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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 9 

Volume 107 

February 28, 2013 

OF RAVELLETTE PUBLICATIONS, INC. 


News 

Briefs 

Okaton Church 

The Church at Okaton invites 

you to hear the Black Hills 

Gospel Quartet in concert Sunday, 

March 17, 2013, at 4:00 

p.m. in the Turner Community 

Center on Main Street in 

Murdo. No cost to attend. 

Kids Club 

Kids Club, sponsored by the 

Community Bible Church, will 

meet Wednesday, March 6 at the 

mini–gym after school. All kids 

in grades K–6th are welcome to 

attend. Come and enjoy a Bible 

story, snacks, games and a craft. 

Johannsen Scholarship 

The deadline for the Lee 

Johannsen scholarship available 

to college students who 

were graduates of Jones County 

High School is Friday, April 12, 

2013. 

The scholarship will be 

awarded to a student in their 

junior or senior year at their 

respected college or university 

for the 2013-2014 school year. 

A copy of the scholarship 

application is available at the 

Jones County High School office. 

Exercise room reminder 

The exercise room at the Tech 

Center is open Monday– Friday 

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

a key card, the room is open 

additionally from 5–7 a.m. and 

5–10 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

It is also open on Saturday 

from 5 a.m.–5 p.m. and on Sunday 

from 1–6 p.m. Patrons need 

to be out of the building one 

hour after the doors are locked; 

no later than 11 p.m. on weekdays. 

Trading Pages Library 

Trading Pages Library at the 

Murdo Coyote is open Monday- 

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

and Friday as open. 

Open AA meetings 

Thursdays 8:00 p.m. at the 

East Commons. Call 530-0371 

or 280-7642. 

Murdo City Council 

The Murdo City Council will 

meet Monday, March 4 at 7:30 

p.m. at the city office. The public 

is welcome to attend. 

Draper Town Board 

The Draper Town Board will 

meet Monday, March 4 at 7:00 

p.m. at the Draper hall. The 

public is welcome to attend. 

County Commissioners 

The Jones County Commissioners 

will hold their monthly 

meeting at the courthouse on 

Tuesday, March 5 at 9 a.m. The 

public is welcome to attend. 

J.C. School Board 

The Jones County School District 

#37-3 will hold their 

monthly meeting Monday, 

March 11 at 7 p.m. at the high 

school library. The public is 

encouraged to attend. 

Transitional Care Unit moves to 

Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care 

In order to best serve our 

patients and to best utilize our 

facility, the Transitional Care Unit 

(TCU), currently located on the 

4th floor of Avera St. Mary’s Hospital, 

will relocate to a specialized 

area on the second floor of Avera 

Maryhouse Long Term Care. This 

change is effective April 1, 2013. 

The number licensed beds will 

remain at 80. 

TCU is a department of Avera 

Maryhouse Long Term Care, 

designed to meet the needs of 

patients who no longer meet the 

requirements for an acute care 

facility nor are able to return 

home. TCU is staffed by nurses, 

certified nurse aides, social workers, 

spiritual care providers, therapists 

and activities coordinators 

to meet the physical and spiritual 

needs of patients. Currently, Avera 

Maryhouse Long Term Care operates 

the only separated Long Term 

Care/Transitional Care Unit in the 

February 28 campaign for unused frequent 

flier miles helps to make wishes come true 

A statewide campaign for 

unused frequent flier miles February 

28 will help make wishes come 

true for South Dakota kids with 

life-threatening medical conditions. 

Last year’s inaugural campaign 

raised 2.3 million miles, saving 

Make-A-Wish® South Dakota 

more than $30,000 in airfare. 

More than 65 percent of the 

wishes granted by Make-A-Wish 

require air travel, the largest 

expense of the chapter’s annual 

wish budget. Miles from Delta, 

United, and US Airways are 

accepted. Once the miles are 

donated they never expire and 100 

percent of the donated miles stay 

in South Dakota. 

Watch KSFY or NewsCenter1 

February 28 for more information. 

Miles will be accepted that day by 

Local Pheasants Forever chapter 

sends four to Minneapolis Classic 

by Paige Venard and 

Karlee Barnes 

Four high school students 

attended the 30th Annual National 

Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 

in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 

February 15-17. The local Pheasants 

Forever chapter sent a youth 

shooting team consisting of Kalli 

Hespe, Kathlene Boyle, Janna 

Glaze, Paige Venard and Coaches 

Ed Venard and Greg Glaze, to represent 

Jones County at the youth 

day. 

The seminar consisted of many 

Olympic shooters, Xtreme Sport 

Shooting world record holder and 

television host Patrick Flanigan, 

Tom Knapp and Dave Miller from 

CZ USA. Jon Michael McGrath 

and Olympic shooter Jordan 

Heinz, a senior at BHS in Wisconsin, 

and a JR. Olympic Shooter 

with many national titles in trap, 

also spoke at the seminar. Their 

speeches addressed Respect and 

Responsibility, how to become an 

Olympic shooter and what is like 

to be an Xtreme shooter. 

The fest also included a show 

room with tons of vendors with the 

new guns, hunting tips, bird dogs, 

clothing, and anything you could 

think of that has to do with hunting 

and fishing. Attendees also 

had many activities to participate 

South Dakota hoops 

by John Thune 

As a young high school basketball 

player, it was not until this 

time of year that I would allow 

myself to start thinking about 

playing on the biggest stage in 

South Dakota—the state basketball 

tournament. I remember the 

nervous energy in the room as I 

sat through pep rallies, boarded 

the bus on the way to district 

championships, and sat in the 

locker room minutes before the 

game. I remember thinking that 

the extra time I spent practicing 

free throws, and running sprints, 

and defensive drills was all worth 

it for the shot to play at the state 

“B” basketball tournament. 

While I never had the opportunity 

to play in the state “B” basketball 

tournament, I know that the 

leadership, teamwork, and dedication 

I learned on the court provided 

me with essential life lessons. 

These life lessons were also 

inspired by my time spent in the 

gym with my father, Harold 

Thune. My dad, who was a longtime 

teacher, coach, and athletic 

director at Murdo, taught each of 

his kids and players about the 

importance of hard work and 

sportsmanship. This year the 

Murdo Auditorium was renamed 

after my dad in honor of his lifetime 

of service to Murdo athletics. 

This was a special recognition for 

him and our whole family who 

grew up playing basketball in the 

Murdo gym. 

Spending time at the state basketball 

tournaments, I frequently 

run into some of the athletes I 

played against in high school who 

have come to watch their own sons 

and daughters compete in the 

state basketball tournament. I 

know each of them takes pride in 

seeing their children enjoy and 

excel at a sport that was meaningful 

to them. Stories like these form 

some of the great South Dakota 

basketball traditions, and bring 

together families, communities, 

and schools to celebrate the accomplishments 

of our student-athletes. 

I hope that all of the participants 

in this year’s tournaments 

take time to enjoy the experience 

and that each of the communities 

make it out to support their teams. 

Good luck to all participants in 

this year’s tournaments, and I look 

forward to seeing many South 

Dakotans at the games. 

calling 1.800.640.9198. Miles can 

also be donated online anytime at 

southdakota.wish.org. A minimum 

donation of 1,000 miles is required 

and you need to know exactly how 

many miles you would like to 

donate. 

“Donating unused frequent flier 

miles is a unique way to help make 

wishes come true,” Paul Krueger, 

president and CEO of Make-A- 

Wish South Dakota said. “Once 

donated, the miles never expire 

and they go directly to sending our 

wish kids and their families on 

their travel wishes.” 

Krueger said they are granting 

a significant number of travel 

wishes. Trips include the wish 

child, his or her parents or 

guardians and immediate siblings 

living at home. He said the average 

number of travelers is around 

five, but they have sent families as 

large as eight to ten people in the 

last year. 

The statewide effort is made 

possible by KSFY, NewsCenter1, 

Midco Connections, and Midcontinent 

Communications. 

Make-A-Wish® South Dakota 

was founded in 1984 to grant the 

wishes of children between the 

ages of 2 1/2 and 18 with lifethreatening 

medical conditions to 

enrich the human experience with 

hope, strength and joy. Since its 

inception, the Make-A-Wish® 

South Dakota has granted 1,000 

wishes. A record 74 wishes were 

granted last year. The average cost 

of a wish is nearly $7,000. Visit 

southdakota.wish.org or call 

605.335.8000 for more information. 

in, such as making your own wooden 

duck decoys, learning how to 

fish, learning to shoot BB guns 

and a simulator to show what it is 

like to reel in a trophy fish. 

Even though the conference 

applied to gun shooters, Janna 

Glaze, a bow shooter, said the 

speakers were interesting. 

Larry and Brenda Potterfield 

from Midway USA donated over 

$750,000 strictly for youth shooting 

sports. The 142 teams attending 

the event will receive a $5,000 

endowment into their Scholastic 

Shooting Trust (SST) fund, in 

addition to being able to attend the 

event free of charge. 

The SST is an endowment that 

provides financial assistance to 

collegiate and high school shooting 

sports programs. Midway USA 

owns and controls the SST fund. 

The Potterfields began the Foundation 

as a result of their passion 

and interest in education for 

shooting, hunting, firearms safety 

and outdoor skills. 

Through partnership with West 

River Pheasants Forever, the local 

Pheasants Forever chapter, Midway 

USA has helped Jones County 

Shooting Sports accumulate 

$21,325.36 in their SST fund. 

Midway USA matches fundraising 

dollars earned by local programs 

3:1. The local programs 

may use only five percent of their 

total SST fund each year, ensuring 

the future of the program. 

To donate to the Jones County 

Shooting Sports SST fund, visit 

www.scholasticshootingturst.org. 

Teachers kick off Dr. Seuss 

celebration at elementary 

Dr. Seuss Poem… Elementary teachers act out a Dr. Seuss 

poem Monday morning to kick off Read Across America and Dr. 

Seuss’s Birthday. The elementary students will be celebrating 

Monday, February 25-Friday, March 1 with a different theme 

every day. 

state. 

“This move is intended to create 

the best use of our facility while 

providing the best possible experience 

for, and service to, our 

patients,” said Mark Schmidt, 

Administrator, Avera Maryhouse 

Long Term Care. “We will continue 

to work to provide the best for the 

physical, emotional, social and 

spiritual care possible for our 

patients.” 

Planning is underway regarding 

the vacated space in Avera St. 

Mary’s Hospital. 

For more information or to 

request a media interview, please 

contact Ellen Lee, VP 

Marketing/Foundation, Avera St. 

Mary's, at 224-3452. 

Message from 

SD Highway 

Patrol Office 

Sometimes the spring storms 

can be very dangerous. The weather 

can change abruptly to very 

harsh conditions. If you are planning 

to travel please make sure 

you are aware of the weather forecasts. 

If you must be on the road, 

make sure that your vehicle is 

equipped properly and you have 

the necessary supplies in case you 

are stranded. Thank you. 

Trooper Slade Ross, South Dakota 

Highway Patrol 

To the basket… Rachel Buxcel drives through Lyman County 

defenders in the District 13B tournament game held Tuesday, 

February 26 in Kadoka. The Coyotes ended their season in the 

second round of district play with a 17-4 record. 

Photo by Robyn Jones, Kadoka Press 

Mighty Coyote 

February Mighty Coyote students. Back (left to 

right): Jaden Eagle Bear, 6th grade; Morgan Feddersen, 

6th grade; Austin Olson, 6th grade; Sloan 

Benedict, 6th grade. Middle: Jacob Birkeland, 6th 

grade; Chauncey Hauptman, 6th grade; Kade Brost, 

6th grade; Haily Cook, 5th grade. Front: Breckin 

Steilen, 5th grade; Emily Jacobs, 5th grade; Lilli 

Moore, 5th grade. 

Students receiving their third Mighty Coyote award in a row, 

and earning a Mighty Coyote t-shirt include: Sloan Benedict 

Coyote character 

February Pillar: REspect 

February Coyote Character students. Back (left to 

right): Jayden Jensen, 2nd grade; Slade Benedict, 

3rd grade; Ty Fuoss, 4th grade. Front: Madelyn 

Host, 3rd grade and Tristan Host, 1st Grade. Not 

pictured: Gavin Fire Cloud, Kindergarten.

Jones County News Murdo 

Coyote • February 28, 2013 • Page 2 

The Way: a part of worship 

services in Murdo and 

Draper during Lent 

“The Way: Walking in the Footsteps 

of Jesus,” is a part of the 

Sunday morning worship services 

at the Murdo and Draper United 

Methodist Churches. 

Sunday, February 17, the Rev. 

Adam Hamilton of the Church of 

the Resurrection United 

Methodist Church in Leawood, 

KS, (a suburb of Kansas City, 

MO), led us into the Holy Land 

and through the areas around the 

Jordan River where John baptized 

West Jones 

County Fire 

District Annual 

Meeting 

Monday, March 4 

Murdo Fire Hall 

7:30 p.m. 

