school for at least 

fifty percent of a full-time equivalent position's 

assignments submitted in the 

annual teacher data collection pursuant 

to § 13-3-51, and any rules promulgated 

pursuant thereto, and be currently certified 

with a middle school or high school 

endorsement to teach each course, or 

utilize a math or science specialist 

endorsement for any grade, kindergarten 

through twelve; and 

(4) Be in full-time status for the entire 

school year. 

Nothing in subdivision (3) shall entitle 

any teacher to receive more than the 

amount stipulated in section 16 of this 

Act. 

Section 15. By September first of each 

year, the school board of each district 

shall submit to the Department of Education 

a copy of the application of each 

teacher eligible for the math and science 

teacher incentive program for the previous 

school year pursuant to the requirements 

of this Act. The Department of 

Education may require additional information 

from the district as necessary to 

verify each teacher's eligibility for the 

reward. The department may refuse to 

issue a reward for any teacher for whom 

the information required by this section is 

not provided by the deadline. 

Section 16. The amount of the reward 

under the math and science teacher 

incentive program is two thousand eight 

hundred fifty dollars per eligible teacher 

to be distributed as described in this section. 

No later than October first of each 

year, at the same time that foundation 

program state aid is distributed to school 

districts pursuant to §§ 13-13-10.1 to 

13-13-41, inclusive, the secretary of the 

Department of Education shall distribute 

funds for the math and science teacher 

incentive program for teachers that qualify 

pursuant to this Act. These funds shall 

be distributed in lump sum payments. 

Subject to the requirements of this Act, 

the department shall pay to the school 

district two thousand eight hundred fifty 

dollars per eligible teacher in that district. 

Within thirty days of receipt from the 

department, the school district shall distribute 

the funds as follows: 

(1) Two thousand five hundred dollars 

shall be paid to each eligible teacher in 

the district; and 

(2) Three hundred fifty dollars may be 

retained by the district to pay the district's 

share of applicable federal taxes, 

the district's share of contribution to the 

South Dakota Retirement System, and 

administrative costs. 

Section 17. Beginning in the 2014-2015 

school year, there is hereby created the 

top teachers reward program within the 

Department of Education to provide 

funds to public school districts for the 

purpose of providing top teacher rewards 

for certified teachers. 

Section 18. Participation in the top 

teachers reward program is voluntary for 

teachers, and such rewards shall supplement 

but not replace what a teacher 

receives under a contract between the 

teacher and the school district or a collective 

bargaining agreement between a 

district and the district's teachers. No collective 


district and the district's teachers may 

limit the ability of a teacher to qualify for 

or receive a top teacher reward. Nothing 

in sections 17 to 25, inclusive, of this Act 

is intended to create a contractual right 

or property right in the top teachers 

reward program. 

Section 19. In each school year, up to 

twenty percent of each school district's 

full-time equivalent certified teaching 

positions, as measured by the district's 

annual teacher data collection pursuant 

to § 13-3-51 and any rules promulgated 

pursuant to that section, shall be eligible 

to receive a top teacher reward, subject 

to the requirements of this Act. The 

Department of Education shall multiply 

the number of full-time equivalent certified 

teaching positions in the district by 

twenty percent. If this calculation results 

in a fraction, the maximum number of eligible 

positions may not exceed the next 

lowest whole number. If there are fewer 

than five full-time equivalent certified 

teaching positions in a school district, the 

maximum number of eligible positions 

shall be one. 

Section 20. No later than May first of 

each year, at the same time that foundation 

program state aid is distributed to a 

school district pursuant to §§ 13-13-10.1 

to 13-13-41, inclusive, the secretary of 

the Department of Education shall inform 

each school district of the number of eligible 

positions in that district for the current 

school year, based on the calculation 

in section 19 of this Act, and distribute 

to each school district five thousand 

seven hundred dollars per eligible position. 

These funds shall be distributed in 

lump sum payments. The school district 

shall retain these funds until distribution 

pursuant to section 21 of this Act. 

Section 21. No later than September 

first of each year, the school district shall 

distribute the funds received pursuant to 

section 20 of this Act as follows: 

(1) Five thousand dollars shall be paid 

to each teacher selected for a top 

teacher reward pursuant to section 24 of 

this Act for the previous school year; and 

(2) Seven hundred dollars may be 

retained by the district to pay the district's 

share of applicable federal taxes, 

the district's share of contribution to the 

South Dakota Retirement System, and 

administrative costs. 

Any funds received pursuant to section 

20 of this Act which are not distributed 

according to this section shall be 

returned to the Department of Education 

within thirty days. 

Section 22. The Department of Education 

shall provide application forms for 

teachers wishing to participate in the top 

teachers reward program. A teacher 

wishing to participate in the program 

shall complete and sign the form and 

provide the form to the business office of 

the school district by the close of business 

on October first to be eligible for the 

program for that school year. A teacher 

wishing to participate shall submit a new 

application for each school year. Completed 

applications are a public record 

pursuant to chapter 1-27, but personal 

information in the applications may be 

redacted pursuant to that chapter. 

Section 23. A participating teacher shall 

be full-time and receive a distinguished 

rating, as referenced in section 38 of this 

Act, on the teacher's most recent evaluation 

to be eligible for a top teacher 

reward. In addition, a distinguished 

teacher's selection for the reward may be 

based on consideration of the following 

factors as determined by the school 

board: 

1) Mentoring of less experienced teachers; 

(2) Curriculum development; 

(3) Assessment development; 

(4) Data analysis; 

(5) Service to the local district, state, or 

national committees or task forces; 

(6) Leadership in a professional learning 

community; 

(7) National board certification; 

(8) Other leadership activities or recognitions; 

and 

(9) Other additional criteria as determined 

by the school board. 

Section 24. No later than August first of 

each year, the school board of each 

school district shall determine which participating 

teachers, if any, are selected to 

receive top teacher rewards for the previous 

school year according to the criteria 

in section 23 of this Act. The number 

of teachers selected may not exceed the 

number of eligible positions referenced 

in sections 19 and 20 of this Act. 

Section 25. Department of Education 

may require each school district to provide 

any information necessary to verify 

the district's compliance with sections 20 

to 24, inclusive, of this Act. Upon a finding 

of noncompliance, the department 

may require the district to return any 

funds distributed contrary to the requirements 

of this Act. 

Section 26. Notwithstanding any other 

provisions of this Act, public school districts 

may opt out of the top teacher 

reward program by providing written 

notice to the Department of Education. 

The notice shall be approved by a majority 

of the school board and signed by the 

school board president. The department 

shall provide forms for this purpose. 

Beginning in 2014, the notice shall be 

postmarked no earlier than January first, 

and no later than January thirty-first, of 

each year in order to be effective for the 

next school year. The district shall provide 

a separate form for each school 

year for which the district desires to opt 

out. If a school district fails to follow the 

requirements of this section, the attempt 

to opt out is void, and the district shall 

comply with the requirements of the top 

teacher reward program. 

If a district opts out pursuant to this section, 

the teachers employed in the district 

are not eligible to participate in the top 

teacher reward program. The district 

shall provide written notice to each certified 

teacher of the teacher's ineligibility 

for the program before executing a 

teaching contract with the teacher for the 

school year for which the opt out is effective. 

School districts may not opt out of the 

math and science teacher incentive program 

established pursuant to this Act. 

Section 27. If a school district opts out 

pursuant to section 26 of this Act, all 

funds which the district would have been 

eligible to receive for the top teacher program 

pursuant to this Act shall be redistributed 

as follows: 

(1) To obtain the redistribution amount, 

the Department of Education shall calculate 

the number of positions that would 

have been eligible for the top teacher 

reward program in each opt out district 

pursuant to section 19 of this Act, and 

multiply that calculation by five thousand 

seven hundred dollars; 

(2) No later than May first of each year, 

at the same time that foundation program 

state aid is distributed to a school 

district pursuant to §§ 13-13-10.1 to 13- 

13-41, inclusive, the department shall 

allocate the redistribution amount, on a 

pro rata basis, to each public school district 

that did not opt out of the top teacher 

reward program or is participating in a 

local teacher reward program pursuant 

to sections 28 to 35, inclusive, of this Act. 

Each district's pro rata share of the redistribution 

amount shall be based on the 

number of full-time equivalent certified 

teacher positions in the district, as measured 

by the district's annual teacher data 

collection pursuant to § 13-3-51 and any 

rules promulgated pursuant to that section; 

and 

(3) No later than September first of each 

year, the redistribution amount received 

by each district pursuant to subdivision 

(2) shall be distributed equally among all 

teachers receiving top teacher rewards 

in the district pursuant to sections 17 to 

25, inclusive, of this Act, or among all 

teachers receiving local teacher rewards 

pursuant to sections 28 to 35, inclusive, 

of this Act, but each district may withhold 

an amount necessary to pay the district's 

share of applicable federal taxes, the district's 

share of contributions to the South 

Dakota Retirement System, and administrative 

costs. Any funds not distributed 

according to this subdivision shall be 

returned to the Department of Education 


Section 28. Notwithstanding any other 

provision of this Act, a public school district 

may create a local teacher reward 

plan to act as a substitute for the top 

teacher reward program beginning in the 

2014-2015 school year. If the local 

teacher reward plan is developed in 

compliance with sections 28 to 35, inclusive, 

of this Act, the district may utilize 

the local teacher reward plan to provide 

the district with the flexibility to use the 

funds that would otherwise be provided 

to the district through the top teachers 

reward program. 

