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Clark, South Dakota 57225Vol. 132, No. 16

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Itisaveryspecialoccasionwhenthe guest conductor of the SouthDakotaAll-StateChorusisa‘home-towngirl’! Dr.AnnaHamrewillbetheguestconductor, Saturday, October 27at theRapidCityRushmorePlazaCivicCenter. The Clark High School Class of1971gradandCaliforniaStateUni-versity-Fresnoprofessor,hasquitearesume: Anna Hamre is in demand as aguest conductor, clinician, and ad-judicator, having made appearanc-es outside the continental UnitedStates in Hawaii, Mexico, China,Italy, Austria, and England. Shehasguest-conductedtwiceatCarn-egieHall. AtCSUF,Dr.Hamreteachesun-

dergraduateconductingandgradu-ate conducting and literature, andshe is responsible for themanage-ment of the choral program. SheconductstheConcertChoir,Cham-ber Singers, and Community Cho-rus Master Chorale and Coro Pic-colo, frequently collaborating withthe Fresno Philharmonic Orches-tra.Hervariouspositionshavegiv-en her the opportunity to conductnumerousnewworks,includingtheAmerican premiere of Philip Wil-by’s2004reconstructionofMozart’sMassinC(Novello). Dr. Hamre grew up in WillowLake and Clark, SD. She is thedaughter of the late Mel and lateRuthHamre.HerbrothersareVicand John and her sister is Susan.SheholdsaBAdegreeinvocaland

instrumentalmusiceducationfromAugustana College in Sioux Falls,anMMdegreeinchoralmusicfromtheUniversityofNorthernColoradoinGreeley,andaDMAinchorallit-erature and performance from theUniversityofColoradoinBoulder.Recent honors include the FresnoArtsCouncilHorizonArtistAward(2007), the California AssociationforMusicEducation(CMEA)ChoralConductorAward(2006),theCMEACentral Section College/UniversityMusic EducatorAward (2006), theFresno-State College of Arts andHumanitiesExcellenceinTeachingAward (2003), the Fresno-MaderaCountiesMusicEducationAssocia-tionChoralEducatorAward(2003),andrecognitionsfromFresno-Statemusicfraternities.

Dr. Hamre is the author of TheHigh-School/UniversitySight-Sing-er(MasterworksPressofOlympia,Wash.),amusic-literacymethodinuseineverystate,plustheDistrictofColumbia,Guam,BritishColum-bia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.Her new publication, The WeeklySight-Singer: An Abbreviated andAccelerated Method, was releasedinthesummer2011. She has presented sessions forvariouschoral-conductingandmu-sic-educationorganizationsatlocal,state,andnationallevels. Herar-ticleshaveappearedinstatemusicmagazines, plus the InternationalChoral Bulletin, The Choral Jour-nal,andSpotlightonTeachingCho-rus. Currently, Dr. Hamre is serving

as California Repertory and Stan-dardsChairfortheAmericanCho-ral Directors Association (ACDA)Community Choirs, Choral ChairfortheCaliforniaMusicEducatorsAssociation, and as an advisorymember of the Choral Council fortheNationalAssociation forMusicEducation(NAfME).Shealsoholdsmembership in the College MusicSociety,NationalCollegiateChoralOrganization,ChorusAmerica,Ear-lyMusicAmerica,SouthernCalifor-niaVocalAssociation,OrganizationofAmericanKodályEducators,andthe Fresno-Madera County Mu-sic Educators’Association. She isa member of the citizen’s advisoryboard for KVPR Radio Station inFresno.

Dr. Anna Hamre to be the S.D. All-State Chorus guest conductor

Anna Hamre

“Don’t schedule to be two places at once” - Kim McGraw▲ 4-H office has been busy

It’s been one year since the Ex-tensionOfficeconsolidationsinthestate. October7-13was4-HweekandOctoberstartsthenewyearfor4-H,whichhaskeptKimMcGrawbusyasthe4-HYouthProgramAd-visor.McGrawisintheClarkofficeMondaysandTuesdaysandtwoFri-daysamonthwithherWednesdaysandThursdaysintheSpinkCountyCourthouseinRedfieldonthefirstfloor. “The most challenging part I’vefoundistonotscheduleyourselftobe twoplacesatonce. It’sa lotofjuggling with both counties. I al-ways have to check my calendar,”statesMcGraw. McGrawsaysshe’sstilleducatingsince she switched jobs, she’s justeducatingyoungerpeoplenow.Shegoestotheschoolsandworkswiththeteachers,findingoutwhattheyhaveaneedfor,workingwiththeirlessonplansandprovidesschoolen-richmentactivities. “WiththeK-3grades, I focusonnutrition and physical fitness andwith the older elementary grades,it’smorescienceprojects,”shesays.“I’ve always enjoyed working with