East District 

Fire Board 

Meeting 

Wednesday, March 6 

Draper Fire Hall 

7:00 p.m. 

3rd Annual Jesse James Dugan 

Memorial Shoot 

Saturday, March 2, 2013 

at Bad River Bucks & Birds 

9 miles north of Draper on Lincoln Rd 

Even if you don’t shoot, 

please join us at the lodge that evening 

Hog Roast ~ 6:00 p.m. 

14 & older-$8 ~ 13 & under-free 

Dance to 

Westbound 

8:00 p.m. to midnight 

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Jesus and to the place where it is 

believed that for forty days, while 

fasting in the wilderness, Jesus 

was tempted by the devil. 

On Sunday, February 24, the 

video dealt with Jesus’ “Healing 

Ministry.” On March 3, United 

Methodist Women will lead worship 

in Murdo and the Prairie 

Home Ladies will lead worship in 

Draper. 

On March 10, Rev. Adam 

Hamilton will lead us to the places 

around the Sea of Galilee where 

Jesus calmed the storm. We will go 

to Samaria on March 17 for “Sinners, 

Outcasts, and the Poor.” 

During Holy week on Holy Thursday, 

Holy Communion will be celebrated 

at the Draper U.M.C. at 

7:00 p.m., and on Good Friday, we 

will have a worship service at the 

Murdo UMC. During both services 

Rev. Adam Hamilton will examine 

“The Final Week” in the life of 

Jesus Christ. 

Sunday morning worship 

begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Murdo 

United Methodist Church and 

11:00 a.m. at the Draper United 

Methodist Church. All are welcome 

to attend. 

European Pigeon Shoot 

$55 per Shooter 

For more information 

or to sign up, call 

Brett – 669-3440 

Scott – 530-4602 

Tarra – 280-8331 

All proceeds go to the Jesse Dugan Memorial Scholarship Fund 

for Jones County High School Seniors 

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Bill and Ellen Valburg spent the 

weekend in Rapid City with their 

daughter, Kristi and Jeff Vlietstra 

and boys. They got to watch Will 

and Walker play basketball while 

they were there. They returned 

home Sunday evening. 

Karen Miller recently spent several 

days in Sioux Falls spoiling 

grandkids Makenzie and Gavin 

Walsh while their parents were out 

of town. 

Last Saturday, Chelsee Rankin, 

Addison and Joey joined Randy and 

Holly Nemec and Tukker Boe of 

Midland on a trip to Rapid City to 

meet up with sister/aunt/daughter 

Katey Ortlieb and her family of 

Black Hawk to celebrate Katey’s 

birthday. The family enjoyed lunch, 

bowling, ice cream and, of course, a 

little shopping together. Monday 

afternoon Mallory Venard came 

down to the Rankin’s for a play date 

and stayed for supper when they 

were joined by Bob Rankin. 

Happy birthday from the Draper 

community to Marge Hayes, who 

has a birthday on Sunday, March 3. 

Happy Birthday, Marge! 

Ken and Carmen Miller and 

Penny Dowling spent the weekend 

of February 16 in Rochester, Minn., 

where they spent time with their 

sisters, Linda McGee and Diana 

Glantz and hubby Bill and families. 

What on earth am I here for? 

Once again, Murdo United 

Methodist Church welcomes 

everyone to attend “Soup and 

Soul,” during Lent in the fellowship 

hall of the church. 

“Soup and Soul” began 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 

and will be held each Wednesday 

during Lent through March 20. 

Each Wednesday will begin with 

the meal at 6:00 p.m. followed by a 

worship time at 6:45 p.m. This 

year Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback 

Church in California is 

featured in “What On Earth Am 

I Here For?” There will be time for 

fellowship and discussion of the 

areas that Pastor Rick Warren will 

cover in his video presentations: 

“You were planned for God’s pleasure;” 

“You were formed for God’s 

family;” “You were created to 

become like Christ;” “You were 

shaped for serving God;” and “You 

were made for a mission.” 

All are welcome and invited to 

come to the “Soup and Soul.” You 

don’t need to purchase a book in 

order to participate. 

DeVries. Then Nelva and Janet 

Louder stopped in to visit Dwight 

also. 

Clarice Roghair and Jessie went 

to Presho last Saturday where they 

had a table at the Farm and Home 

Show. 

Mel and Clarice Roghair called on 

Irene Caldwell Monday. Irene plans 

to move Friday. Her address will be: 

400 Parkwood Drive, Room 104. 

Clint and Sharon Caldwell of 

Wendte observed their 50th wedding 

anniversary on Saturday, February 

23. Clint is a brother of Clarice 

Roghair and spent his early years in 

rural Jones County, first living on 

the "Wheeler Place" north of Murdo, 

then on the "Weigandt Place", Silver 

Valley Ranch south of Murdo. This 

is the place where Bruce and Karen 

Royer now live. The Caldwells closest 

neighbors back in the olden days 

were Walter and Vivian Nix, Connie 

and Amy Hammond and Press and 

Grace Seymour. How quickly these 

days rush by. 

Heather Whitney presented a 

talk on dental hygiene at the pizza 

party Sunday night hosted by the 

Okaton Modern Woodmen of America. 

Harrison- 

Roghair 

performs 

Jessie Lynn Harrison-Roghair, 

a sophomore at Jones County High 

School, sang the National Anthem 

at the South Dakota State Gymnastics 

Meet held in Rapid City on 

February 16, 2013. With the 

encouragement of her music 

teacher, Rose Comp, Jessie had 

auditioned for the privilege by cutting 

a CD and mailing it in with an 

application to the State Sports 

Activities group. 

Jessie is the daughter of 

Melvin and Clarice Roghair of 

Okaton. 

On February 15, Mel and Clarice 

Roghair, along with Ty Merchen and 

Jessie Lynn Harrison-Roghair traveled 

to Rainbow Bible Ranch northeast 

of Rapid City to attend the 

annual Valentine's banquet. They 

took along fresh flower bouquets to 

decorate tables at the dinner. As 

part of the program, following the 

presentation of the colors by two 

brothers who attend Rainbow and 

are Eagle Scouts, Jessie sang the 

national anthem. 

The next day she sang the song 

again before a large crowd of gymnasts 

from all around South Dakota, 

their coaches, fans and many judges. 

Darian, Annalee, Mesa, Jubilee 

and Riata Roghair, daughters of 

Brad and Shawna Roghair, all traveled 

north with their Uncle Lonnie 

last Wednesday to spend a few days 

visiting their cousins, children of 

Brice and Anne Roghair and Lonnie 

and Becky Roghair. 

Henry and Elaine Roghair were 

in Rapid City last week for a visit 

with their dermatologist. 

Clarice Roghair visited Grace 

McKillip at the Philip Hospital last 

week. After that she drove to Kadoka 

to visit Harriet Noteboom. She 

also visited Dwight Louder and Kate 

Ted and Bev Nies left on Friday, 

February 15 for Bennett, Colo., 

where they spent the weekend with 

daughter Karla and Dennis Baken 

and family. Daughter Karen and 

Kent Hadrava of Altus, Okla., joined 

them there. The occasion was the 

good news Karla had received about 

her cancer; she has undergone surgery 

and the doctors don't see any 

need for more chemo at this time – 

thus, a time to celebrate. Ted and 

Bev returned home on Monday. 

At the party on February 15 held 

at Andy and Jill Rankin's for daughter 

Peyton, it was unintentionally 

left out that little Dawson Hunt, son 

of David and Katie, also celebrated 

his third birthday with a donut 

cake. Belated happy birthday, Dawson. 

Rosa Lee Styles flew to Minneapolis 

on Friday, February 15 to 

the home of granddaughter Tara 

and Zac Meyer and Lincoln. She met 

Shelli Terwilliger of Rapid City and 

Teddi Anderson of Fargo, N.D., 

there. On Sunday a dinner/mustache 

birthday party for lil' Lincoln's 

first birthday was held at his 

parents. Brenda and James Murray, 

Sam and Ben of LaCrosse arrived 

along with several more relatives 

and friends. At the party most 

donned mustaches and ties. Lincoln 

had a mustache attached to his pacifier! 

The cake featured a mustache, 

top hat, etc. A fun time was had. On 

Monday, Rosa Lee accompanied 

Shelli back to Draper and then Shelli 

went on to Rapid. Teddi returned 

home in some bad weather but 

reached home safe and sound. 

Happy first birthday, Lincoln. 

As Eva Louder of Rapid City 

turned 99 on February 21, her family 

hosted an open house Saturday 

at a cafe near Draper. Eva, along 

with late husband Luverne 

(Smoky), lived in Draper for many, 

many years. From here they moved 

to Pierre. She has lived in Rapid 

City for several years now. Virginia 

Louder of N.C. flew into Sioux Falls 

on Thursday and stayed the night 

with Yvonne Laur. Friday they came 

to Murdo to the home of Carma and 

Greg Miller, where they met Eva 

and daughter Shirley Wood and 

Tawnya Louder Reynolds and son 

Parker of N.C., who had flown into 

Rapid City and stayed the night 

with Aunt Shirley. Family members 

made sure everyone had a piece of 

the beautifully decorated cake along 

with ice cream and coffee. Eva's 

great grandsons, Scott Nix and 

Christopher Nix and his family 

(which would be Eva's great, greats) 

were there. Tawnya had a college 

friend there, but I didn't catch her 

name. Others there were: Richard 

and June Nix; Brett and Lori Nix; 

Julia Broecher (who recently celebrated 

her 97th birthday) and 

daughter Jean Kinsley; Nelva and 

Janet Louder; Bill and Ellen Valburg; 

Gene and Carol Cressy; Bob 

and Diane Fuoss; Ardith Miller; 

Marcie Schmidt; Teresa Palmer; 

Dwight and Sheila Hurst; Dorothy, 

Brad and Kevin Louder; Bob 

Rankin; Doug and Jackie Nies; 

Audrey Hullinger and Joyce Jessup; 

Lila Mae Christian and Helen Louder. 

Some are listed elsewhere; do 

hope I named all that was there; if 

not, let me know. A very nice 

turnout and I'm sure she was very 

pleased. Happy birthday, Eva. 

Tawnya Reynolds and Parker 

stayed with Carma and Greg Miller 

and left on Tuesday for home. Virginia 

went back to Sioux Falls with 

Yvonne and left for home on Monday. 

I talked to Virginia on Monday; 

she was in the Minneapolis airport 

with a four hour layover! Needless 

to say, she had time to talk. 

Gerald and Wanda Mathews 

traveled to Rapid City on our not so 

nice day last Thursday. They kept 

appointments and visited sister 

Kim Calkins before coming home in 

the snow. 

Dorothy and Darin Louder spent 

time with Dwight in Kadoka on Friday. 

Alice Horsley received calls on 

West Side News 

East Side News 

by Janet Louder • 669-2696 

Saturday from her daughter, Caroline, 

and calls from grandsons on 

her birthday. Alice attended the 

birthday party for Eva Louder that 

day, so she did get birthday cake. 

The first soup-n-soul meeting 

was held at the Murdo UMC last 

Wednesday with a good attendance. 

Among those attending were: Ray 

and Janice Pike, Rosa Lee Styles 

and Margie Boyle. 

Ray and Shirley Vik attended the 

Farm 

Bureau 

supper/meeting/entertainment held 

at a cafe in Presho last week. 

Saturday the Jones County sixth 

grade boys were in a tournament 

held in Chamberlain. They came 

away with third place. On hand to 

watch Riley Rankin were Andy and 

Jill Rankin and great grandparents 

Ray and Janice Pike. There watching 

Alec Whitney were parents 

Chad and Heather Whitney and 

boys and great grandparents Eldon 

and Esther Magnuson. 

Nelva and Janet Louder spent 

last Tuesday in Pierre. Janet kept 

an appointment. In the afternoon 

they had a visit with longtime friend 

Bessie Husband over tea and 

brownies. Her husband, Joe, had 

passed away on Saturday. 

There was a super nice day for 

Presho's annual farm and home 

show on Saturday. It was well 

attended, and there was a big line to 

buy an indian taco and pie. Among 

the several there were: Helen Louder 

and Lila Mae Christian; David 

and Lill Seamans; Rosa Lee Styles; 

Jackie Boyle (she had a booth, as 

did Ray Erikson of Murdo); and 

Nelva and Janet Louder. Lane 

Moore provided the entertainment 

and, as always, did a very good job. 

Curt Horsley and friend Kate 

were Saturday noon lunch guests of 

Gerald and Wanda Mathews. Saturday 

evening, the Mathews hosted a 

very good supper for Fred and Mary 

Mathews, Ray and Janice Pike, 

Recent guests visiting Sonny and 

Evelyn Tornow in Rapid City were 

Nelva and Janet Louder of Draper. 