Participation in the local teacher reward 

plan is voluntary. Rewards shall supplement 

but not replace what a teacher 

receives under a contract between the 

teacher and the school district or a collective 


district and the district's teachers. No collective 


district and the district's teachers may 

limit the ability of a teacher to qualify for 

or receive a local teacher reward. Nothing 

in sections 28 to 35, inclusive, of this 

Act, is intended to create a contractual 

right or property right in local teacher 

rewards. 

Teachers in the district may not participate 

in the top teacher reward program 

for any school year for which the district 

has adopted a local teacher reward plan. 

The district shall provide written notice to 

each certified teacher of the teacher's 

ineligibility for the top teacher reward 

program and provide a copy of the district's 

local teacher reward plan to each 

certified teacher before executing a 

teaching contract with the teacher for the 

school year for which the local teacher 

reward plan is effective. 

Section 29. The local teacher reward 

plan shall reward certified teachers in the 

district based upon one or more of the 

following criteria: 

(1) Demonstrating an impact on student 

achievement; 

(2) Demonstrating teacher leadership; 

or 

(3) Market based needs of the school 

district based upon critical teaching area 

needs of the school district. 

Section 30. There is hereby established 

the Local Teacher Reward Plan Advisory 

Council. The council shall provide input 

in developing one or more model local 

teacher reward plan applications based 

upon the criteria in section 29 of this Act. 

The work group shall be appointed by 

the secretary of education and consist of 

the following members: 

(1) A combination of six principals and 

superintendents: two from an elementary 

school, two from a middle school, and 

two from a high school; 

(2) Six teachers: two from an elementary 

school, two from a middle school, 

and two from a high school; and 

(3) Three school board members: one 

from a small school district, one from a 

medium-sized school district, and one 

from a large school district. 

Section 31. The Board of Education 

shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 

1-26, establishing the application 

form for the local teacher reward plan, 

further guidelines for district applications 

based on the criteria in section 29 of this 

Act, a system to monitor whether each 

participating school district is complying 

with the local teacher reward plan, and 

penalties for noncompliance. 


the Local Teacher Reward Plan Oversight 

Board. The board shall consist of 


(1) One member of the Senate appointed 

by the president pro tempore of the 

Senate; 

(2) One member of the House of Representatives 

appointed by the speaker of 

the House of Representatives; 

(3) Two representatives of the business 

community appointed by the Governor; 

(4) One representative of an educational 

association appointed by the Governor; 

(5) One current or former teacher 

appointed by the Governor; and 

(6) The secretary of the Department of 

Education. 

Section 33. A school district shall submit 

the local teacher reward plan application 

to the Department of Education no 

later than January thirty-first of each 

year, beginning in 2014, to be eligible to 

apply the local teacher reward plan to the 

upcoming school year. 

By March fifteenth of each year, the 

Local Teacher Reward Plan Oversight 

Board shall review all applications to 

determine compliance with this Act, and 

any rules promulgated thereto. The 

board may request additional information 

from the district as part of the review of 

the application. By April first of each year, 

the board shall inform each district 

whether the district's local teacher 

reward plan has been approved for the 

upcoming school year. If the application 

is denied, the district may adopt a model 

plan established pursuant to section 30 

of this Act or opt out pursuant to sections 

26 and 27 of this Act. 

Section 34. If a district's local teacher 

reward plan is approved, the Department 

of Education shall calculate the number 

of positions in the district that would have 

been eligible for the top teacher reward 

program pursuant to section 19 of this 

Act and multiply that calculation by five 

thousand seven hundred dollars. No 

later than May first of each year, at the 

same time that foundation program state 

aid is distributed to the district pursuant 

to §§ 13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41, inclusive, 

the secretary of the Department of Education 

shall distribute this amount to the 

district in a lump sum payment. 

Section 35. No later than September 

first of each year, the district shall distribute 

the funds received pursuant to section 

34 of this Act to each certified 

teacher selected for a reward under the 

local teacher reward program for the previous 

school year, but the district may 

withhold an amount necessary to pay the 

district's share of applicable federal 

taxes, the district's share of contributions 

to the South Dakota Retirement System, 

and administrative costs. Any funds not 

distributed according to this section shall 

be returned to the Department of Education 


Section 36. A teacher may apply for 

both the math and science teacher 

incentive program and the top teachers 

reward program established pursuant to 

this Act or both the math and science 

teacher incentive program and the local 

teacher reward plan established pursuant 

to this Act. 

Section 37. That § 13-42-34 be amended 


13-42-34. Any public school district 

seeking state accreditation shall evaluate 

the performance of each certified 

teacher in years one through to three, 

inclusive, not less than annually, and 

each certified teacher in the fourth contract 

year or beyond, not less than every 

other year. 

Each For the 2012-2013 school year and 

the 2013-2014 school year, each school 

district shall may adopt procedures for 

evaluating the performance of certified 

teachers employed by the school district 

that: 

(1) Are based on the minimum professional 

performance standards established 

by the Board of Education pursuant 

to § 13-42-33; 

(2) Require multiple measures; 

(3) Serve as the basis for programs to 

increase professional growth and development 

of certified teachers; and 

(4) Include a plan of assistance for any 

certified teacher, who is in the fourth or 

subsequent year of teaching, and whose 

performance does not meet the school 

district's performance standards. 



13-42-34. Any public school district 



teacher in years one through three not 

less than annually, and each certified 

teacher in the fourth contract year or 

beyond, not less than every other year. 

Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, 

each certified teacher shall be evaluated 

on an annual basis. 

Each school district shall adopt the 

model evaluation instrument required by 

section 40 of this Act and procedures for 


teachers employed by the school district 

that: 




to § 13-42-33; 

(2) Require multiple measures of performance 

as follows: 

(a) Fifty percent of the evaluation of a 

teacher shall be based on quantitative 

measures of student growth, based on a 

single year or multiple years of data. This 

quantitative data shall be based on 

reports of student performance on state 

validated assessments established pursuant 

to § 13-3-55. For those teachers 

in grades and subjects for which there is 

no state-validated assessment for the 

quantitative portion of the evaluation, 

teachers shall demonstrate success in 

improving student achievement using 

objective measures, which can include 

portfolio assessments, end-of-course 

exams, or other district approved 

assessments which demonstrate student 

growth; and 

(b) Fifty percent of the evaluation of a 

teacher shall be based on qualitative, 

observable, evidence-based characteristics 

of good teaching and classroom 

practices as further defined in the model 

evaluation instrument referenced in section 

40 of this Act. Districts may collect 

additional evidence using any of the following 

if not required by the model evaluation 

instrument: 

(i) Classroom drop-ins; 

(ii) Parent surveys; 

(iii) Student surveys; 

(iv) Portfolios; or 

(v) Peer review; 



of certified teachers; and 


certified teacher, who is in the fourth or 

subsequent year of teaching, and whose 

performance does not meet the school 

district's performance standards; and 

(5) Are based on the following four-tier 

rating system: 

(a) Distinguished; 

(b) Proficient; 

(c) Basic; and 

(d) Unsatisfactory. 

Section 39. The provisions of section 

38 of this Act are effective July 1, 2014. 



13-42-35. A work group appointed by 

the secretary of education shall provide 

input in developing the standards for 

defining the four-tier rating system 

required by section 38 of this Act and 

shall develop in developing a model 

evaluation instrument that may shall be 

used by school districts for the 2014- 

2015 school year and subsequent school 

years. The work group shall consist of 


(1) Six teachers: two from an elementary 


and two from a high school; 

(2) Three principals: one from an elementary 

school, one from a middle 

school, and one from a high school; 

(3) Two superintendents; 

(4) Two school board members; 

(5) Four parents who have students in 

various levels of the K-12 system: 

(6) One representative of the South 

Dakota Education Association; 

(7) One representative of the School 

Administrators of South Dakota; and 

(8) One representative of the Associated 

School Boards of South Dakota. 




Pursuant to chapter 1-26, the South 

Dakota Board of Education shall promulgate 

rules establishing standards for 

defining the four-tier rating system 

required by section 38 of this Act and 

adopting the model evaluation instrument 

referenced in section 40 of this Act. 




Beginning with the 2014-2015 school 

year, the procedures for evaluation and 

the model evaluation instrument referenced 

in sections 38 to 41, inclusive, of 

this Act may not be the subject of any 

collective bargaining agreement 

between a district and the district's 

teachers. 