Also visiting them were Clint and 

Beverly Roberts of Ft. Pierre. 

Another recent visitor calling on the 

Tornows was Colleen (Louder) 

Thomas of Rapid City. 

Today is a beautiful winter day. 

We have snow and it is sparkling 

like jewels, not to cold and is just 

awesome out there. 

Claude Baker, who we have 

heard was taken to the hospital in 

Pierre, has had a stroke and will be 

in TCU in Pierre for a while getting 

his strength back. Claude doesn’t 

like to talk on the phone but would 

appreciate cards and letters. 

I visited with Kathy Kell and 

learned that D.G. is up in North 

Dakota working and is not able to 

get home very often. Kathy, Ali, and 

Nikki went to Brookings over the 

weekend of February 8 to visit the 

South Dakota State University and 

Nikki was accepted into the nursing 

program. Nikki lived in Aberdeen 

with her grandmother last summer 

and completed the CNA (Certified 

Nurse Assistant) course. On the way 

home from the SDSU visit, the Kells 

got stranded in Mitchell for a couple 

of days due to a blizzard that 

dumped a whole bunch of snow in 

that area. 

Alice Horsley spent Saturday 

afternoon at a local cafe in Draper 

where several birthdays were celebrated. 

Alice received many very 

nice birthday cards and she was 

sung to in church on Sunday. 

Eldon and Esther Magnuson and 

Nelva and Janet Louder. After, a few 

hands of cards were played. 

A lil' bird told me that Cathy 

Horsley hit the big 5-0 on Monday, 

February 25. Happy birthday, 

Cathy. 

Betty Mann called on Helen 

DeRyk in Pierre on Monday. Betty 

also was among the many at Eva 

Louder's party on Saturday. 

Ray and Shirley Vik traveled to 

Ft. Meade on Friday and visited 

Roger Vik. On Saturday, they were 

on hand to wish Eva a happy birthday. 

Following church Sunday, Ray 

and Janice Pike, Lila Mae Christian, 

Nelva and Janet Louder, Don 

Volmer, Marg and Greg Rankin and 

Ray and Shirley Vik had dinner at a 

local cafe. Eldon and Esther Magnuson 

joined Chad and Heather Whitney 

and boys at the cafe also. Later 

the Magnusons visited the Louders. 

Kris Bradley of Pierre visited 

Margaret and Greg Rankin on Saturday. 

Kris and Margaret took in 

Eva's party. 

On Wednesday, Nelva and Janet 

Louder headed for the hills. They 

spent time with kids, grandkids and 

greats. Several went out for supper 

Wednesday evening. Thursday, the 

group gathered at Don and Cara 

Pearsons to help Dawson celebrate 

his 13th birthday. Supper was 

topped off with cake (made by 

Grandma Janet) and ice cream. Friday 

morning, they had coffee and a 

visit with Sonny and Evelyn 

Tornow. Evelyn is doing better. They 

told Janet that Clint and Deb 

Roberts of Ft. Pierre had recently 

visited them. In the afternoon, 

Nelva and Janet left for home, stopping 

in Kadoka to visit Dwight, and 

also saw Melford Koester and Mary 

Ellen Herbaugh. Then to Deanna 

Byrd's and also saw Kristi and 

Emma Stone. Then finally arrived 

home. 

Local News 

by Jody Lebeda • 669-2526 

• jody1945@gmail.com 

Mel and Linda Kessler are enjoying 

the 60-70 degree temps in Arizona. 

Mel is doing SUPER GOOD. 

He and one of the neighbors go out 

walking nearly every morning. 

Linda is teaching a group of ladies 

to play bridge and is enjoying that 

very much. She asked about the 

girls and boys basketball. I had to 

tell her the girls lost to Lyman and 

the boys districts are coming up yet, 

so we will see how they do. We wish 

them good luck. They sure miss 

everybody back home and will be 

home when it warms up, so till then, 

hello to all and will see you soon. 

Teresa Labrier is “hangin-in” 

there and is enjoying the snow, as 

long as she doesn’t have to be out in 

it. The moisture is very welcomed 

and is needed in most every state. 

Right now, the middle of the country 

is getting blasted so they may not 

agree but then again moisture is 

moisture. Maybe we should pray for 

rain. 

Helen McMillan, Jackie Fosheim 

and Jody Lebeda went to Pierre on 

Saturday, where they met Mary 

Buxcel to have lunch and then went 

to the newest production by the 

Pierre Players. The Laramie Project 

is a hard hitting, innovative chronicle 

of a small western town and a 

tragedy that became a national 

event. It was phenomenal. The 

actors all played many parts changing 

from one to the other right on 

the stage, and made it believable. 

The subject, while very controversial, 

was done in very good taste. We 

didn’t know what to expect but it 

was wonderful. 

Jones County Sheriff’s Report 

The Sheriff’s report is printed as 

received by Jones County Sheriff’s 

Office. It may or may not contain 

every call received by the department. 

Sheriff and Deputy calls: 

Feb. 14 

Sheriff Weber assisted with the 

exchange of children at grade 

school from parents to grand parents 

by court order, 

Sheriff Weber responded to a one 

vehicle accident with no 

injuries south of Murdo on US 

Hwy. 83, mm58. The vehicle was 

removed from the ditch by the 

owner. 

Feb. 15 

Deputy Sylva responded to a 

noise complaint at a residence in 

Charlietown in Murdo. 

Feb. 16 

Sheriff Weber transported a 

male transient from Lyman Co. to 

the Jackson Co. line. 

Feb. 17 

Sheriff Weber booked in one 

prisoner on drug charges that 

was the result of a stop by the SD 

Highway Patrol on US Hwy. 83. 

Feb. 18 

The SD Highway Patrol and 

Sheriff Weber went to the Jones 

Co. High School to give safety 

talks to the 8th and 9th graders. 

Sheriff Weber responded to the 

report of debris on US Hwy 83, 

just south of I-90. The debris was 

removed. 

Sheriff Weber stood by to keep the 

exchange of children between 

parents in Murdo. 

Sheriff Weber responded to the 

report of a broke down semi on 

I-90, eastbound, mm 194. The driver 

had help coming and problem 

was fixed and drove away. 

Feb. 19 

Deputy Sylva responded to a traffic 

complaint on I-90, westbound, 

mm212. The vehicle was located 

and appeared to be driving OK. 

Feb. 20 

Sheriff Weber responded to a 

report of a teenage runaway in 

Jones Co. A state case was built. 

The runaway was located by a Stanley 

Co. Deputy, and subject was 

transported to JDC in Pierre.


Murdo Coyote • February 28, 2013 • Page 3 

Dakota Discovery Museum 

to host “Poetry for All 

People” poetry reading event 

The Dakota Discovery Museum 

will be hosting the spring regional 

Poetry for All People reading event 

on Saturday, March 2 from 1:00 

PM to 4:00 PM. 

Three area poets, MJ McMillan 

of Murdo, Kelly Henkel and Emily 

Strong, both from Mitchell will be 

featured at the event, reading 

selections from their works. 

MJ McMillan writes on his 

observations of the human condition 

and everyday life experiences. 

Through his work, MJ endeavors 

to bring to readers a measure of 

peace and tranquility. MJ will 

introduce the release of his newest 

book, Poems for the Common Man 

Vol. 3. 

Kelly Henkel has spent most of 

her life in South Dakota with 

stints in Manchester, England and 

South Dakota Voices for 

Children invites applicants 

for KIDS SPEAK 2013 

Teens across the state are invited 

to apply as speakers for the 

2013 KIDS SPEAK public forum. 

Convened by South Dakota Voices 

for Children and sponsored by 

State Farm Insurance, two events 

will be held — one in Sioux Falls 

on Friday, April 26 at the Holiday 

Inn City Centre; the other in 

Rapid City on Friday, May 10 at 

the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn. 

Each forum will feature up to 

seven students who have been 

selected to speak to a panel of public 

officials and community leaders. 

The KIDS SPEAK 2013 topic is: 

“How can improved policies 

(including education, implementation 

and enforcement) help South 

Dakotans increase teen driving 

safety? That focus was prompted 

by the fact that South Dakota’s 

teen injury and death rates from 

motor vehicle crashes have been 

among the highest in the nation 

Denver, Colorado. She began writing 

poetry at fifteen and has 

received several awards for her 

work. 

Mitchell 7th grade student, 

Emily Strong writes much more 

than poetry and is currently working 

on a book. She has been writing 

for about 3 years and is also an 

active member in the Mitchell 

Camera Club. 

Time will be available after the 

featured poets for open mike readings 

from the audience. 

The event will be held at the 

Dakota Discovery Museum located 

at 1300 McGovern Avenue, 

Mitchell, on the Dakota Wesleyan 

University campus. The event is 

free to the public and refreshments 

will be provided. For more 

information call 605-996-2122 or 

email info@dakotadiscovery.com. 

for the past decade. 

Speakers will tailor a 10-minute 

presentation to the topic. Mileage 

and lodging will be paid for those 

students chosen to speak. Complete 

information is posted on the 

South Dakota Voices for Children 

website: www.sdvoicesforchildren.org. 

Application forms are 

also available by emailing 

office@sdvoicesforchildren.org or 

by calling 605 367-9667. 

Applications must be postmarked 

by Friday, March 8 or 

returned by that date in person or 

by fax (typewritten applications 

only) to 605 335-3836. Statewide 

representation and topic focus will 

be considered in the selection of 

speakers. Applicants will be notified 

30 days in advance of the 

event. 

The mission of South Dakota 

Voices for Children is to improve 

the lives of children through policy 

and program advocacy. 

Senator Thune’s office 

accepting summer 

internship applications 

Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) is 

currently seeking intelligent, 

hard-working college students to 

serve as interns in his office in 

Washington, D.C., as well as in his 

offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, 

and Sioux Falls. 

Interns in Senator Thune’s 

state offices will participate in constituent 

service and state outreach 

activities, while students in the 

Washington, D.C. office will have 

the opportunity to witness the legislative 

process, give Capitol tours, 

and attend Senate votes and hearings. 

Both in-state and Washington, 

D.C. internships will allow 

students to work closely with constituents, 

hone their research and 

writing skills, and learn a multitude 

of valuable office skills. 

“Interning in a Senate office 

provides students with an excellent 

opportunity to experience 

democracy in action,” said Thune. 

“Interns gain valuable knowledge 

about both state and national 

issues and an understanding of 

the inner workings of a Senate 

office. I encourage all students to 

consider applying for this rewarding 

experience.” 

Senator Thune is a member of 

the Senate Committees on Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry; 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation; 

and Finance. 

College students who are interested 

in interning in Senator 

Thune’s Washington, DC office 

should submit a resume and cover 

letter, by April 19, 2013, to: 

Senator John Thune 

Attn: Danielle Hanson 

511 Dirksen Senate Office 

Building 

Washington, DC 20510 

By Fax to: 202-228-5429 

Or by email to: 

Danielle_Hanson@thune.senate. 

gov 


in interning in Senator 

Thune’s Sioux Falls, Rapid City, or 

Aberdeen offices should submit a 

resume and cover letter, by April 

19, 2013, to: 

Senator John Thune 

Attn: Robin Long 

320 North Main Avenue, Suite B 

Sioux Falls, SD 57104 

Or by email to: 

robin_long@thune.senate.gov 

For more information, please 

call 202-224-2321. 

John Peters 

John August Peters, 72, formerly 

of the Midland and Murdo area 

passed away peacefully on Thursday, 

February 21, 2013 at the 

Custer Regional Senior Care, only 

after playing [and winning] one 

last game of cribbage with his 

“favorite” niece, Lynette. 

He was born on January 14, 

1941 to Walter and Helen 

[Buchanan] Peters in Murdo, S.D. 

He attended grade school in Midland 

and attended high school in 

Murdo. 

Obituary 

John served in the United 

States Navy and the United States 

Army from 1958 to 1960 where he 

received an Honorable Discharge. 

He was a man of many talents and 

worked at many different jobs 

throughout his life. He never met 

a stranger and will be remembered 

by his quick and witty sense of 

humor. 

Survivors include his sister: 

Karen (Peters) Finck of Rapid 

City; brother: Loren (Louise) 

Peters of San Antonio, Texas; 

nephew: Steve Finck and nieces 

Lynette (Finck) Bianchi, Lenore 

(Peters) Wyrick and Tracy (Peters) 

Nettles, as well as his special Aunt 

Alice Jeitz. 

He was preceded in death by his 

parents, an infant brother, and a 

very special brother-in-law: 

Harold Finck. 

Visitation was held Monday, 

February 25 at Osheim & Schmidt 

Funeral Home and graveside services 

and burial were held on 

Wednesday, February 27 at the 

Midland Cemetery. 

An online guestbook may be 

signed at www.osheimschmidt. 

com. 