Section 43. The Board of Education 

shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 

1-26 to establish minimum professional 

performance standards for certified 

principals in South Dakota public 

schools, and to establish best practices 

for the evaluation of the performance of 

certified principals that shall be used by 

individual school districts. The South 

Dakota Board of Education shall promulgate 

rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 

establishing standards for defining the 

four-tier rating system required by section 

44 of this Act and adopting the 

model evaluation instrument referenced 

in section 45 of this Act. 

Section 44. Beginning in the 2014-2015 

school year, any public school district 



principal not less than every other year. 

Each school district shall adopt the 

model evaluation instrument required by 

section 45 of this Act and procedures for 


principals employed by the school district 

that: 




to section 43 of this Act; 

(2) Require multiple measures of performance; 



of certified principals; 


certified principal whose performance 

does not meet the school district's performance 

standards; and 

(5) Are based on the following four-tier 

rating system: 

(a) Distinguished; 

(b) Proficient; 

(c) Basic; and 

(d) Unsatisfactory. 

Section 45. A work group appointed by 

the secretary of education shall provide 

input in developing the standards referenced 

in section 43 of this Act, the fourtier 

rating system required by section 44 

of this Act, and in developing a model 

instrument for principal evaluation that 

shall be used by school districts for the 

2014-2015 school year and each school 

year thereafter. The work group shall 

consist of the following members: 

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(1) Six principals: two from an elementary 


and two from a high school; 

(2) Three teachers: one from an elementary 

school, one from a middle 

school, and one from a high school; 

(3) Two superintendents; 

(4) Two school board members; 

(5) Four parents who have students in 

various levels of the K-12 system; 

(6) One representative of the South 

Dakota Education Association; 

(7) One representative of the School 

Administrators of South Dakota; and 

(8) One representative of the Associated 

School Boards of South Dakota. 

Section 46. All persons conducting 

teacher or principal evaluations required 

by sections 38 to 45, inclusive, of this Act 

shall participate in training conducted by 

the Department of Education before conducting 

the evaluations. 




For purposes of this chapter, the term, 

tenured teacher, means a teacher who is 

in or beyond the fourth consecutive term 

of employment as a teacher with the 

school district prior to July 1, 2016. If, 

prior to July 1, 2016, the school district 

and the teacher have entered into a contract 

pursuant to §§ 13-43-4 and 13-43- 

5 for the teacher's fourth consecutive 

term of employment with the district or a 

subsequent consecutive term of employment 

with the district, then that teacher is 

a tenured teacher for purposes of this 

chapter. The term, nontenured teacher, 

means a teacher who is not yet in or 

beyond the fourth consecutive term of 

employment as a teacher with the school 

district prior to July 1, 2016. Any teacher 

who is not in or beyond the fourth consecutive 

term of employment with the 

school district prior to July 1, 2016, need 

not acquire continuing contract status 

under this chapter. Nothing in this section 

or section 53 of this Act prohibits a 

school district from choosing to provide 

continuing contract to a nontenured 

teacher beyond what is provided for in 

this chapter. 



13-43-6. The contract shall specify the 

date at or about which the school shall 

begin, the term of employment, the 

wages per month, and the time of payment 

thereof; such of wages. The contract 

shall be signed in duplicate and one 

copy filed in the office of the business 

manager and the other retained by the 

teacher. Such The contract may be 

issued covering any period of years, not 

to exceed three employment up to one 

year, over which a teacher holds a certificate 

which will shall remain valid without 

renewal. 

Section 49. That § 13-43-6.1 be 


13-43-6.1. A tenured or nontenured 

teacher may be terminated, by the 

school board, at any time for just cause, 

including breach of contract, poor performance, 

incompetency, gross immorality, 

unprofessional conduct, insubordination, 

neglect of duty, or the violation of 

any policy or regulation of the school district. 

A school district may nonrenew a 

teacher who is in or beyond the fourth 

consecutive term of employment as a 

teacher with the school district pursuant 

to § 13-43-6.3 for just cause, including 

breach of contract, poor performance, 

incompetency, gross immorality, unprofessional 

conduct, insubordination, neglect 

of duty, or the violation of any policy 

or regulation of the school district. 



13-43-6.2. If nonrenewal of a tenured 

teacher is contemplated under § 13-43- 

6.1 § 13-43-6.3, the superintendent or 

chief executive officer shall give written 

notice of an intention to recommend nonrenewal 

to the teacher and the school 

board; a written statement of the reasons 

for the recommendation; access to the 

employment records of the teacher; the 

opportunity to the teacher for a hearing 

before the school board to present reasons 

in person or in writing why the nonrenewal 

should not occur; and the opportunity 

to be represented. The teacher 

shall request the hearing as provided in 

§ 13-43-6.9. The school board shall 

conduct the hearing not sooner than 

fourteen days, nor later than forty-five 

days, after receipt of the teacher's 

request for hearing. The parties may 

waive the time limitations provided for in 

this section. 



13-43-6.3. Until a teacher is in or 

beyond the fourth consecutive term of 

employment as a teacher with the school 

district, a A school board may or may not 

renew the teacher's contract of a nontenured 

teacher. The superintendent or 

chief executive officer shall give written 

notice of nonrenewal by April fifteenth 

but is not required to give further process 

or a reason for nonrenewal. 

After a teacher is in or beyond the fourth 

consecutive term of employment as a 

teacher with the school district, §§ 13- 

43-6.1 and 13-43-6.2 apply to any nonrenewal 

of the teacher's contract. A school 

board may refuse to renew the teacher's 

contract of a tenured teacher for just 

cause, including breach of contract, poor 

performance, a rating of unsatisfactory 

on two consecutive evaluations pursuant 

to section 38 of this Act, incompetency, 

gross immorality, unprofessional conduct, 

insubordination, neglect of duty, or 

the violation of any policy or regulation of 

the school district. On or before April fifteenth, 

the superintendent or chief executive 

officer shall notify the tenured 

teacher and the school board in writing of 

the recommendation to not renew the 

teacher's contract. 

Acceptance by the a tenured or nontenured 

teacher of an offer from the district 

to enter into a new contract with the 

teacher shall be in the manner specified 

in the offer. Failure of the teacher to 

accept the offer in the manner specified 

constitutes the termination of the existing 

contract between the teacher and the 

district at the end of its term. 



13-43-6.4. Notwithstanding §§ 13-43- 

6.1 to §§ 13-43-6.2 and 13-43-6.3, inclusive, 

if a teacher's contract is not 

renewed due to a reduction in staff, only 

written notice is required, which shall be 

provided by the school board to the 

teacher by April fifteenth. 



13-43-6.6. Although a collective bargaining 

agreement between a district 

and its teachers may set forth specific 

additional grounds for termination or set 

forth provisions as to the procedure or 

notice, no agreement may limit the district's 

right to terminate or refuse to 

renew the contract of a tenured or nontenured 

teacher for the grounds set forth 

in §§ 13-43-6.1 to 13-43-6.3, inclusive. 

No agreement may limit the protection 

afforded to a teacher under § 13-43-6.5. 

Section 54. For purposes of this Act, 

the term, school year, means the regular 

school term as referenced in § 13-26-2. 

Section 55. That § 13-3-73 be 

repealed. 

13-3-73. There is hereby created the 

teacher compensation assistance program 

within the Department of Education 

to provide funds to school districts for the 

purpose of assisting school districts with 

teacher compensation. School districts 

are eligible to receive funds from the 

teacher compensation assistance program 

based on their fall enrollment numbers. 

The department shall provide fourfifths 

of the funds for the teacher compensation 

assistance program to each 

participating school district. The Board of 

Education shall promulgate rules, pursuant 

to chapter 1-26, to create an oversight 

board appointed by the secretary of 

education for approval of applications as 

well as guidelines for district applications 

based on district instructional goals, market 

compensation or other specific district 

requirements as approved by the 

department. Participation in the program 

is discretionary. District applications shall 

be approved by the local board of education. 

The applications shall be reviewed 

by the teacher compensation assistance 

program oversight board and shall be 

recommended to the Board of Education 

for final approval. 

The Legislature shall review the teacher 

compensation assistance program in 

2012 to determine its effectiveness and 

to determine whether to continue the 

program. 


repealed. 

13-3-74. The Teacher Compensation 

Assistance Program Oversight Board 

shall annually monitor the progress of 

participating school districts with their 

teacher compensation assistance plans, 

and submit its findings to the Board of 

Education. 


repealed. 

13-3-74.1. There is hereby established 

the Teacher Compensation Assistance 

Program Advisory Council. The council 

shall be under the supervision of the 

Department of Education. The speaker 

of the House of Representative shall 

appoint three members of the House of 

Representatives to the council, including 

at least one member from each political 

party, and the president pro tempore of 

the Senate shall appoint three members 

of the Senate to the council, including at 

least one member from each political 

party. The Governor shall appoint the 

remaining members of the council, 

including at least one teacher, one 

school administrator, and one representative 

of a statewide education organization. 


repealed. 

13-3-74.2. The council shall examine 

how teacher quality and teacher salaries 

in the state can be enhanced, and how 

the funds appropriated in fiscal year 

2010 and in subsequent fiscal years by 

the state for the teacher compensation 

assistance program established in § 13- 

3-73 can best be utilized to assist in that 

effort. The council shall consider a variety 

of issues surrounding teachers 

including market compensation, a tiered 

licensure system, a system for evaluating 

teachers, mentoring and induction 

programs for teachers, and continuing 

contracts for teachers. 


repealed. 

13-3-74.3. The council shall complete 

its work and the secretary of education 

shall provide its recommendations to the 

Governor and to the Executive Board of 

the Legislative Research Council no later 

than November 15, 2008. 


repealed. 

13-3-75. The South Dakota Board of 

Education shall promulgate rules pursuant 

to chapter 1-26 establishing the 

application process; application timelines; 

the guidelines for district applications 

based on school district instructional 

goals or market compensation; and a 

system to monitor the progress of participating 

school districts with their compensation 

assistance plans and to 

ensure that each participating school district 

is complying with the plan as submitted 

to the board. 


repealed. 

13-3-83.1. Once all the school districts 

with approved applications have 

received their funding pursuant to § 13- 

3-73, the Department of Education may 

set aside from any funds remaining, a 

sum not to exceed one hundred thousand 

dollars from the teacher compensation 

assistance program appropriation 

for the purpose of providing grants to 

educational cooperatives and multi-district 

centers that employ teachers for 

public schools. The South Dakota Board 

of Education may promulgate rules, pursuant 

to chapter 1-26, to establish the 

granting process. 

Section 62. The following groups shall, 

no later than January 15, 2013, provide a 

progress report to the Legislature outlining 

the work accomplished: 

(1) The Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship 

Board, established in section 2 of 

this Act; 

(2) The Local Teacher Reward Plan 

Advisory Council established in section 

30 of this Act; 

(3) The Local Teacher Reward Plan 

Oversight Board established in section 

32 of this Act; 

(4) The teacher evaluation work group 

appointed pursuant to section 40 of this 

Act; and 

(5) The principal evaluation work group 

appointed pursuant to section 45 of this 

Act. 

Section 63. Sections 47 to 53, inclusive, 

of this Act are effective on July 1, 

2016. 


the South Dakota Education Reform 

Advisory Council. The council shall 

advise upon the implementation of this 

Act, and shall examine further education 

reform issues including: 

(1) The advantages and disadvantages 

of initiatives designed to provide for 

increased compensation for teachers; 

(2) Future teaching areas of critical 

need, and solutions to recruit, retain, and 

train teachers in these critical need 

areas; and 

(3) Other ideas to improve student 

achievement. 

The council shall report its initial findings 

to the Legislature and the Governor no 

later than December 1, 2012. 

Section 65. The South Dakota Education 

Reform Advisory Council established 

in section 64 of this Act shall consist 

of the following members: 

(1) Three members of the Senate, 

including at least one member of each 

political party, appointed by the president 

pro tempore of the Senate; 

(2) Three members of the House of 

Representatives, including a member of 

each political party, appointed by the 

speaker of the House; 

(3) The secretary of the Department of 

Education, who will serve as chair; 

(4) Three superintendents, jointly 

appointed by the president pro tempore 

of the Senate and the speaker of the 

House; 

(5) Three principals, one each from an 

elementary school, a middle school, and 

a high school, jointly appointed by the 

president pro tempore of the Senate and 

the speaker of the House; 

(6) Five teachers, jointly appointed by 

the president pro tempore of the Senate 

and the speaker of the House; 

(7) Three school board members, jointly 

appointed by the president pro tempore 

of the Senate and the speaker of the 

House; 

(8) One member of the Board of 

Regents, selected by the board; 

(9) One representative of the postsecondary 

technical institutes, selected by 

the presidents of the respective institutions; 

(10) One representative selected by the 

School Administrators of South Dakota; 


South Dakota Education Association; 

and 


Associated School Boards of South 

Dakota. 

Published October 11, 2012, at the total 

approximate cost of $760.63. 

Proceedings of the 

Jones County 

Commissioners 

Regular Session 

October 2, 2012 

The Board of Commissioners met for a 

regular meeting with Monte Anker, Helen 

Louder and Pressler Seymour present. 

Chairman Louder called the meeting to 

order. 

Minutes from the previous meeting were 

read, signed and approved by the Board. 

All motions are unanimous unless otherwise 

stated. 

CLAIMS APPROVED: Salaries of regular 

employees and officials, $13,263.58; 

Debra J. Byrd, Deputy Treasurer, 

$887.97; Travis Hendricks, Weed Board 

Supervisor, $141.52; Joyce Hurst, 

Deputy Register of Deeds, Deputy Director 

of Equalization, $1,877.36; Richard 

Sylva, Jr., Deputy Sheriff, $1,065.04; Jill 

Venard, 4-H office staff, $827.49; Kerri 

Venard, Deputy Auditor/Road Secretary, 

$1,893.44; American Family Life Assurance, 

cancer & intensive care insurance, 

$364.41; Boston Mutual Life Insurance, 

life insurance, $168.64; Dakotacare, 

group health insurance, $12,632.92; 

Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, 

social security & withholding, $7,992.24; 

SD Retirement, retirement, $4,285.95; 

AT&T Mobility, cell phone bill, $176.07; 

Best Western of Huron, State Fair lodging, 

$147.00; Brimark Inn, convention 

lodging, $300.00; City of Murdo, water 

bill, $308.74; Corky’s Auto Supply, supplies, 

$37.13; Election Systems & Software, 

General Election ballots and coding, 

$235.04; Farmer’s Union Oil Company, 

gas, $491.19; Golden West 

Telecommunications, phone bill, 

$511.99; Heartland Waste, 2 month’s 

garbage removal, $100.00; Inman’s 

Water Technologies, R.O. rent, $21.30; 

Lexis Nexis (Matthew Bender), SDCL 

court rules, $64.99; McLeod’s Printing & 

Office Supply, tax notices, $82.70; Murdo 

Coyote, publications, $143.09; Murdo 

Family Foods, supplies, $9.16; National 

Association of Counties (NACO), dues, 

$400.00; Noble Ink & Toner, ink cartridge, 

$32.99; Office Products Center, 

office supplies, $18.98; Postmaster, 

stamps, $110.00; Rough Country Spraying, 

equipment rental and mileage, 

$278.07; Rural Health Care, subsidy, 

$500.00; Schmidt, Schroyer, Moreno, 

Lee & Bachand, P.C., QMHP evaluation, 

$11.35; Kerri Venard, postage reimbursement, 

$7.59; Terri Volmer, mileage, 

meal reimbursement, $227.04; Carrie 

Weller, Jones County’s share of August 

expenses, $132.24 and September 

expenses, $161.23; West Central Electric, 

electricity, $807.43. 

ROAD & BRIDGE: All Pro Towing & 

Repair, LLC, batteries, $409.90; AT&T, 

cell phone bill, $136.01; City of Murdo, 

water bill, $16.12; Corky’s Auto Supply, 

supplies, $206.11; Farmer’s Union Oil 

Company, tire repair, gas, diesel, 

$12,513.12; General Equipment & Supplies, 

Inc., parts, $710.59; Golden West 

Telecommunications, phone bill, $32.56; 

Grossenburg Implement, parts, $528.41; 

Hullinger Brothers – Murdo Amoco, gas, 

$463.34; Keith’s Repair, supplies, 

$14.00; Morris, Inc., square tubing, 

$11.26; Murdo Family Foods, supplies, 

$10.49; Powerplan, repair loader, 

$1,003.62; Bruce Royer, parts, $108.10; 

Sheehan Mack, parts, $107.29; West 

Central Electric, electricity, $117.08; 

W.W. Tire, tires & tubes, $583.26; Ronnie 

Lebeda, labor, $2,378.91; John Feddersen, 

seasonal, $114.13; Melvin Feddersen, 

part-time labor, $1,879.25; Milton 

Feddersen, part-time labor, 

$1,022.97; Chester McKenzie, labor, 

$1,573.76; Levi Newsam, labor, 

$2,498.97. 

CARE OF THE POOR: Cheryl Iversen, 

WIC Secretary, $83.63. 

911 FUND: Centurylink, monthly charge, 

$84.16. 

SALARY & MILEAGE: Monte Anker, 

$396.27, mileage, $8.88; Helen Louder, 

$372.19, mileage, $14.80; Pressler Seymour, 

$396.27, mileage, $162.80. 

FEES COLLECTED FOR THE COUN- 

TY: Clerk of Courts, $286.60; Register of 

Deeds, $1,266.19; Sheriff, $171.60. 