Rep. Noem’s office accepting applications for summer interns 

Representative Kristi Noem is 

accepting applications for summer 

internships in her Washington, 

D.C. office, as well as in her offices 

in Sioux Falls, Rapid City and 

Watertown. 

Student interns in Representative 

Noem’s office will assist staff 

Call the Murdo 

Coyote ote at 

605-669-2271 

to place YOUR Y 

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here 

with various constituent service 

and communications projects, as 

well as assist with legislative 

research. Both South Dakota and 

Washington, D.C. internships provide 

students with first-hand 

knowledge of the legislative 

process and the countless other 

functions of a congressional office. 


in interning in any of Representative 

Noem’s offices should 

submit a resume, cover letter and 

references to Christiana.Frazee 

@mail.house.gov by April 15. 

For more information, contact 

Christiana Frazee at 202-225- 

2801. 

Is there anyone out there who 

has lost their Bible? Are you 

sure? It would be good for us all 

to pick up a Bible & read II 

Chronicles 34:14-32. 

There is more than one way to 

lose a Bible. An unread Bible is a 

LOST Bible. One may have a 

Bible in plain sight – yet lost to 

him. Satan can’t do his work 

where the Bible has its proper 

place. 

The Bible is a MIRROR to 

reveal hearts (James 1:23-25). 

It is MILK to nourish the soul (I 

Peter 2:2). It is a MOLD of character 

(Romans 6:17 – the word 

rendered “form” means “mold”). 

How essential are these things! 

How do people lose their 

Bibles? (1) Disregarding it. 

Satan has no end of devices for 

drawing attention to everything 

Gleanings from the Prairie 

by Pastor Alvin L. Gwin 

Community Bible Church, Murdo 

The Lost Bible 

else. Our great statesman, 

Patrick Henry, as he lay dying 

said, “My greatest regret is that I 

never could find time to read my 

Bible. Now it is too late.” Evangelist 

D.L. Moody said, “I never 

yet saw a useful Christian who 

was NOT a student of the Bible.” 

Are you reading other books to 

the neglect of the ONE BOOK? 

It has been calculated that the 

number of words in the Sunday 

newspaper is usually more than 

the total number in the Bible. 

(2) Disobeying it. Israel, in II 

Chronicles 34, drifted into worldly 

ways, and lost their taste for 

spiritual things. The old adage is 

true, either the Bible keeps one 

from sin – or sin keeps one from 

the Bible. 

The Bible becomes distasteful 

when sin is loved (John 3:19). 

Man’s real quarrel with the Bible 

is because he doesn’t want to 

obey it. 

(3) Distorting it. The Bible is 

lost to many today because of the 

tamperings of men with it – trying 

to adopt it to shifting theories. 

A little girl listened to a 

modernistic preacher. Later she 

asked her mother: “Mother, was 

he FOR GOD or AGAINST 

HIM?” 

How does one find his Bible? 

Meditate prayerfully upon it. 

(Psalm 1:2-3; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 

119:11; Job 23:12) 

Where is your Bible today? It 

won’t do you, or anyone else, any 

good if it is tucked away on a 

shelf. Do you have one? If not, 

please come & see me; I’ll make 

sure you get one. Begin today to 

read from GOD’s WORD – the 

Bible. 

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! 

Two minutes with the bible 

Children And Grown-ups 

by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam 

The Lord Jesus said to a religious leader of His day: “Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). All true Christians 

have been born again by the Spirit of God (Tit. 3:5). They are therefore the children of God (Rom. 8:16). 

Children are a joy in any normal household, but it is a tragedy when a child remains a child, physically, mentally or both. It is a tragedy too, that so 

many Christians, truly born again, remain spiritual babes — they do not grow. They know that Christ died for their sins but have made no progress in 

grace or in the knowledge of the Word. To such Paul wrote: 

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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669–2601 

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Best Western 

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“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual [men], but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not 

with meat; for hitherto ye were not able to bear [digest] it, neither yet now are ye able” (I Cor. 3:1,2). 

Thus those who, spiritually undeveloped, were able to digest only the milk, or the simple things, of the Scriptures, were called “carnal” and “babes,” 

in contrast to those “spiritual” believers who had grown in grace and were able to assimilate the deeper, richer truths of the Word of God. 

This is not a compliment to those who constantly boast that they are satisfied with “the simple things,” and fail to study God’s Word, as II Tim. 2:15 

commands. To such Paul writes, by divine inspiration: 

“For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again… and are become such as have need of milk… For every one 

that useth milk is unskilful in the Word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But strong meat [solid food] belongeth to them that are of full age…” (Heb. 

5:12-14). 

A new-born babe in Christ is a joy to behold, but every born-again Christian should grow through the study of the Word. I Pet. 2:2 says: 

“As newborn babes desire the sincere [pure] milk of the Word, that ye may grow thereby.” 

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Murdo 


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Motel 

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Bank 

Draper and Presho 

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COYOTE CALL 

February 28, 2013 Issue 11 

Jones County High School 

Murdo, SD 57559 

Coyote Call teaches journalism principles, 

provides school information, serves as a public 

relations vehicle and provides a forum for 

opinions submitted in signed letters. 

Staff: Becky Bryan, Janna Glaze, Nicki 

Kell, Ryan Kirscher, Emiley Nies, Paige 

Venard, Gus Volmer. 

Adviser: Margie Peters 


Date High Low Prec. 

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02-14 49.3 28.1 0 

02-15 35.3 18.4 T 

02-16 29.2 16.1 .01 

02-17 49.8 26.2 0 

02-18 52.1 21.5 0 

Jones County Weather 

02-19 35.0 .04 0 

02-20 19.1 1.3 0 

02-21 24.7 6.0 .28 

02-22 21.7 7.0 .13 

02-23 23.8 11.6 0 

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Kirscher sees his love of computers pointing the way to his future studies 

by Janna Glaze 

Ryan Joseph Kirscher loves listening 

to music and playing 

games. Ryan, the son of Deb 

Kirscher, has an older brother 

Chris Kirscher who lives in Huron. 

He also has a two-year-old niece 

named Akira. 

Starting football at the beginning 

of his sophomore year, he 

found out how much he liked playing 

and it became his favorite 

sport. Considering his favorite 

color, Ryan said it would have to 

be blue. His favorite food is 

mashed potatoes and the movie he 

enjoys most is Ted because “it’s 

really funny.” 

Government is Ryan’s favorite 

subject and Christmas rates high 

because he gets to spend time with 

family and friends. “When We 

USD Symphonic Band 

rocks Riggs High 

Auditorium during tour 

Council achieves goal 

with Links of Love Project 

by Paige Venard 

Five-hundred Links were sold, 

one for $1 or six for $5, during two 

basketball games for the Links of 

Love Project; the chain ended up 

being 108 feet long. Each color 

chain stood for a different type of 

cancer: orange, Leukemia; yellow, 

bladder, liver, sarcoma, bone and 

testicular cancer; Green, lymphoma; 

red, blood cancer; blue, 

prostate and colon cancer. Several 

people bought links to honor loved 

ones currently battling cancer or 

those who have fought cancer. 

Stand Together” by Nickelback is 

Ryan’s favorite song and his 

favorite book is Diary of a Wimpy 

Kid. With Adam Sandler being his 

favorite actor, Ryan would want to 

meet Sandler if he was to meet 

anyone famous because “he is a 

really funny person.” Ryan said 

his favorite brand of clothing 

would probably have to be Wrangler 

because it’s comfortable. 

He admires his mom most 

because she has taught him so 

much throughout his life. Among 

money, power and fame, power is 

least important to Ryan because 

“you don’t have to have power to be 

famous and earn money.” Ryan 

gets really angry when he has to 

repeat himself and his biggest fear 

Highway Patrolmen stress safe driving techniques 

by Becky Bryan 

Senior band members went to 

Pierre Riggs High School on 

Wednesday, February 13 to attend 

the University of South Dakota 

Symphonic Band’s Winter Tour 

Concert. The seniors were invited 

to this concert because their band 

director Rose Comp’s son, Lee 

Comp, played the baritone saxophone. 

The main director, Rolf Olson, is 

Director of Bands and Professor of 

Trumpet at the university where 

he directs the Symphonic Band, 

Brass Choir, and teaches conducting 

and studio trumpet. He performs 

regularly with South Dakota 

Symphony Orchestra, the Sioux 

Falls Big Band and Dalesburg 

Cornet Band. Olson has twice performed 

at International Trumpet 

guild Conventions. 

At the Winter Tour Concert he 

directed the Overture to Candide 

by Lenard Bernstein, Quintessence 

II by David Gillingham and 

the Ghost Train by Eric 

Whitacare. 

The second director, Gary L. 

Reeves, is Associate Director of 

Bands and Professor of Horn in 

the Department of Music, College 

and Fine Arts at the university. 

His group, the South Dakota Brass 

Quintet, just released a new compact 

disc on the Mark Custom 

Recordings label, and his recording 

of Twentieth Century American 

music for horn and piano has 

just been accepted for the release 

on the same label. At the Winter 

Tour Concert, Reeve directed the 

Chester Overture by William 

Howard Schuman. 

The third director, Jonathan D. 

Alvis, is Director of Athletic Bands 

and Assistant Professor of Low 

brass and the university. At the 

university he directs the Sound of 

USD, the Coyote Pep Band, the 

low brass ensembles and is a guest 

conductor for the Symphonic Band 

on a regular basis. Alvis, a Conn- 

Selmer endorsed artist, marched 

with the Cadets Drum and Bugle 

Corps from Allentown, PA. At the 

Winter Tour Concert, he directed 

Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite by 

Karl King. 

The senior students, along with 

Rose Comp, were more than 

impressed with USD’s Symphonic 

Band. Paige Venard said, “The 

concert was magnificent. My 

favorite song was Ghost Train 

because of all the dynamics. I felt 

like I was on train; literally, the 

room was rumbling. I also loved 

this song because they had an 

insane pianist, Victor Yip, from 

Hong Kong.” 

The chain is currently displayed 

in the east hallway of the high 

school. The student council accomplished 

their goal of making the 

chain as long as the basketball 

court. The project raised awareness 

in the community on how 

cancer can affect the lives of everybody 

and their loved ones. 

The Jones County Student 

Council would like to thank everybody 

who supported this project; 

all proceeds will be donated to the 

Children’s Miracle Network in 

March during the State Student 

Council convention in Pierre. 

by Paige Venard 

Monday, February 18, the local 

Highway Patrolman Dylan Dowling, 

along with a colleague, came 

to the high school to talk to the 

eighth grade and freshmen classes 

about drinking and driving, texting 

while driving and drugs. They 

showed a PowerPoint along with 

videos showing the outcome of 

driving while intoxicated, distracted 

driving, and not wearing seatbelts. 

They also shared a lot of 

information about the outcome of 

the scenarios and how accidents 

affect people’s lives. 

Students also learned what will 

happen to them if they are caught 

doing illegal activities and how it 

changes the rest of their lives. The 

students learned that drugs are 

not just medicine and illegal substances 

that can be grown or 

made. They are sometimes household 

items used in the wrong form, 

such as: household spray cans 

aerosol, bath salts, pain medication, 

cough syrup, spray paint and 

markers. 

Melyssa Manecke said, “The 

most valuable thing I learned from 

this was that drugs can destroy a 

person, and how easy it is to get 

into a wreck. One little text can 

kill so many people; always wear 

your seat belt.” The Patrol Officers 

enforced the importance of wearing 

your seat belt and how it really 

does save lives, being a good 

driver and not letting anything 

distract you like a simple text, and 

to stay away from drinking and 

drugs. 

is spiders because they are really 

frightening. 

On the spot about what is most 

important to him, being popular, 

accomplishing something or being 

organized, he answered, “Accomplishing 

something, because when 

you accomplish something it 

makes you feel better about yourself.” 

Kirscher said his major regret is 

not trying hard his freshman year. 

If he could be anything he wanted, 

Ryan would be a computer genius. 

The things he values the most are 

his family and friends. His mom 

taught him the biggest lesson that 

he has learned, and that is that 

nothing in life is free. Given three 

wishes, he would wish for money, a 

new car and to be healthy. 

Getting accepted to Mitchell 

Tech is his biggest achievement at 

this point and before he graduates 

he wants to get a job. If he could 

give any advice to the underclassmen, 

he said to “ be yourself and 

try throughout your high school 

career.” 

After graduating, Ryan will 

miss his friends and all of the 

great memories made in high 

school. His favorite memories are 

the ones of him having fun with all 

of his friends. Ryan said best thing 

about being a senior is knowing 

that he’s almost done with high 

school. In ten years he sees himself 

possibly in a place close to his 

mom. 

Season ends with heartbreak with district loss 

by Emiley Nies 

After a five game winning 

streak the Lady Coyotes traveled 

to Kadoka for a double header. 