Auditor’s account with the treasurer is as 

follows: Cash, $500.00; Checking & Savings, 

$478,120.18; CDs, $1,294,791.65; 

TOTALING: $1,773,411.83. 

Terri Volmer’s building permit report for 

September- 3. 

Members of the Jones County Sportsman’s 

Club, Mike McKernan, Lawrence 

Roghair and Greg Miller, met with the 

Board to ask if Jones County would sell 

some land in the area of the old ambulance 

shed rather than a 99-year lease. 

The club will have that area surveyed 

and then discuss it further with the 

Board. 

Rob Fines, consultant for Northern Tier 

Consulting, LLC, and Nicole Prince, 

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State Hazard Mitigation Officer, met with 

the Board to discuss the development of 

a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan to result in 

a FEMA-approval Plan that will meet the 

requirements of 44 CFR Part 201. As a 

result of this discussion, it was moved by 

Seymour and seconded by Louder to 

approve and for the Chairman to sign the 

contract with Northern Tier Consulting, 

LLC, to develop a new PDM plan for 

Jones County. The plan helps Jones 

County and it’s residents with FEMA disasters 

(flood-fire-tornadoes, etc). 

Upon a request from TransCanada for 

zoning changes in use for two pipe yards 

and one contractor yard, it was moved by 

Anker and seconded by Louder to make 

temporary zoning changes from Agricultural 

to Commercial for these purposes. 

All three sites will return to original use 

when the pipeline construction is complete. 

Legal descriptions and site locations 

are on file at the Auditor’s office. 

At the request of Golden West Telecommunications, 

it was moved by Anker and 

seconded by Louder to approve and for 

the Chairman to sign a right-of-way permit 

for Golden West to lay a cable for a 

cell tower in Westover Township. 

It was moved by Seymour and seconded 

by Anker to enter into executive session 

to discuss personnel. Executive session 

lasted for ten minutes. 

It was moved and carried to adjourn. 

ATTEST: 

John Brunskill, 

County Auditor 

Helen Louder, 

Chairman 

Monte Anker, 

Member 

Pressler S. Seymour, 

Member 

Published October 11, 2012, at the total 

approximate cost of $62.06. 

Notice of Deadline 

for Voter Registration 

Voter registration for the General Election 

to be held on November 6, 2012, will 

close on October 22, 2012. 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 605-669-7100. 

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 registrations, 

absentee voting or polling place accessibility. 

John Brunskill, 

County Auditor 

Published October 4 & 11, 2012, at the 

total approximate cost of $25.34. 

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Murdo Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 10 

by Donna Adrian 

Garlic lovers get ready; garlic 

needs to be in the ground at least 

one month before ground freezes, 

so now through mid-October is the 

ideal time to plant. Start by planting 

the cloves from the large bulbs. 

The larger the clove, the larger the 

size of the mature bulb at harvest. 

Do not divide the bulb until just 

before planting. Some people have 

had good luck planting the bulbs 

from the grocery store, but it is 

recommended to buy your bulbs 

from a supplier. Garlic needs fullsun 

site with loose soil rich in 

organic matter. Add compost to the 

bed, plant the cloves, pointy side 

up, three to five inches apart at a 

depth of two to three inches. Add a 

layer of mulch. Plant five inches 

apart in all directions is you plant 

them in a bed. 

In the vegetable garden, be sure 

to remove old plants, do a final 

weeding and mulch the bed with 

straw, grass clippings, or chopped 

leaves. These mulches can be 

turned into the soil, by the worms 

and microorganisms in the soil by 

Paid for by Schaefer for House 

next spring to help fertilize next 

year’s crops. 

The perennials need one last 

weeding, give them a good layer of 

mulch. After the ground is frozen, 

mulch around the crowns of your 

plants to reduce the chance of frost 

heaving and winter kill. 

Mow the lawn one last time. 

This is one of the easiest solutions 

for leaves, it involves no raking. 

There is no reason to rake all the 

leaves off the lawn. Simply run the 

mower at a high setting it will 

break up the leaves. The leaves 

break down over winter, providing 

your soil with nutrients and shading 

the soil. Do this once a week 

until the leaves have quit falling 

and leave your rake in the garden 

shed. Mowing and leaving the 

grass and leaves lay is equal to one 

fertilizing applied to the lawn. You 

can spread compost over the lawn 

to get it off to a good start next 

spring; this is the easiest solution, 

as it involves no raking. I stick 

with my motto, less weeds, less 

water and less work regardless 

whether its vegetable garden, 

flower beds or lawns. 

Delegation requests meeting with Veterans 

Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs 

Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD), 

Senator John Thune (R-SD) and 

Representative Kristi Noem (R- 

SD) today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs Eric 

Shinseki to request a meeting in 

Hot Springs regarding the proposed 

changes to the Black Hills 

Health Care System (BHHCS). 

The delegation was joined by Senator 

Mike Enzi (R-WY), Senator 

John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator 

Mike Johanns (R-NE), Representative 

Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) 

and Representative Adrian Smith 

(R-NE). 

The Senators and Representatives 

expressed “frustration and 

disappointment” in how proposed 

changes to the BHHCS have progressed. 

The BHHCS gave its 

word that the process would be 

open, transparent, and inclusive. 

However, a September 10, 2012 

meeting between BHHCS officials 

and the Save the VA Committee 

broke down when the BHHCS said 

it was not in a position to negotiate 

on its proposal. Since that time, 

many stakeholders have lost trust 

in the process and fear that the 

actions of the BHHCS over the 

past ten months were all for show. 

The Senators and Representatives 

wrote: “We remain committed 

to ensuring that our veterans 

receive the highest quality of care 

and believe that their voices and 

concerns need to be a part of any 

proposed changes. G i v e n 

the recent developments as to how 

this process is moving forward, we 

are requesting a meeting with you, 

the tri-state congressional delegation 

and members of the Save the 

VA Committee in Hot Springs, SD. 

We believe that it is important you 

hear directly from the members of 

the community, our veterans, and 

other stakeholders directly affected.” 

The full text of the letter is 

below: 

October 2, 2012 

The Honorable Eric Shinseki 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20420 

Dear Secretary Shinseki: 

We write to express frustration 

and disappointment in how proposed 

changes to the Black Hills 

Health Care System (BHHCS) 

have progressed. We were hopeful 

that the BHHCS would keep its 

word about making this process 

open, transparent, and inclusive, 

as you assured us would be the 

case in your letter dated May 18, 

2012. We were assured that public 

comment and feedback would 

be seriously considered and, as 

appropriate, be incorporated into 

any final proposal. It has come to 

our attention that at a September 

10, 2012 meeting between the 

BHHCS Veterans Administration 

(VA) and the Save the VA Committee 

(the Committee), the meeting 

broke down when the BHHCS said 

it was not in a position to negotiate 

on its proposal. Whether this was 

a misstatement or fact, trust has 

been lost, relationships damaged, 

and many fear that the actions of 

the BHHCS over the past ten 

months were all for show. 

When the BHHCS made the 

proposal public last December, 

stakeholders were led to believe 

that this was not a final proposal 

and input from the public would be 

given full and fair consideration. 

The Committee never intended its 

counterproposal to be an all-ornothing 

alternative to the BHHCS 

proposal. They were led to 

believe, as were we, that the 

process moving forward would be 

collaborative. Recently, BHHCS 

sent its original proposal and all 

other proposals received to the VA 

Central Office (VACO) for review. 

We remain committed to ensuring 

that our veterans receive the 

highest quality of care and believe 

that their voices and concerns 

need to be a part of any proposed 

changes. Several Veteran Service 

Organizations, tribal governments 

and the State of South Dakota 

have issued resolutions expressing 

serious concerns with the BHHCS 

proposal as written and concerns 

have also been raised by some veterans 

and organizations in 

Nebraska and Wyoming. Concerns 

such as the extent to which 

major components of the BHHCS 

plan have been vetted with private 

health care providers and facilities, 

how the BHHCS proposal can 

effectively provide care to veterans 

in areas already declared “medically 

underserved” or with Critical 

Access Hospital designation, 

and concerns expressed by Native 

veterans relative to the Indian 

Health Service need to be considered. 

We are worried that these 

concerns may not have been 

addressed in the BHHCS proposal 

submitted to the VACO. These 

concerns are addressed in the 

Committee’s counterproposal. 

Given the recent developments 

as to how this process is moving 

forward, we are requesting a meeting 

with you, the tri-state congressional 

delegation and members of 

the Save the VA Committee in Hot 

Springs, SD. We believe that it is 

important you hear directly from 

the members of the community, 

our veterans, and other stakeholders 

directly affected. We ask that 

this meeting take place as soon as 

possible and any action on this 

proposal be delayed until a meeting 

can take place. Finally, we ask 

for transparency as to how proposals 

are evaluated and what criteria 

are used to make any final 

decision. 

We appreciate your attention to 

this issue and your timely 

response. 

Sincerely, 

Tim Johnson, United States 

Senator 

John Thune, United States 

Senator 

Kristi Noem, Member of Congress 

Mike Enzi, United States Senator 

John Barrasso, United States 

Senator 

Cynthia Lummis, Member of 

Congress 

Mike Johanns, United States 

Senator 

Adrian Smith, Member of 

Congress 

Farm and business groups oppose 

$180 million state tax increase 

People read the 

newspaper for many 

different reasons. Some want 

to stay abreast of the latest local, 

state and national news, while others read the 

sports pages word-for-word. 

Still others scan the latest classifieds. 

Call or stop by your local newspaper office 

today to subscribe, or subscribe to the online 

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Box 788 • Philip • (605) 859-2516 

The Murdo Coyote 

Box 465 • Murdo • (605) 669-2271 

The Bison Courier 

Box 429 • Bison• (605) 244-7199 

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A grassroots coalition representing 

family farmers and small 

businesses is asking voters to 

reject what is believed to be the 

largest tax increase in the state's 

history. 

On November 6, South Dakota 

voters will decide whether they 

are willing to pay $180 million in 

new revenue every year to school 

boards and Medicaid providers, 

such as hospitals and clinics. The 

money would come from a 25 percent 

increase in the state sales tax. 

The funding would be in addition 

to what the two groups already 

receive from state taxpayers. 

Opponents say voters should 

put their foot down and vote 

against the new tax. 

“Initiated Measure 15 is an 

enormous tax increase that would 

give $90 million in new revenue to 

K-12 school boards, and $90 million 

in new revenue to Medicaid 

providers, every year, forever,” 

says No on 15 co-chair Michael 

Held of the South Dakota Farm 

Bureau. “Just over the next 

decade, that's a whopping $1.8 billion 

in new money for those two 

The Kadoka Press 

Box 309 • Kadoka • (605) 837-2259 

groups. Not one cent of the new 

tax money would go to infrastructure, 

public safety, or higher education.” 

Giving more money to schools 

and Medicaid providers might 

sound good, but the plan has some 

major problems, warned No on 15 

co-chair Shawn Lyons of the South 

Dakota Retailers Association. 

“If you read this vaguely-worded 

proposal, there is nothing that 

says specifically how the money is 

to be spent,” Lyons noted. “It doesn't 

have to be used to raise teacher 

salaries or reduce class sizes, and 

it doesn't have to be used to reduce 

medical costs. They could stick it 

all in reserves if they want to.” 

The lack of oversight should be 

another red flag for voters, Lyons 

noted. 

“They have left out any provision 

for legislative oversight,” he 

said. “That is lousy tax policy. We 

have a good citizen legislature 

which is vigilant about protecting 

taxpayers in the budgeting 

process. But if Initiated Measure 

15 went through, these two groups 

would get a full 20 percent of the 

state sales tax dollars without 

having to account to the Legislature 

for how they're spending it.” 

While K-12 education and Medicaid 

providers had their state 

funds trimmed last year, members 

of the No on 15 Committee point 

out that every other part of the 

state budget faced similar cuts in 

response to poor economic conditions. 

Since then, the Governor 

and Legislature have restored $18 

million of the cuts, and the state 

finished the budget year with $48 

million in unexpected revenue and 

savings. 

“Everyone had to tighten their 

belts,” Held stated. “So why should 

these two groups step in line 

ahead of everyone else and get 

more state tax dollars back than 

was cut from them?” 

Lyons also questioned the timing 

of the proposal. 

“Last year, many of our state's 

farms, homeowners and businesses 

were hit with huge losses from 

flooding. This year, the pendulum 

swung the opposite direction, and 

people are struggling as a result of 

drought. Do we really expect those 

people to dig even deeper into 

their pockets and fork over 25 percent 

more in state sales tax on 

nearly everything they buy when 

they're not even sure how that 

money is going to be spent?” 

The No on 15 group says they 

don't have the same financial 

resources as the people behind the 

proposed tax hike. 

“We understand that the people 

who want this tax increase have 

planned an expensive, aggressive 

advertising campaign,” Held said. 

“Our grassroots coalition represents 

the little guys, and we don't 

have that kind of money to throw 

around. All we have is a firm belief 

that the average person in South 

Dakota doesn't want higher 

taxes.” 

Along with the South Dakota 

Farm Bureau and South Dakota 

Retailers Association, other groups 

which are voicing opposition to the 

proposed tax increase are the 

South Dakota Farmers Union, 

National Federation of Independent 

Business, South Dakota 

Trucking Association, South Dakota 

Beer Distributors, South Dakota 

Innkeepers Association, South 

Dakota Agri-Business Association, 

South Dakota Petroleum and 

Propane Marketers Association, 

Music and Vending Association of 

South Dakota, South Dakota Manufactured 

Housing Association, 

Licensed Beverage Dealers of 

South Dakota, South Dakota Association 

of Cooperatives, the South 

Dakota Grain & Feed Association, 

and the South Dakota Coalition 

for Responsible Taxation.


Murdo Coyote • October 11, 2012 • Page 11 

Local newspapers connect 

us with our communities 

by U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers 

We can get our national news on 

cable television, catch the weather 

on local broadcast stations, listen to 

talk radio on the AM or FM dial and 

follow our favorite blogs on the 

Internet, but where do we turn for 

local information that directly 

impacts our daily lives? More often 

than not it is community newspapers. 

Technology has transformed how 

we gather information in the 21st 

Century. Newscycles run 24/7, 

tablets and laptops are becoming 

smaller and smart phones keep getting 

smarter. 

As a result most traditional large 

newspapers are struggling to stay 

alive – they are more and more frequently 

printing only two to three 

times a week, personnel and content 

are shrinking like never before, and 

more information is shifted to online 

editions. 

Yet local community newspapers 

are thriving because they have persistently 

weathered the storm year 

in and year out to remain a fixture in 

our everyday lives. As our societies 

become more complex and diverse 

with growing numbers of ways to 

obtain information, the role of local 

newspapers in informing our communities 

becomes even more significant. 

We count on them to regularly 

check in with the courts and police 

stations. They print announcements 

on births, deaths, engagements, 

marriages, anniversaries, church 

news, job openings, school information 

and service club endeavors. 

They publish notices of local 

municipal meetings. They print tax 

South Dakota pastures now 

insurable with rainfall index 

Pasture, rangeland and forage 

(PRF) insurance is available for 

2013 in South Dakota based on a 

Rainfall Index (RI). Haying and 

grazing needs can be covered against 

moisture shortages using PRF-RI, 

says Matthew Diersen, SDSU 

Extension Risk & Business Management 

Specialist. 

“While producers would prefer to 

be paid if they did not have forage, 

PRF-RI relies on a close historical 

relationship between rainfall timing 

and forage production amounts,” 

Diersen said. 

He explains that producers can 

guard against low precipitation during 

insured intervals for localized 

grids specific to haying or grazing 

needs. Rainfall is grid-level and not 

farm- or ranch-level when measured. 

November 15, 2012, is the deadline 

to purchase or change coverage 

for the 2013 calendar year. 

Diersen explains that the PRF-RI 

coverage available in South Dakota 

mirrors pasture rents (per acre) for 

grazing. 

“The coverage is constant at 

$204.23 per acre for haying. In the 

event that precipitation is low during 

an insured interval, producers 

could use indemnity payments to 

replace income or to purchase 

replacement feed,” he said. “Unfortunately 

the coverage does not 

increase should prices move higher 

during the insured year.” 

Encouraging indicators at the 

state level suggest that PRF-RI 

would work well to manage forage 

production risk. In years with belowaverage 

rainfall in South Dakota the 

hay yield was also often below-average. 

In particular, notable drought 

years in South Dakota (1976, 1988, 

2002 and 2006) had sharply lower 

rainfall totals and hay yields. 

According to the Census of Agriculture 

there were 23 million acres 

in permanent pasture and rangeland 

increases, millage initiatives, notices 

of changes in laws and property 

rezoning – all issues that most 

directly affect our pocketbooks by 

determining how our hard-earned 

tax dollars are spent at the local 

level and how are local officials are 

representing us. 

They help run the local economic 

engine and provide a marketplace 

for the community. They offer local 

small businesses with an effective 

and affordable means of connecting 

with local consumers. They print 

sales at the supermarket, coupons 

for discounts at local stores, real 

estate listings, and classifieds for 

everything from a used car to a 

neighbor’s garage sale. 

It’s also personal. Communities 

feel a sense of ownership in their 

local newspaper, and the people that 

report the news are often our friends 

and neighbors down the street. 

News aggregating websites such 

as Drudge Report and the major 

news blogs are great at offering up 

major national and international 

news and analysis, but they simply 

do not provide the information on 

issues that impact us at the local 

level. It is especially true for the elderly 

and those with low incomes who 

often have less access to computers 

and transportation. 