They didn’t plan on losing that five 

game winning streak, and at the 

end they had a six game winning 

streak. They came out pretty slow 

and were having a terrible time 

getting shots to go in. After the 

first quarter they started playing 

their usual game for a 61-43 win. 

Leading scorers: Madison Mathews 

(20) and Becky Bryan (17), 

Leading rebounder: Garline Boni 

(9), Leading Stealers: Becky Bryan 

(3) and Calli Glaze (3). 

Bennett County was the Ladies 

next victim. The girls were ready 

to play because in their heads, the 

Bennett County Lady Warriors 

were tough to beat. And after 

about the first quarter they realized 

that they were a little tougher 

than they thought. The Warriors 

kept putting up three pointers and 

making them; they were on fire. 

The Ladies never gave up though. 

They stayed in the game to win by 

three points 55-52. Leading Scorer: 

Madison Mathews (24), Leading 

Rebounder: Becky Bryan (7), 

Leading stealer: Becky Bryan (4). 

The Lady Coyotes played Sully 

Buttes next and they knew that 

they were a pretty tough team. In 

the first quarter the Coyotes were 

playing with them really well by 

only being behind by one point. In 

the second quarter the girls 

weren’t sure what happened 

because at half time the score had 

been 13-31. With high hopes they 

tried to come back, but they ended 

up pretty short with an ending 

score of 31-57. Leading scorer: 


rebounder: Becky Bryan (7), Leading 

stealer: Emiley Nies (2). 

After losing against Sully 

Buttes the Lady Coyotes knew 

they had to win the next game 

against the New Underwood Lady 

Tigers. The first time the Coyotes 

played them it was a blow out, but 

they knew the Lady Tigers had 

improved. They came out with a 

lot of intensity and just blew the 

Coyotes win one, lose one on road to districts 

By Gus Volmer 

Jones County's Coyotes went on 

the road to Martin to take on the 

Bennett County Warriors on February 

15. The Coyotes started out 

hot, they couldn’t miss, and they 

were making everything. Jones 

County ended the first quarter 

with a demanding lead 28-6. The 

second quarter was a little slower 

for the Coyotes and they let their 

big lead slip a little and gave the 

Warriors a few more points than 

the Coyotes wanted to. The Coyotes 

let the Warriors believe and 

the second half was tough for the 

Coyotes. 

The second half started out slow 

for the Coyotes, and they couldn’t 

manage to make a basket. The 

Warriors pressured the Coyotes 

and a few of the Coyote players got 

frustrated and threw a few 

turnovers to the Warriors. The 

Coyotes wouldn’t let the Warriors 

cut the lead down to a little 

amount and ended the game on a 

little run. The Coyotes won 57-38. 

The Coyotes played the Tigers 

in New Underwood on February 

22. The Tigers were a tough team 

that had the same record as the 

Coyotes. The Coyotes had to play 

pretty well to beat the Tigers. The 

first half started with the Coyotes 

shooting horrendously from the 

floor only making minimal shots 

so the Tigers took the first quarter 

by 9 points. 

The second half started a little 

better for the Coyotes and they 

went on a 5 point run and got it to 

a closer game. The Coyotes still 

couldn’t buy a basket and the 

Tigers were shooting lights out 

from the floor hitting a couple big 

threes on the Coyotes and kept the 

lead to around 8 points. The Coyotes 

couldn’t cut the lead and they 

lost to the Tigers 43-49. 

Lady Tigers out of the water. Their 

goal was to not let the Tigers get 

as many points in the second half 

as they did in the first half, but 

their goal wasn’t accomplished 

because the Tigers scored just one 

more point than they did in the 

first half, 53-29. Leading scorer: 


rebounder: Garline Boni (6), Leading 

stealer: Rachel Buxcel (7). 

In Highmore for the Highmore 

Classic, they played the Timber 

Lake Lady Panthers. The Coyotes 

weren’t sure what to expect since 

they had never played them 

before. But they knew they were a 

pretty tough team with having the 

same record. The girls never gave 

up and won the game 44-41. Leading 

scorers: Madison Mathews (16) 

and Becky Bryan (13), Leading 

rebounder: Garline Boni (7). 

For the last home game, the 

Ladies played the Philip Lady 

Scotties. They knew they weren’t 

the best team but they were good 

enough to win just because they 

didn’t want big heads and end up 

losing the game. The Ladies had a 

great game because it was the last 

home game. They won by 27 

points, 58-31. Leading scorers: 

Becky Bryan (16) and Madison 

Mathews (16), Leading rebounder: 

Becky Bryan (11), Leading stealers: 

Becky Bryan (5) and Emiley 

Nies (4). 

The last week of the Lady Coyotes 

regular season, they played in 

White River and Presho. Against 

the White River Tigers, they came 

out with great defense and offense. 

The score of the first half was 36- 

6. They didn’t let White River compete 

with them at all. The second 

half they came out a little tired but 

they stayed in the game for a 58- 

34 win. Leading scorer: Madison 

Mathews (34), Leading rebounder: 

Rachel Buxcel (4), Leading stealer: 

Rachel Buxcel (6). 

For the last regular season 

game, the Ladies played the 

Raiders in Presho. They knew it 

was going to be a tough game 

because Lyman was ready to play. 

The Ladies had great defense and 

Erupting volcanoes teach 8th graders 

about the power of soda and vinegar 

by Haley Booth and 

Jacob Lolley 

About a week ago the eighth 

grade science class decided to do a 

project to learn about volcanoes. 

After gathering all of their supplies, 

they finally began their volcano 

experiment. To be able to create 

their volcanoes, they used 

flour, water, oil, and salt. After 

making this mixture (play dough 

in disguise), they formed a volcano 

mountain with a small beaker in 

the middle (where “lava” is supposed 

to be). After forming the 

mountains, they let them harden 

overnight and then painted the 

volcanoes the colors they found 

necessary. 

They left the paint overnight to 

dry and they finally set their volcanoes 

off. To blow the volcanoes 

off, they used baking soda, vinegar 

and red and yellow food coloring. 

Setting off their volcanoes was 

enjoyable, although they did not 

turn out the way they wanted 

them to. Some flattened which 

Unique view… Emiley Nies finds the view a little different 

from behind her flying braid. 

put up quite a few shots but some 

just didn’t want to fall in. The Coyotes 

beat Lyman 46-34. Leading 

scorer: Madison Mathews (21), 

Leading rebounder: Garline Boni 

(5), Leading stealer: Madison 

Mathews (7). 

Being number one seed in the 

district the girls didn’t have to 

play the first round of districts. On 

Tuesday, February 19, the Ladies 

played the Raiders again. They 

came into the game with a lot of 

nerves because they didn’t want it 

to be their last game. Their shots 

just didn’t fall and they some took 

shots that weren’t needed. 

teacher Marilyn Iverson said 

taught them another lesson about 

shield volcanos. 

The class was split into four 

groups. Group I: Hannah Hight, 

Madison Gyles, Molly Nies and 

Haley Booth. Group II: Jami Addison, 

Troi Valburg and Ali Kell. 

Group III: Reed Venard, Zach 

Hespe and Dalton Kinsley. Group 

IV: Bailey Klemann, Austin 

Venard and Jacob Lolley. All of the 

The Lady Coyotes were ahead 

by eight in the third quarter, but 

Lyman started firing the three’s 

and they were unstoppable for a 

depressing and surprising loss for 

everyone. The three seniors had a 

terrible time getting over the 42- 

46 loss, but the others know that 

they need to work hard in the off 

season to make it further next 

year. The Lady Coyotes ended the 

year with a 17-4 record, the best 

record in Jones County history. 

Leading scorers: Madison Mathews 

(11) and Emiley Nies (10), 

Leading rebounder: Madison 

Mathews (11), Leading stealer: 

Madison Mathews (3). 

Science experiment… Dalton Kinsley, Reed Venard and 

Zach Hespe observe as their volcano erupts with the help of baking 

soda, vinegar. The students also used food coloring to get the 

full effect. 

groups agreed that they all 

enjoyed building and setting their 

volcanoes off and learning about 

how the fire makers erupt. 

As an additional benefit, 

because the project made such a 

mess in the science lab, the class 

had to deep clean. The reward 

came Friday morning when Iverson 

treated the class to “Bob’s popcorn” 

and orange juice while they 

watched a movie.



J C FSA News 

• David Klingberg • 

USDA ANNOUNCES 45TH 

GENERAL SIGN-UP FOR 

THE CONSERVATION 

RESERVE PROGRAM 

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack 

announced at the National 

Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic 

that the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) will conduct a 

four-week general sign-up for the 

Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP), beginning May 20 and ending 

on June 14. CRP has a 27-year 

legacy of protecting the nation's 

natural resources through voluntary 

participation, while providing 

significant economic and environmental 

benefits to rural communities 

across the United States. 

Under Secretary Vilsack's leadership, 

USDA has enrolled 11.7 million 

acres in various CRP efforts. 

“Since the 1980s, the CRP program 

has established itself as a 

benchmark in voluntary conservation 

efforts, providing American 

producers with assets to address 

our most critical resource issues,” 

said Vilsack. “Last year, during 

one of the worst droughts in generations, 

the CRP proved vital in 

protecting our most environmentally 

sensitive lands from erosion. 

Emergency haying and grazing on 

CRP lands also supplied critical 

feed and forage for livestock producers 

due to the drought. And the 

program continues to bring substantial 

returns to rural areas, 

attracting recreation and tourism 

dollars into local economies while 

sustaining natural and wildlife 

habitat for future generations.” 

Additional sign-ups for continuous 

CRP programs-such as Highly 

Erodible Land Initiative and Initiative 

to Restore Grasslands, Wetlands 

and Wildlife-will be 

announced in spring 2013. 

Currently, about 27 million 

acres are enrolled in CRP, which is 

a voluntary program available to 

agricultural producers to help 

them safeguard environmentally 

sensitive land. Producers enrolled 

in CRP plant long-term, resourceconserving 

covers to improve the 

quality of water, control soil erosion 

and enhance wildlife habitat. 

Contracts on 3.3 million acres of 

CRP are set to expire on Sept. 30, 

2013. Producers with expiring contracts 

or producers with environmentally 

sensitive land are 

encouraged to evaluate their 

options under CRP. 

Producers that are accepted in 

the sign-up can receive cost-share 

assistance to plant long-term, 

resource-conserving covers and 

receive an annual rental payment 

for the length of the contract (10- 

15 years). Producers also are 

encouraged to look into CRP's 

other enrollment opportunities 

offered on a continuous, non-competitive, 

sign-up basis and that 

often provide additional financial 

assistance. Continuous sign-up 

dates will be announced at a later 

date. 

Over the past 27 years, farmers, 

ranchers, conservationists, 

hunters, fishermen and other outdoor 

enthusiasts have made CRP 

one of the largest and most important 

USDA efforts. CRP continues 

to make major contributions to 

national efforts to improve water 

and air quality, and to prevent soil 

erosion by protecting the most 

sensitive areas including those 

prone to flash flooding and runoff. 

CRP has also helped increase populations 

of pheasants, quail, 

ducks, and rare species, like the 

sage grouse, the lesser prairie 

chicken, and other grassland 

birds. Highlights of CRP include: 

CRP has restored more than 

two million acres of wetlands and 

two million acres of riparian 

buffers; Each year, CRP keeps 

more than 600 million pounds of 

nitrogen and more than 100 million 

pounds of phosphorous from 

flowing into our nation's streams, 

rivers, and lakes. CRP provides 

$1.8 billion annually to landowners-dollars 

that make their way 

into local economies, supporting 

small businesses and creating 

jobs; and CRP is the largest private 

lands carbon sequestration 

program in the country. By placing 

vulnerable cropland into conservation, 

CRP sequesters carbon 

in plants and soil, and reduces 

both fuel and fertilizer usage. In 

2012, CRP resulted in carbon 

sequestration equal to taking 

about nine million cars off the 

road. 

The Obama Administration is 

leading a host of federal agencies 

in the America's Great Outdoors 

initiative to develop a 21st century 

conservation agenda and reconnect 

Americans to the outdoors. At 

the same time, USDA continues to 

enroll a record number of acres of 

private working lands in conservation 

programs, working with 

more than 500,000 farmers and 

ranchers to implement conservation 

practices that clean the air 

we breathe, filter the water we 

drink, and prevent soil erosion. 

Since 2009, USDA has enrolled 

more than 50 million acres into 

the Conservation Stewardship 

Program to incentivize the most 

productive, beneficial conservation 

practices. And USDA's work 

in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 

the Mississippi River Basin, 

and Gulf of Mexico are among 19 

initiatives applying the most 

effective conservation practices to 

increase agricultural and environmental 

returns. USDA science is 

also helping to focus work in areas 

to reduce problematic nutrients 

making it to rivers and streams by 

as much as 45 percent. 