They normally only publish once 

a week, but community newspapers 

remain the one constant source of 

local information. In good times and 

in bad, they stay focused on us as a 

community. 

Now more than ever, community 

newspapers are an important binding 

thread of our cities and towns. 

across South Dakota in 2007. PRF 

has been available in South Dakota 

since the 2007 crop year using a vegetation 

index, but only 540,000 acres 

were insured with PRF in 2012. 

“As detailed in the crop insurance 

provisions, catastrophic coverage is 

not available for PRF. Thus, producers 

may also purchase Noninsured 

Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) 

coverage for the pasture, rangeland, 

and non-alfalfa hayland,” Diersen 

said. 

He says it is up to producers to 

decide whether the insurance is necessary 

and valuable. 

“The high subsidy rate likely 

gives the coverage value, but there 

are no absolute guarantees that precipitation 

shortages will always line 

up with forage needs,” he said. 

Premiums for PRF-RI vary by 

county, type, coverage level, practice/interval, 

and grid location. Producers 

have to pick a coverage level 

from 70 to 90 percent of the grid 

base. A default to consider would be 

the 70 percent level as it has the 

highest subsidy rate. Producers also 

have to pick a productivity level 

from 60 percent to 150 percent of the 

county base. This allows for intracounty 

variability in soil type, grade, 

and forage type. 

Diersen explains that there are 

many ways to allocate coverage. 

“Not all acres need to be insured. 

Selected acres are allocated across 

11 two-month intervals. Intervals 

cannot overlap a given month. At 

most 70 percent and no fewer than 

10 percent of acres can be in a single 

interval,” he said. “Ideally, a producer 

will know key months that a lack 

of precipitation would result in less 

forage production.” 

For more information, visit 

www.igrow.org. Interested insurable 

parties can also contact a crop insurance 

agent or go on-line to the RMA 

website www.rma.usda. gov. 

Rutz appointed head of state 

Emergency Medical Services 

Marilyn Rutz of Belle Fourche 

has been appointed Director of the 

State Office of Emergency Medical 

Services, replacing Danny Hayes, 

who retired. 

Public Safety Secretary Trevor 

Jones announced the appointment 

on Friday. Rutz has been serving 

in the position since late September. 

“Marilyn has the education, 

training and experience to be a 

great fit in the EMS office,’’ Jones 

said. “She is committed to the public 

safety of South Dakota citizens 

and will be a strong advocate for 

programs that continue to improve 

the quality of the training and 

equipment of the men and woman 

who provide emergency medical 

services.’’ 

Rutz has been an emergency 

medical technician since 1999 and 

a Paramedic since 2002. She 

worked for the Butte County 

Buy chance on 80 acres 

to support S.D. soldiers 

Five hundred ticket holders will 

be in a drawing to win approximately 

80 acres of prime hunting 

ground in east-central South 

Dakota this month in a raffle to 

benefit soldiers of the 114th Fighter 

Wing Security Force 

Squadronof the South Dakota Air 

National Guard. 

The drawing is part of a 

fundraising opportunity to send 

the members of this guard unit 

and their families on a deep-sea 

fishing adventure in Alaska when 

they return from their most recent 

deployment in support of Operation 

Enduring Freedom. 

The raffle and trip are part of a 

donation from Preventive Health 

Strategies to “help restore the 

bond between soldiers and families 

after their long absence.” 

“For returning veterans to successfully 

adjust to their home lives 

Breast cancer awareness month 

by Rep. Kristi Noem 

Like all South Dakota moms, I 

have loved watching my children 

grow and cannot wait to see the 

careers they go into, the spouses 

they choose and the children they 

will have. I want to be around for 

all of life’s little milestones, and 

breast cancer awareness is a big 

part of that. Breast cancer is one of 

the leading causes of cancer death 

among women, and research 

shows that one in eight women 

will be diagnosed with breast cancer 

at some time during her life. 

The good news is there have 

been advances in research, technology 

and early detection over the 

years that have helped decrease 

the number of breast cancer related 

deaths. But there is much more 

work to be done. October is breast 

cancer awareness month and it’s a 

great opportunity to help spread 

the word. 

I was in Sioux Falls recently to 

Ambulance Service, Lead-Deadwood 

Regional Hospital Ambulance, 

Lead-Deadwood Regional 

Medical Clinic and Mountain 

Plains Health Consortium before 

joining the State EMS office in 

June of 2010 as an Emergency 

Medical Specialist. She is married 

with two adult children. 

“One of my primary goals is to 

support and strengthen ambulance 

services and EMTs in South 

Dakota,’’ Rutz said. “I look forward 

to the challenges ahead. I recognize 

that a large majority of 

responders are volunteers, and I 

welcome comments and suggestions 

on ways the Office of Emergency 

Medical Services can help 

those dedicated men and women 

do their jobs.’’ 

Hayes retired in June. Emergency 

Medical Services is an 

agency within the Department of 

Public Safety. 

after a deployment, the whole family 

needs time to readjust,” said 

Dr. Annette Bosworth of Preventive 

Health Strategies in Sioux 

Falls. 

“Our returning vets need time, 

in a restorative environment, to 

reconnect with their families - to 

make the family unit whole again 

after it has been disrupted by the 

drama and difficulty of deployment.” 

To support the soldiers of the 

114th and purchase one or more 

raffle tickets, contact Preventive 

Health Strategies at 605-368- 

1741. 

All proceeds from the land raffle 

will go to support the Alaskan fishing 

adventure. 

For more information, to see 

photos of the land or to purchase 

tickets online, go to the event website 

at www.imgivingawaythefarm.com. 

participate in the South Dakota 

Susan G. Komen Race for the 

Cure. In all, over 6,000 participants, 

spectators and supporters 

came out for the race. It’s always 

good when funds stay close to 

home, and I was happy to learn 

that seventy-five percent of funds 

raised in South Dakota stay in 

South Dakota, while the other 25 

percent go toward national 

research. 

I encourage all South Dakotans 

to recognize this month and put an 

extra effort into spreading the 

word about breast cancer. If possible, 

consider participating in or 

volunteering for a Komen event, or 

help spread the word through 

social media or simply by talking 

with family, friends and colleagues. 

If you want to know more about 

how you can get involved in South 

Dakota, visit: http://www.komensouthdakota.org/. 

Thune on pheasant season 

by Senator John Thune 

The annual hunting population 

boom will soon be upon us as 

friends, family, and visitors make 

their way to the fields in search of 

our state bird, the Chinese ringnecked 

pheasant. In parts of South 

Dakota, more people will return 

for the pheasant opener than holidays 

and it can be hard to get a 

seat on an airplane filled with 

camouflage bird-seekers. As we dig 

out our orange hunting gear and 

clean our shotguns, we prepare for 

one of the great traditions of our 

state. 

As a member of the U.S. Senate 

Agriculture Committee, I have an 

opportunity to shape and support 

conservation programs that boost 

wildlife habitat and benefit our 

hunting traditions in South Dakota. 

During debate of the Senate 

Farm Bill, I worked to consolidate 

23 conservation programs into 13, 

while reauthorizing the Conservation 

Reserve Program (CRP), a 

program of great benefit to our 

state’s pheasant population. 

Pheasant hunting generates 

approximately $200 million in revenues 

for South Dakota. Whether 

it is the licenses, gas, and gear 

that they buy, or the nights spent 

in lodges and hotels throughout 

the state, it is clear that hunting 

in South Dakota is also big business. 

But as a kid growing up in 

Murdo, we didn’t think of hunting 

as a business. For me and many 

other kids across the state, hunting 

is a way to learn responsibility 

and spend time outdoors. This 

year will be no different as sons 

and daughters across South Dakota 

walk the fields, shotguns in 

hand, looking to bag their limit. 

Hunting season in South Dakota 

is my favorite time of year and I 

can think of no place I would 

rather be than in a field with family 

and friends by my side. I wish 

all hunters a safe and successful 

hunting season. 

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AUCTION 

LAND AUCTION: 230+/- Acres 

Gregory County, Cropland and 

Grassland, 12 miles northwest of 

Burke, SD, October 26, 2012. Call 

Dakota Properties, Todd Schuetzle, 

Auctioneer, 605-280-3115, 

www.DakotaProperties.com. 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 

NOW IS THE chance to buy a 

well established and successful 

business in the State Capitol of 

S.D. The Longbranch is for SALE 

(serious inquires only). Call Russell 

Spaid 605-280-1067. 

BUYING GOLD/SILVER 

CONVERT YOUR GOLD, silver, 

platinum into cash. Top price 

paid, 24 hr turn around for mail 

in. SD owned business. Visit 

www.midwestgold-silver.com for 

instructions or call 605-260-4653. 

EMPLOYMENT 

CHRYSLER CERTIFIED 

TECHNICIAN needed for 

Chadron Chrysler Dodge Jeep 

Ram in Chadron, Nebraska. 