DATES TO REMEMBER/ 

DEADLINES: 

March 15: 2013 NAP Sales closing 

date 

June 3: 2013 ACRE sign-up ends 

July 15: 2012 ACRE Production 

July 15: 2012 NAP Production 

July 15: Final 2013 Acreage 

reporting date 

August 2: DCP sign-up ends 

Feel free to call the office if you 

ever have questions on any of our 

programs 605-669-2404 Ext. 2. 

Senator Larry Lucas 

One of the most talked about Bills 

of the Session, HB 1087 called the 

School Sentinel Bill passed out of 

the Senate Affairs Committee at the 

week's end with a vote of 5 for the 

Bill and 4 voting NO. This issue has 

been reported and followed by most 

all media sources. 

This year we have had a number 

of requests to increase spending. 

Some of the requests are to increase 

funding to K-12 education, to fund 

the education service agencies, to 

provide competitive grants for 

Career and Technical Education, to 

create a critical needs scholarship 

program, to fund the expansion of 

information systems at Dakota 

State University, to establish a local 

government improvement fund, to 

add general fund dollars to the Animal 

Damage Control Fund, to 

appropriate money to the Agriculture 

Research Station, and to appropriate 

money to South Dakota State 

University for research on smart 

fertilizer application. These issues 

are still in play, but the funding 

amount has not been set. All of the 

above proposals passed out of the 

Senate Appropriations Committee 

with just a one dollar appropriation. 

Because of the Committee's indecision, 

we will need to continue deliberations 

to fund any of these special 

requests. 

Two Senate Bills, SB 15 and SB 

28, will increase the property tax 

leveys for education. Senate Bill 28 

addresses a growing student population 

in our schools by raising the 

ag and non-leveys as a share of the 

2013 Legislative Updates 

cost per pupil in the state aid formula. 

Senate Bill 15 will force schools 

to increase their levy for special 

education costs. Most of the increases 

in SB 15 are a result of the 2011 

budget cuts when the funding for 

students with disabilities was 

reduced. In the past, there has been 

adequate money in the state's 

Extraordinary Cost Fund to reimburse 

all schools that could not pay 

all of their special education bills. 

Today, however, that fund has 

diminished and schools will need to 

raise property taxes to cover their 

on-going special education costs. I 

voted NO on SB 15. Other options 

are to increase the funding levels for 

students with disabilities or add 

more state money to the Extraordinary 

Cost Fund. 

There was support to rehabilitate 

the state-owned rail line between 

Chamberlain and Presho because 

much of the grain from west of 

Chamberlain is being trucked out of 

state. The line between Chamberlain 

and Mitchell has been rebuilt 

and farmers in that area have experienced 

increased grain prices along 

with having a rail transfer station 

in the area. However, Senate Bill 

208 to authorize the rebuilding of 

the line failed by two votes to get the 

needed two-thirds vote to pass. The 

issue revolved around not having a 

solid plan to fund the entire project. 

Senate Bill 207 was brought forth 

to sue the federal government over 

federal legislation or executive 

orders that could diminish one's 

rights under the second amendment. 

Recently President Obama 

signed executive orders to make 

more relevant data available for 

background checks, to review and 

set gun safety standards, to track 

stolen guns, to provide training for 

active shooter situations, to provide 

incentives to hire school resource 

officers, and to launch a national 

dialogue on mental health. SB 207 

will ask the South Dakota Attorney 

General to consider suing over these 

executive orders or any federal gun 

legislation. I was one of only 4 Senators 

to oppose SB 207. 

There are now just two weeks left 

of the 2013 Session. You can call the 

Senate Lobby at 773-3821 and 

leave a message or email me at 

sen.lucas@state.sd. us. 

Rep. James Schaefer 

Greetings! A legislative commemoration 

honoring the South Dakota 

Department of Agriculture for 110 

years of promoting, protecting, preserving, 

and improving South Dakota’s 

agriculture for today and tomorrow 

was shared on the House floor. 

Agriculture is the #1 industry in 

South Dakota. 

A couple bills that I mentioned 

had passed our Ag and Natural 

Resource Committee were soundly 

defeated in the House this week. A 

vote of 18-52 said that producers 

would not be given first chance to 

recover their loss when a grain 

warehouse or grain buyer defaults. 

Fairness to all involved was the 

emphasis for the opponents of the 

bill. Statewide brand inspection 

failed 22-47. Another brand inspection 

bill passed the House unanimously. 

HB 1187 will provide an 

alternative brand inspection procedure 

of issuing a one-year inspection 

for rodeo livestock. 

For those of you who are avid fireworks 

users, HB 1194 passed the 

House and would allow fireworks to 

be discharged through Sunday 

evening after the 4th of July. I can 

only think that the Senate will also 

pass this bill. 

The new Veterans home at Hot 

Springs was approved by the Senate 

and unanimously in the House to 

receive an additional $6.67M for 

revisions to the design, construction, 

and equipping of the home. 

This is in addition to the $34.6M 

passed in 2011. 

The 8500 4-H youth in South 

Dakota can anticipate the construction 

of a new 4-H exhibit hall at the 

State Fair if Governor Daugaard 

signs SB18. This will replace Clover 

Hall. Private donations will fund 

the $4M, and the State Fair budget 

will cover future maintenance of the 

building. 

Renewing your driver’s license 

once every 10 years can now be 

accomplished via mail or online. 

The forms required would be on file 

from the previous 5-year renewal, 

and an optometrist can provide the 

eye exam requirement. 

Two bills that crossed over from 

the Senate will be heard in the Ag 

and Natural Resources Committee 

this week. SB 6 is a bill dealing 

with agricultural land tax assessment. 

It would determine whether 

factors affecting productivity should 

be applied if the actual use of agricultural 

land does not correspond to 

the soil classification standards. 

This is quite similar to the bill I 

sponsored last year; it failed in committee 

with the request to study it 

further. SB 115 would increase the 

commercial fertilizer inspection fee 

from a maximum of 15 cents/ton to 

30 cents/ton. The additional 15 

cents would go to fertilizer and 

nutrient-related research at SDSU. 

As I visit with producers, I hear no 

opposition. 

It’s coming to the House. The bill 

to ban texting while driving was 

passed in the Senate 24-9. The past 

two years has seen this bill defeated 

in the House. This year could definitely 

be different. I will be supporting 

is as I feel it is a step in the 

right direction even though it will 

not eliminate texting. 

United States Senator John 

Thune stopped at the Capitol. Two 

issues he mentioned were the certainty 

that the President would not 

be approving the XL Pipeline very 

soon and the changes coming to 

some post offices due to the losses 

being incurred. 

Two weeks left – still time to visit 

the Legislature. Call me 730-1990. 

Patriot Guard Riders escort new house to Custer 

creating a place to thank wounded veterans 

Patriot Guard Riders will don 

winter gear and escort a new three 

bedroom two bath home from 

Springfield, SD to Custer, SD in 

the Black Hills on March 4. This 

house will become a vacation home 

to qualifying veterans and their 

immediate family. 

“It’s our thank you gift for 

returning veterans from Operation 

Iraqi Freedom, Operation 

Enduring Freedom and Operation 

New Dawn,” said Pat Baird, cofounder 

of Operation Black Hills 

Cabin. “This project is designed to 

offer a week long respite to a qualifying 

veteran, at little or no 

expense to them to reconnect with 

their family and enjoy the beauty 

of the Black Hills.” 

The effort was inspired by an 

Oprah show where South Dakota 

native, Tom Brokaw, interviewed 

Corey and Jenny Briest from 

Yankton, S.D. While serving with 

the National Guard in Iraq, Corey 

returned from combat gravely 

wounded after being hit by a roadside 

bomb. Brokaw said, “We all 

have to re-enlist as citizens.” That 

means raising our consciousness 

about the wars and also to do 

something about it. “Families in 

this country need to know what 

they can do,” says Brokaw. “You 

must honor these people and their 

families,” and he refers to them as 

the “Bravest Americans.” 

So a group of Custer citizens 

made arrangements for a donated 

house, and the city of Custer 

donated land. Furnishings are 

being obtained through grants, 

donations and house showers by 

local groups when the house 

arrives after a 375 mile journey 

across the state. The board plans 

to have it ready to welcome guests 

in late spring. An open house is 

scheduled for the afternoon of 

April 18. 

“It will be a place to re-connect,” 

said Baird. “It is a place where a 

family can have time together to 

enjoy the attractions of the Black 

Hills – Crazy Horse, Custer State 

Park, Mount Rushmore and many 

others, and to dine in local restaurants 

without the pressure of paying 

for a vacation. Black Hills 

businesses have been very generous 

with free admissions and 

meals and they reach out to the 

Veteran and personally thank 

them for their service.” 

This permanent home will be 

available to host families six 

months a year and veterans are 

encouraged to go to the website 

www.operationblackhillscabin.org 

to download an application for consideration. 

All times Central. 

Some times or 

schedules are 

subject to change. 

Jones County High School 

March 2013 

1 2 

District 13B BB Tourney 

@ Presho 7:00 

Jump Rope for Heart 

JV BB @ Philip 

Tourney 10:00 

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Parent/Teacher 

Conferences 2:45-6:00 

& 6:45-8:00 

School Board Meeting 

7:00 p.m. HS Library 

Elementary Spring 

Pictures 

Jr/Sr Financial Aid 

Meeting 7:00 p.m. 

HS Library 

Region 7B BB Tourney 

State B GB Tourney 

Huron 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Break 


Huron 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Break 

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

JH Music Festival @ 

Presho 

Concert 7:00 p.m. 

End of 3rd Quarter 

Mt. Marty Rep 1:00 p.m. 

State B BB Tourney 

Aberdeen 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Break 


Aberdeen 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Break 

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

Track Practice Begins 

Think & Drive 9:30 a.m. 

Pierre 

Middle School Academic 

Challenge @ White 

River 11:30 a.m. 

NHS Blood Drive 

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

State Student Council Convention in Pierre March 24-26 

Winner Track Meet 

10:00 

NO SCHOOL 


Huron 


Aberdeen 

Be sure to thank the following businesses for sponsoring the Jones County School calendar. 

Pioneer 

Bad River 

first fidelity bank 

Country 

Bucks & Birds 

Mart 

669-3263 

“first class banking on a first name basis” 

Murdo • 669-2492 

Hunting Lodge 

669-3440



Extension News 

• Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267 • 

Evaluating Your Winter Wheat 

Stand 

There has been considerable 

interest in the condition of the 

winter wheat crop in South Dakota 

during this winter of 2012-13. 

Much of the crop was planted into 

dry soil, and a substantial percentage 

didn’t germinate before cold 

weather arrived, with even less 

emerging. Winter wheat plants 

that sprout and do not establish a 

crown and two to three tillers will 

not be as winter hardy as plants 

that did. However, it is not well 

known how much less winter 

hardy they are. 

With adequate moisture, wheat 

seeds germinate (and winter 

wheat plants break dormancy) at 

temperatures of 39 degrees F or 

higher. With soil temperatures at 

the 2” and 4” depth hovering at or 

near 32 degrees F at most of the 

South Dakota Automatic Weather 

Data Network (AWDN) stations, it 

may be a few weeks before producers 

will be able to accurately 

assess winter wheat survival. Historically, 

soil temperatures at most 

AWDN stations don’t reach temperatures 

in the upper 30’s until 

mid to late March. 

If interested, producers can run 

the “bag test”, explained on page 

40 of Chapter 4, “Winter Wheat 

Planting Guide” of “iGrow Wheat: 

Best Management Practices for 

Wheat Production: http://igrow. 

org/up/resources/05-1001-04- 

2012.pdf to provide an early indication 

of winter survival. As the 

chapter states, “If information is 

not required immediately, the best 

way to assess winterkill is to wait 

until plant growth commences. It 

is quite difficult to get a “field 

wide” picture of winter wheat survival 

by running the “bag test” as 

you are only evaluating a small 

sample. 

Once you are able to accurately 

assess winter survival, or what 

kind of stand you have remaining 

in the spring, you will need to 

decide whether to leave the stand 

or destroy it and plant another 

crop. There are three components 

of yield; number of heads per unit 

area, kernels per head, and kernel 

weight. The dominant component 

in less than optimum stands is 

number of heads per unit area. 

The plant population needed to 

optimize yields for most conditions 

in South Dakota is considered to 

be about 14-15 plants/sq ft. Lower 

populations can be managed to 

produce profitable yields if the 

stand is relatively uniform across 

the field. Stands as low as 5 

plants/sq ft can produce nearly 70 

percent of maximum yield, and 

some areas of the field may have 

higher densities, increasing the 

potential. 

Before destroying a winter 

wheat field, contact your crop 

insurance agent. A field must be 

released before pursuing other 

cropping options or crop insurance 

coverage would be voided. 

Producers should not inter-seed 

spring wheat into winter wheat as 

this would result in mixed wheat 

at harvest and result in marketing 

problems and almost certain price 

reduction. 

If producers determine that they 

have an adequate winter wheat 

stand to keep, but less than ideal, 

they should apply nitrogen early to 

enhance tillering. Nitrogen should 

be applied as soon as the plants 

break dormancy, or as soon as the 

soil is not frozen. It is also important 

to pay close attention to weed 

management as weeds will be 

more competitive in a thin stand. 

Calendar 

3/1/2013 – Crop & Livestock 

Workshop, 1:00 p.m., Jones County 

Courthouse, Murdo, SD 

March 2013 

CIGARETTE SMOKING 

REVIEWED – 2013 

All my friends and relatives 

seem to be writing books. I hope 

it isn’t contagious or I might find 

myself writing one too. That 

sounds like a lot of work since any 

act of creation, whether a book, 

painting, or song, takes some 

doing. These things don’t make 

themselves, and the whole process 

puts you through periods of selfdoubt, 

worry, and mental anxiety. 

It’s a good feeling when you finally 

get something produced, look at 

it, and decide it isn’t half bad, but 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 

1 

Free Childhood 

Immunizations 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

Dr. Holland 

13 Julia 

Women’s 

Health 

20 

Jones County Clinic 

Phone: 669–2121 

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Monday and Friday 

8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 

James McNeely, III, RNCFNP • www.ruralhc.net 

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Dr. Meyer 

27 28 29 Dr. Meyer 

Close at noon 

Good Friday 

22 

The Clinical View 

• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten • 

Immediately after World War II, 

65 percent of the adult population 

of the United States smoked cigarettes. 

In the 1960’s, the first surgeon 

general’s report on cigarette 

smoking clearly showed the massive 

toll on mortality that came 

with cigarette smoking. Now over 

the years, smoking cigarettes 

among adults in the United States 

is down to 19 percent. Different 

from in the past, the one group 

with an increasing incidence of 

cigarette smoking is young 

women. In the 1980’s one out of 

four people in the general population 

age 35 to 69 died of cigarette 

smoking. Since then, the increase 

tax upon cigarettes, the efforts of 

the American Cancer Society and 

other public health agencies has 

further decreased the statistics 

regarding cigarette smoking in the 

United States. 

The New England Journal of 

Medicine is a weekly publication 

that is perhaps the most respected 

medical journal in the United 

States. In the January 24 issue, 

they published a study involving 

over 200,000 people who were surveyed 

and statistics collected over 

10 years. This huge number of participants 

in the study allow for statistically 

accurate characterization 

of cigarette smoking in the 

2010 era. 

The first statistic to be aware of 

is that there are still 200,000 

deaths a year attributed to cigarette 

smoking. Note that on average 

around 2 million people a year 

die in the United States which 

means that one out of ten mortalities 

die from cigarette smoking. 

The second statistic of the 

report in The New England Journal 

of Medicine is that 70 out of 

100,000 men died from cancer of 

the lung and 40 out of 100,000 

women died from cancer of the 

lung. Based upon the study cited 

in The New England Journal of 

Medicine, a cigarette smoker that 

begins in their late teens or early 

20’s shorten their lives by 11 years 

for women and by 12 years for men 

as compared to individuals who 

never smoke. The excess deaths 

were caused mainly by lung cancer 

and heart attacks. In women, 

there was an addition in excess of 

strokes. 

Enough people in this study 

were available to make estimates 

of the effect of continuing a cigarette 

habit. For individuals who 

discontinue their cigarette habit 

from age 25 to 34, the survival 

Lookin’ Around 

• Syd Iwan • 

getting to that point puts you 

through the mill. 

Friend Ruth, for instance, 

recently wrote a book about her 

first few years as a missionary in 

Hong Kong. While she was writing 

it, I’d get occasional E-mails 

expressing her concerns about 

proof reading or that she wasn’t 

adequately getting across what 

she wanted to say. Her creation, 

“Foreign Devil Girl in Hong Kong” 

by Ruth Epp, is however now 

available through Amazon and is 

Sentinel bill narrowly sent to Senate floor amid several questions 

The controversial “Sentinel” bill 

which would allow local school 

boards to put armed guards inside 

schools passed out of the Senate 

State Affairs Committee last week. 

About 60 people were on hand 

at the meeting, despite snow—and 

limited travel--in much of the 

state. Time constraints, however, 

limited the number of people testifying, 

as well as the length of their 

comments. 

The vote to send HB1087 to the 

Senate floor as amended was 5-4. 

This surprised many observers 

who had expected the vote to 

swing the other way. 

The amendment removed an 

addition made by the House that 

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allowed school boards to discuss 

and make a decision in executive 

session to implement a sentinel 

program. 

Sen. Mark Johnston, R-Sioux 

Falls, noted that such action 

would conflict with the existing 

open meeting statutes. 

Sen. Craig Tieszen, R-Rapid 

City, agreed, noting that it must be 

a publicly made decision, but after 

that details could be handled in 

executive session as a personnel 

matter. 

The lines were still drawn in 

the testimony between those who 

supported the bill as necessary for 

teacher and student safety, and 

those who feared the presence of 

guns would most certainly end in 

accidental shootings and unintended 

deaths of those who were 

meant to be protected. 

Tieszen recounted instances 

from the 1990s when he was a 

Rapid City police commander in 

which an armed student threatened 

fellow students. Of 13 threats 

in Rapid City following the 

Columbine school shooting in 

1999, Tieszen said, two were credible 

and could have caused harm if 

not stopped 

“So, if we think we are immune 

in South Dakota,” Tieszen said, 

“think again.” 

Rep. Scott Craig, R-Rapid City, 

refuted the assumption that this 

bill was in response to the Sandy 

Hook Elementary School shooting 

recently. He said he had presented 

his concept to the Legislative 

Research Council in December and 

the shootings took place two weeks 

later. 

That, he said, “confirmed the 

rightness of this bill.” Since then, 

he said, there have been four more 

incidents seen nationally. 

Compelling opposition came 

from New Underwood School 

Superintendent Jeff Marlette, who 

is a retired Brigadier General who 

saw combat. 

“Have we now reached a place 

that our state has gotten so bad, so 

unsafe,” Marlette asked, where 

teachers need to carry guns? He 

outlined the dangers of peripheral 

damage that even trained law 

enforcement can inflict when trying 

to bring down a gunman. 

Rob Monson, State Association 

of School Administrators, presented 

an amendment that would have 

changed the bill’s intent to an 

interim study topic. 

Tieszen later called the socalled 

“hog house” of the bill an 

“ambush,” noting he had seen the 

amendment for “exactly 32 minutes” 

during the meeting. He 

called the attempt “intensely disrespectful.” 

That amendment was defeated. 

Sen. Larry Lucas, D-Mission, 

said the sentinel bill was an 

important issue, in fact, “this is 

THE issue of the 2013 session.” He 

added, “what we have in place is 

working,” noting that boards could 

already hire guards. 

Chairman Larry Rhoden, R- 

Union Center, said the bill’s intent 

has been blown out of proportion. 

He said it would allow the state’s 

152 school districts to decide 

whether to participate in a sentinel 

program. 

Rhoden called the program “one 

small step in the right direction.” 

The bill now travels to the Senate 

floor for final legislative consideration. 

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curves were very near that of a 

never smoker. There was a definite 

deterioration in the mortality 

curves for those that discontinue 

their habit from age 35 to 44. But 

even this group gained about nine 

years of life compared to those who 

continue to smoke. Even those 

that discontinue their cigarette 

habit from age 49 to 59 gained 

about four years of normal life 

back. 

In summary, cigarette smoking 

is still the most lethal habit a 

United States citizen can have. 

The statistics indicate that those 

who discontinue their habit at a 

young age gain about 10 years of 

normal life. Even those who discontinue 

their habit in their 50’s 

regain about four years of normal 

life. With a continued erosion of a 

cigarette smokers privileges as to 

where they can smoke, with the 

excessive taxes that are now 

applied to cigarette smoking and 

the horrible health risks that 

occur, one wonders why cigarette 

smoking continues at all. It is in 

fact one of the most addicting 

habits a person can have. Fortunately, 

the efforts of our national 

health agencies have been instrumental 

in the tremendous reduction 

in cigarette smoking by our 

a good read. It has insight, 

pathos, and humor. She also 

gives one a good idea of how very 

difficult it is to learn the Cantonese 

Chinese dialect. Since I 

have no talent whatsoever at 

learning foreign languages, Cantonese 

is probably something I 

shouldn’t even attempt. It’s fun, 

though, to read about someone 

else’s struggle in doing so. Ruth 

lived and worked in Hong Kong 

from 1959 until 2005 so there are 

many more years to write about if 

she gets up the nerve and ambition 

to pull it off. 

I should probably mention that, 

before Ruth moved to the other 

side of the world, she and her 

friend, Darlene, came with Rev. 

Knickle in the summers and 

taught us Bible School for a week 

at a local country schoolhouse. 

They lived with us during those 

weeks so we got to know them 

pretty well, and we’ve kept in 

touch ever since. 

Then we come to Cousin Verna 

(Heaton) Benham who recently 

published her book, “Champagne 

in a Paper Cup.” It is also available 

through Amazon and 

recounts her time as a Foreign 

Service employee in such places 

as Taiwan and South America. In 

the latter, she met and married a 

fellow who was a foreign correspondent 

for The Associated Press 

and the U. S. News & World 

Report. All in all, she has lived an 

extremely interesting life and has 

done a good job telling about it. I 

seem to have no particular desire 

to go to Taiwan or South America, 

but it is enjoyable to visit there 

through Verna’s eyes and pen. 

Local friend, Joyce (Dolezal) 

Wheeler has also written a couple 

of books, (available at Amazon 

again.) They are novels, which 

means she had to make them up 

instead of just writing about 

things she has done. Sure, you 

would probably base your characters 

on people you have known, 

but you still have to deal with 

characterization, plot and such. 

It takes a lot of thinking. It is 

quite a lot easier to read Joyce’s 

books than to make one up yourself. 

So, if you wanted to write a 

book, how many words would you 

general public and would hope 

these efforts will continue. 

As a social observation, I am 

struck by the wave of effort now 

directed at “gun control.” To get 

some perspective on the nature of 

the problem, one must realize that 

there are about 30,000 deaths per 

year related to firearms. Stunningly, 

19,000 out of 30,000 are the 

results of suicides. “Gun control” 

and getting rid of assault firearms 

is not going to change that statistic. 

A suicide only needs one shot. 

Only around 11,000 deaths per 

year are related to homicide in 

which one person shoots another. 

In spite of the huge sale of assault 

rifles in our country, the vast 

majority of homicides are related 

to simple firearms such as 45 caliber 

pistols, etc. I don’t want to 

diminish in any way the horror 

and tragedy of an incident such as 

happened in the Connecticut elementary 

school, but it would seem 

that our efforts in this country at 

saving lives could be much better 

directed to further discouraging 

cigarettes. Legislating pointless 

regulations regarding gun ownership 

will have no demonstrated 

impact on the number of homicides 

in the USA. I oppose efforts 

that are ineffective. 

have to come up with? A standard-size 

novel, it seems, should 

probably be around 80,000 words. 

That’s a lot. You might get by 

with 50,000, but 80,000 would be 

better. If you were Leo Tolstoy, 

you would have to come up with 

over half-a-million words for such 

tomes as his, “War and Peace.” 

That would take weeks to read 

much less write. As a college kid 

assigned to read it, you might be 

better off buying the “Cliff Notes,” 

which is a little publication that 

allows you to know all about a 

book without actually reading it. 

I like the comment by one of the 

characters on son Chance’s Veggie 

Tales video where he says he read 

War and Peace via Cliff Notes and 

found it “riveting.” He comments, 

“That’s three minutes of my life 

I’ll never get back.” As we said, 

reading War and Peace in full 

might take quite a lot longer than 

three minutes since it runs to 

something like 1,400 pages. Cliff 

Notes might be the way to go in 

this case. 

I did start writing a mystery 

novel over ten years ago and got 

through the first two chapters 

before bogging down. Action on 

that project has come to a standstill, 

but, who knows, maybe I’ll 

drag it back out some day and get 

going again. I have enough things 

to do at present without that, but 

only writing a thousand words a 

week would get a book written in 

a little over a year. I currently 

write a little less than that, 

maybe 850, every week writing 

these things so maybe I could double 

my production. We’ll have to 

see. 

Since I’ve been writing weekly 

articles from 1986 to the present, 

I’ve probably already used up well 

over a million words. That’s double 

what Tolstoy needed for War 

and Peace, but my stuff, alas, isn’t 

exactly in book form. I’m happy to 

report that I can write much more 

quickly and easily now than I 

could back in ’86, but it is still 

fairly hard work. Like I said, I 

hope book-writing isn’t contagious 

or I might contact that dreaded 

disease. Everyone else is catching 

it, but maybe it will pass me by. 