$30.00/hour, relocation plan, benefits, 

training, 5-day work week, 

great work environment. Jeremy: 

308-432-9004; jkennedy@hotmail.com. 

DEPUTY SHERIFF’S POSI- 

TION: Haakon County. Competitive 

wages/excellent benefits. 

Send state applications or 

resumé: Haakon County Sheriff, 

Box 249, Philip, S.D. 57567. Information: 

605-859-2741. 

FULL-TIME PARKS MAINTE- 

NANCE: City of Canton, S.D. 

CDL & commercial pesticide 

applicator license required within 

6 months. Deadline: October 17. 

www.cityofcantonsd.com or 605- 

987-2881. EOE. 

MANAGER NEEDED for progressive 

credit union. Excellent 

benefits and salary. Resumes only 

submitted to Box 69, Gregory, S.D. 

57533. EEOC. 

DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMIS- 

SION is taking applications for 

full-time Douglas County Highway 

Superintendent. Must have 

valid Class A Driver’s License. 

Experience in road/bridge construction/maintenance 

preferred. 

For application contact: Douglas 

County Auditor (605) 724-2423. 

WANTED: EXPERIENCE 

APPRENTICE or journeyman 

electrician. Excellent wages and 

benefits. LEC Inc, Gettysburg. 

Call 800-568-4324 or send resume 

to kevin@loganelectric.biz. 

LOTS / ACREAGE / LAND 

LAKEFRONT BANK LOAN 

Liquidation $29,900 lake property, 

100’ clear water shore; Glacial 

Lakes region NE S.D. Thousand 

Lakes Realty of Minnesota. 866- 

346-7006, www.1000LakesMN. 

com. 

NOTICES 

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPA- 

PERS statewide for only $150.00. 

Put the South Dakota Statewide 

Classifieds Network to work for 

you today! (25 words for $150. 

Each additional word $5.) Call 

this newspaper or 800-658-3697 

for details. 

OTR & DRIVER 

OPPORTUNITY 

$1500.00 SIGN-ON BONUS! 

EXP. OTR Drivers, TBI, 33¢/34¢, 

$375 mo., health ins., credit, 03¢ 

safety bonus, Call Joe for details, 

800.456.1024, joe@tbitruck.com. 

Business & Professional Directory 

New Life Home, Inc. 

669-2131 

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 

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

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

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

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

as one word. 

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

DISPLAY AD RATE: $5.00 per column inch. 

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

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

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

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

discrimination.” 

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate 

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

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

To place your ad here contact the 

Murdo Coyote today at 669-2271 

Rent This Space 

$4.25 a week/ 

minimum 3 mos. 

Residential Living Center 

24–Hour Care 

Home–Like Atmosphere 

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

605-669-2121 Clinic J.S. McNeely 

605-669-2553 Home 

RN, CFNP 

dba Jones County Clinic 

609 Garfield Ave., Murdo, SD 57559 

Murdo Housing 

& Redevelopment 

Low–Income Housing 

1 & 2 bedroom apartments 

Income–based rent 

Includes light, heat, water and garbage pickup 

605-669-2681 

Family Dentistry 

James C. Szana, DDS 

Murdo Health Center 

Wednesday & Thursday 

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

(605) 869-2150 

Equal 

Housing 

Opportunity 

Truck Drivers Needed 

Altendorf Transport is 

hiring OTR drivers for 

hopper bottoms, reefers 

and RGN (oversized loads) 

• Must have Class A CDL 

• Must have medical card 

• Pass drug test 

Call Larry Freier at 

701-520-3203 

No need to relocate 

Ranchland Drug 

259-3102 

Located in White River, S.D. 

• Nightly Deliveries to Murdo 

• Senior Citizen’s Discount 

Valburg 

AERIAL & AG SERVICE 

•Aerial & Ground Application 

• Chemical & Fertilizer Sales 

• GPS Equipped 

Murdo, Martin & White River 

Dan: 605-259-3134 

Charlie: 605-452-3311 

Rent This Space 

$4.25 a week/ 

minimum 3 mos. 

Family owned 

and operated – 

Our family serving 

your family 

Daryl & Scott Isburg, 

Funeral Directors 

Address Change? 

If you’re moving or have a change of address, 

please let us know as soon as possible to ensure 

timely delivery of your Murdo Coyote! 

Call: 605-669-2271 

Fax: 605-669-2744 

HEIMAN CONSTRUCTION 

and Seamless Gutters 

Allen Heiman – Owner 

P.O. Box 433 

Presho, S.D. 57568-0433 

Phone: (605) 895-9644 

Cell: (605) 730-5634 

CALL US FOR ALL YOUR HOME REPAIRS 

Variety of Colors 

Free Estimates 

Hildebrand Steel & Concrete 

Contact us for ALL types of concrete work! 

Kadoka 

Rich Hildebrand 

Cell 605.431.2226 

Murdo 

Jerry Hildebrand 

Cell: 605.488.0291 

Concrete Redi–Mix 

Venard Inc 

Tires & Service ~ 605-669-2077 

Exit 191 ~ Murdo SD 

Your Full Service Lumber and Hardware Store 

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

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

Dennis and Kevin Moore 

Office: 605-837-2621 

Toll Free: 1-877-867-4185 

ALL PRO TOWING 

24-Hour Service 

Light to Heavy Duty Towing 

Repairs Domestic Cars & Trucks 

Phone: (605) 669-2075 

Murdo, S.D. 

Darren Boyle Sales 

New & Used Farm Equipment 

REA Seeds 

Cell: 605-222-0317 • Pierre, S.D. 

E-mail: darrenboylesales@pie.midco.net 

Website: www.darrenboylesales.com 

Help Wanted 

LOCAL CORRESPONDENT 

NEEDED: If you are interested in 

writing the local news for the 

Murdo Coyote, please call the 

office at 669-2271. 

CAREGIVER/AIDE: Part time 

position available in the Murdo 

area assisting elderly and disabled 

individuals in the comfort of their 

own homes. Will assist with basic 

cleaning, laundry, meal prep, personal 

cares and other tasks which 

allow independence. Flexible 

schedules and great supplemental 

income. Please contact the office 

(605) 224-2273 or 1-800-899-2578. 

Be sure to check out our web site 

at homecareservicessd.com. 

M39-4tc 

Notice 

ROUGH COUNTRY SPRAY- 

ING: Specializing in controlling 

Canada thistle on rangeland. ATV 

application. Also prairie dogs. Call 

Bill at 605-669-2298. M21-24tp 

For Sale 

BLACK LEGEND SERIES 

BUMPER. Fits 2010-2012 Dodge 

Ram pickup. Was only on pickup 

for two weeks. No damage; like 

new condition. $1,700. Call 

Patrick Barnes at 605-530-0051 or 

Karlee Barnes at 605-295-0047. 

M41-tfc 

POTENTIAL HUNTING 

LODGE or hospitality location. 

4800 sq ft former bar/restaurant 

with full kitchen, restrooms, 

tables. Plenty of parking. Located 

next to the Vivian Coffee Cup. 

Triple net lease. Call 605-690-5408 

for more information. M40-4tp 

Thank You 

Words cannot express enough 

our thanks to those who went out 

of their way to battle the flames 

that so easily could have consumed 

the homes and properties of 

so many of us. I am convinced that 

our own home, hay and properties 

are still standing because of the 

effort of the men who worked so 

hard to bring the fire under control. 

Our eyes are opened, yes, to 

the realization that they really are 

just “things” and when it comes 

down to it, not all that important 

in the whole scheme of things, but 

how thankful we are to still have 

the comforts that those “things” 

bring and the relief of not having 

the stress and worry of rebuilding 

and reacquiring those things we 

need. Thank you to each one 

involved, we are grateful. 

The Roghairs 

Brad and Shawna 

Darian, Annalee, Mesa 

Jubilee and Riata 

We want to thank Dr. Kip Kinsley 

and Sam Seymour for their 

help in getting our cattle worked 

last week. Additional thanks to 

Jean Kinsley for providing food for 

the meal. 

Herman and Jewell Bork 

The family of Joyce Dykema 

would like to thank everyone who 

expressed their sympathy through 

cards, letters, prayers and phone 

calls. We appreciated hearing your 

memories of our mother. 

The Dykema girls 

and their families 

Murdo Nutrition 

Program Menu 

October 15 

Fish Portions 

Scalloped Potatoes 

Peas 

Fruit Muffin 

Mandarin Oranges & Banana Slices 

October 16 

Salisbury Steak in Gravy 

Boiled Potatoes & Gravy 

Green Beans 

Bread 

Pears 

October 17 

New England Boiled Dinner 

w/ Ham & Vegetables 

Dinner Roll 

Fruit Cocktail Cake 

October 18 

Roast Turkey 

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy 

Broccoli 

Cranberries 

Bread 

Chocolate Pudding 

October 19 

Sloppy Joe on a Bun 

Oven Potatoes 

Coleslaw 

Peaches

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