Time will tell.

Notice of Vacancy on 

School Board 

Jones County School District #37-3 

The following school board positions will 

become vacant due to the expiration of 

the present terms of office of the following 

school board members: 

Two (2) Three- (3) year terms for the following 

school board members residing 

anywhere within the District. 

Michael Hunt 

Brett Nix 

Nominating petitions may be filed in the 

office of the business manager located in 

the school business office between the 

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CT 

beginning March 1, 2013, and not later 

than the 26th day of March, 2013, at 5:00 

p.m., or mailed by registered mail not 

later than the 25th day of March, 2013, at 

5:00 p.m. 

Tami Schreiber, 

Business Manager 

Jones County School District 37-3 

Published February 21 & 28, 2013, at the 

total approximate cost of $22.75. 

Notice of Vacancy 

Municipality of 

Murdo 

The following offices will become vacant 

due to the expiration of the present term 

of office of the elected officers. 

Council Member – Ward I – 2-year term 

Council Member – Ward II – 2-year term 

Council Member – Ward III – 2-year term 

Mayor – 2-year term 

Circulation of nominating petitions may 

begin on March 1, 2013, and petitions 

may be filed in the office of the finance 

officer located at 107 West Second 

Street between the hours of 8:00 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Central Standard Time, 

and not later than March 26, 2013 at 

5:00 p.m. 

Krysti Barnes, 

City Finance Officer 



Notice of Annual 

Township Meeting 

The citizens of the township of Okaton in 

the County of Jones, South Dakota, and 

who are qualified to vote at township 

elections, are hereby notified that the 

annual township meeting for said township 

will be held at the Ken Daum home 

in said township on Tuesday, the 5th day 

of March next, at 8 o’clock p.m. for the 

following purposes: 

To elect one supervisor for the term of 

three years; one township clerk, one 

treasurer, each for the term of one year; 

and to do any other business proper to 

be done at said meeting when convened. 

Given under my hand this 15th day of 

February A.D., 2013. 

Jane Daum, 

Township Clerk 

Publish February 21 & 28, 2013, at the 




The citizens of the township of Draper in 





will be held at the Rosa Lee Styles 

home in said township on Tuesday, the 

5th day of March next, at 7 o’clock p.m. 

for the following purposes: 








Rosa Lee Styles, 


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The citizens of the township of South 

Creek in the County of Jones, South 

Dakota, and who are qualified to vote at 

township elections, are hereby notified 

that the annual township meeting for said 

township will be held at the Garold Block 











Garold Block, 




The citizens of the township of Buffalo in 





will be held at the Dan Parish Technology 

Center in Murdo on Tuesday, the 

5th day of March next, at 7:00 o’clock 

p.m. for the following purposes: 








Lori Nix, 






The citizens of the township of Zickrick in 





will be held at the Dave Brost home 

in said township on Tuesday, the 5th day 

of March next, at 8 o’clock p.m. for the 

following purposes: 








Tanya Brink, 


Publish February 28, 2013, at the total 

approximate cost of $10.47. 



The citizens of the township of Scovil in 





will be held at the Raymond Roghair 









Given under my hand this 21st day of 


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will be held at the Paul Patterson 











Paul Patterson, 


Published February 28, 2013, at the total 




The citizens of the township of Williams 

Creek in the County of Jones, South 

Dakota, and who are qualified to vote at 

township elections, are hereby notified 

that the annual township meeting for said 

township will be held at the Travis Hendricks 

home in said township on Tuesday, 

the 5th day of March next, at 7:30 

o’clock p.m. for the following purposes: 








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Legal Notices 




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Given under my hand this 22nd day of 


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Extending Medicaid coverage to the state’s 

‘working poor’ a thoughtful, thorny topic 

The state’s “working poor” who 

don’t qualify for Medicaid coverage 

for low income families and individuals 

were the center of attention 

at a joint hearing at the State 

Capitol recently. 

South Dakota has the opportunity 

to provide that coverage, but 

the Governor has indicated the 

state should go slowly in adopting 

the expanded program, citing the 

nation’s fiscal problems. 

The Health and Human Services 

Committees of both the 

House and Senate heard testimony 

February 20, with Senate Chair 

Jean Hunhoff, R-Yankton, noting 

there would be no bill to vote on 

afterward. The expansion of Medicaid 

in the state, if there is one, 

Central States Fair announces act 

The Central States Fair is 

pleased to announce Justin Moore 

will perform Sunday, August 18, 

as part of the 2013 Central States 

Fair Black Hills Power Concert 

Series. 

Moore has been steadily climbing 

the country charts with such 

hits as “Til My Last Day,” “If Heaven 

Wasn't So Far Away” and 

“Backwoods.” 

“We plan on offering a combination 

of country and rock and roll to 

this years’ Central States Fair,” 

said Ron Jeffries, CSF general 

Assistance offered for assistance 

with USDA discrimination claims 

The USDA has recently identified 

areas of discrimination in its past 

processing and servicing of loans. 

Hispanic or women farmers and 

ranchers who feel they were discriminated 

against in applying for or 

servicing of farm loans between 1981 

and 2000 may be eligible for monetary 

compensation and loan forgiveness. 

A streamlined process has been 

set up by the USDA to resolve these 

claims. Because the application and 

manager. “More announcements 

will be coming and we're confident 

this year will again provide great 

affordable entertainment for the 

entire family.” 

Tickets are scheduled to go on 

sale in early July. The Central 

States Fair will take place August 

16-23, 2013 and will again feature 

four nights of concerts, three 

nights of PRCA Range Days Rodeo 

and motor events. 

For more information contact 

the Central States Fair office at 

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for more updates. 

required supporting documents can 

be complicated, attorney Jeffrey D. 

Swett of the Rapid City law firm, 

Costello, Porter, Hill, Heisterkamp, 

Bushnell& Carpenter LLP, has completed 

specialized training to represent 

claimants. 

The deadline to submit claims is 

March 25, 2013. If you believe you 

may be eligible to submit a claim, 

please contact attorney Jeffrey D. 

Swett at jswett@costelloporter.com 

or call 605-343-2410. 

REMINDER: 

Jones County School District Spring Break 

dates are March 7-8 & March 14-15! 

apparently would be handled 

through the General Appropriations 

bill, expected in the last few 

days of the session’s main run. 

Twenty-one people testified in 

favor of the expansion, while only 

two testified against… but both 

sides offered compelling arguments 

during the two-hour hearing. 

John Mengenhausen, Horizon 

Health Center, with facilities in 

Howard, Elk Point, Isabel, Ft. 

Pierre and Faith, and 27 medical 

clinics, spoke in favor of the expansion. 

The Medicaid expansion, 

Mengenhausen said, is the best 

and least expensive way to help 

the currently uninsured, and allow 

providers to add staff that is needed. 

This would enhance economic 

development, which he called a 

“gradual puzzle that works together.” 

Many of those testifying noted 

that those most helped by the 

expansion of Medicaid benefits 

would be the people who are working 

hard, many times at two or 

more jobs, but who fall just above 

the guidelines to receive Medicaid 

benefits. 

The Rev. Karl Kroeger, Pierre, 

said while people are encouraged 

to pull themselves up by their 

bootstraps, “some people just don’t 

have boots… others may have 

boots, but not bootstraps.” 

And, Kroeger noted, this is 

about “helping those people who 

slip through the cracks.” 

CEO Gale Walker, Avera Health 

of Parkston, with clinics in Parkston, 

Tripp and Lake Andes, said 

$250,000 in medical care was written 

off by his facilities last year, as 

a result of treating those who can’t 

afford to pay. 

Expansion of Medicaid benefits, 

he said, would take care of the 

expenses in a better fashion than 

is being done currently. 

Finance Director Erica Peterson, 

Sanford Chamberlain, testified 

there is high Medicaid utilization 

among the working poor in 

her area. She noted there are 65 

self-pay patients each month in 

their emergency room. Of that 

amount, said Peterson, 95 percent 

would qualify for assistance under 

the Medicaid expansion. 

She also urged lawmakers who 

are concerned about the future 

federal backing of the expansion, 

not to “let this overshadow the… 

positive effect” it would have now. 

More and more, noted Jim 

Hardwick, Hughes County Commissioner, 

“private insurance 

becomes a luxury.” As a commissioner, 

Hardwick noted the 

increase in poor relief cases 

brought to the county for payment. 

Hae said the expansion would 

be “an investment” in the state’s 

people and its economy. 

Opponent Florence Thompson, 

Caputa, urged lawmakers to “look 

at the big picture… and be realistic,” 

comparing the government 

programs to socialism. Expanding 

Medicaid benefits, she said, is 

intended to further involve states 

financially. 

Thompson asked that lawmakers 

“resist any attempt to expand 

an already bankrupt program.” 

Stephanie Strong, Rapid City, 

also spoke against the expansion, 

noting that “Medicaid had its 

chance, and already has failed.” 

She urged that South Dakota be 

a leader in rejecting the expansion, 

noting the “free market will 

fix our problem.” 

Sen. Phil Jensen, R-Rapid City, 

quoted from the Bible that it was 

“the church’s responsibility” to 

help the poor. 

“The Catholic Church as vast 

real estate holdings,” added 

Jensen, asking, “Why can’t that be 

sold off to help the poor?” 

He said he would be resisting 

the expansion, noting that to add 

more “would be insane.” 

Rep. Steve Hickey, R-Sioux 

Falls, who is a minister, said he 

believed the state would be paying 

for the expense either way, recalling 

earlier testimony about the 

high cost of emergency room care. 

He called it “a moral issue,” and 

said while he was worried about 

the expansion, “we need to take 

care of as many people as we can.” 

Rep. Troy Heinert, D-Mission, 

noted that both his wife and son 

were uninsurable, and he could 

see families in his area that this 

expansion will help. 

After June 1, he noted, the Indian 

Health Services will have no 

money to fix the problem. 

Calling it a “moral” issue, Heinert 

said “I will need to approve 

this.” 

A decision is expected toward 

the end of the legislative session, 

when final budget figures are put 

together. 

Don’t “peck” on me!… School counselor Andrea Diehm visited the first and second grades this month, where she taught them 

about the February Coyote Character Pillar, “Respect.” Diehm read the story, The Band-Aid Chicken by Becky Rangel Henton. The 

story focused on chickens being brave enough to stand up against pecking on each other. After reading the story, students created 

their very own band-aid chicken puppets to remind themselves not to "peck" on each other. 

Photo by Lonna Jackson 



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Thank You 

We want to thank all of Susie’s 

friends and co-workers for the concerns, 

understanding and patience 

these last four plus years. She 

fought a long tough battle with 

courage and determination. Also 

thanks for the concerns and kind 

words and deeds shown to all the 

families. Also for the food brought 

to all of our homes. We are so humbled 

to see all the lives she 

touched. 

Ray and Janice Pike 

Thank you to all our family and 

friends for the prayers, kind words 

and support you have given us. 

We appreciate all the phone calls, 

texts, Facebook messages, cards, 

flowers, meals and visits. Thank 

you for all the generous memorials, 

they will be given in Susie’s 

name to the Jones County Caring 

& Sharing, Jones County Ambulance 

and the Jones County Community 

Foundation. Your thoughtfulness 

and sympathy at this time 

are more appreciated than words 

can ever express. 

“Somewhere over the rainbow…” 

The family of Susie Rankin 

Bob Rankin 

Andy, Jill, Riley & Peyton Rankin 

Kati, Drew, Mallory & Tenley 

Venard 

Tyler, Chelsee, Addison & Joey 

Rankin 

Ray & Janice Pike 

Sandy & Tim Zibell & family 

APARTMENTS 

AVAILABLE 

Murdo Townhouses 

2 Bedrooms 

Carpeted throughout, 

on-site laundry facility 

and appliances furnished. 

PRO/Rental Management 

605-347-3077 

1-800-244-2826 

www.prorentalmanagement.com 

Equal Housing Opportunity 

Murdo Nutrition 

Program Menu 

March 4 

Fish Portions 

Scalloped Potatoes 

Glazed Carrots 

Blueberry Muffin 

Mandarin Oranges & Bananas 

March 5 

Barbeque Pork 

Baked Potato 

Corn O’Brian 

Bread 

Baked Apples 

March 6 

Hamburger on a Bun w/ Lettuce 

Potato Salad 

Baked Beans 

Acini di Pepe Dessert 

March 7 

Roast Turkey 

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy 

Spinach w/ Vinegar 

Cranberry Sauce 

Dinner Roll 

Pumpkin Bar 

March 8 

Ham & Beans or Alternate Soup 

Tomato Spoon Salad 

Bread 

Peaches

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