kids, so I’m really enjoying beingabletosharewiththemnewideasto help them learn. I also workwithpreschoolandhighschoolstu-dents on occasion. My job variesduringtheyearandinthesummermyschedule isworkingwithmoretraditional 4-H activities, prepar-ing for state events, achievementdaysandthestatefair.Comingupisourannual recognitioneventonNovember4,wherewerecognize4-H’ersonwhatthey’veachievedoverthe past year. We have four 4-Hclubsinthecountyand15indepen-dentmembers.” 4-H can’t be run without an ex-tension office so technically theystill are an extension office saysMcGraw. Mary Hurlbut is McGraw’s ad-ministrative assistant in the officeandworksMondaythroughThurs-day. One of those days is spentworkingforthecountyweedboarddoing their billing and computerwork. This position she acquiredin April after being approved bytheCountyCommissionerstowork

Oneyearafter theclosingof theClarkCountyExtensionofficeonewillfind thedoor isstillopenand insideareKimMcGraw, left,Clark/SpinkCounty4-HProgramAdvisorandadministrativeassistant,MaryHurlbut.

Prouty is Region 1AX-C girls champion Mikayla Prouty runs seemingly effortlessly with great form and quicknessandsheistheRegion1ACrossCountrychampion,clockedin 15:53.46. The Cyclone sophomore is looking forward to this Satur-day’sSouthDakotaX-CountryStateMeet,atHuron. Clark-WillowLakequalifiedfourrunnersforthestatemeet,MikaylaProuty,KandaceKolden,MitchProutyandRawsonYost. FormoreontheRegion1ACrossCountrymeet,turntopage7.

Ryan Eggleston - Official Weather Observer

WEATHER

HI LO PROct.9.................. 45 25 0Oct.10.................. 60 22 0Oct.11.................. 42 22 0Oct.12.................. 52 24 0Oct.13.................. 66 36 0Oct.14.................. 58 33 0Oct.15................. 70 35 02012precipitationtodate14.50”2011precipitationtodate21.13”

Costs continue to rise as Clark Golf Club makes improvements The Clark Golf Club held theirannualmeetingSunday,attheclub-housewith30memberspresent. The Clark Golf Club Board ofDirectors include: Jory Maynard -President;MikeO’Neill-Vicepresi-dent;MikeGeise -Secretary;PaulHerman - Board member; ChrisHartley-BoardmemberandSusanStulc-Clubhousemanager. At the meeting, manager Stulcrecappedthe2012golfingyear,tell-ingthegroup,“Wehadfourgreensthatweren’tinverygoodshapeandneededhelp.TheBoarddecidedtoask Todd Walker, superintendentofCattailCrossingGolfCourse, tobe our consultant and guide us ingetting our golf course back up topar. We needed to get the courseback to pristine condition and getmorepeopleouthereplaying. Mr.Walkerhashelpedustremendous-ly. The board put in a lot of longhours, blood, sweat and maybeevenafewtearsoffrustration.To-daywehaveacoursethatisinverygood condition and very playable.Havingapristinecourseorevenacourse that is in very good condi-tion comes with a price tag, more

than I ever imagined. In order tobringthecoursebacktowhereitisnow,costwasincurred.Moneywasspentremovingtreessothegreensandteeboxeswouldhavemaximumsunlight, reduce tree root competi-tionfornutrientsandwatersotheywould have optimal growing con-ditions. Wespentmoneyongrassseed, fertilizer and fungicide inorder to improve the course. Wet-tingagents,whichhaveneverbeenappliedbefore,werealsoaddedbe-cause of the drought conditions oftheseason.” Theboardfeelsgoodaboutthedi-rectionthegolfcourseisheaded,butwithimprovements,comecosts. 2013willbeapivotalyearforthegolfclubasthepumpstationneedstobereplaced. Stulc ended, “We need to con-tinuetoutilizethisgreat,wellkeptsecretinthispartofthestateandalsokeepcontinuingthepromotionofgolfing.” AtafuturemeetingoftheClarkCity council, the Clark Golf Clubboardwillbeontheagendatovisitaboutfinancialassistancewiththe‘bigticket’items.

FindingandshootingtheelusiveChineseRingneckPheasantbeginsthisSaturday,foroutofstateresi-dents. HuntersfromalloverthecountryflocktoSouthDakotafortheopen-ing weekend of the pheasant sea-son. “I’m amazed at the number ofpeople who ask me about pheas-ant numbers,” said Clark CountyG,F&P conservation officer KyleLenzer. What he has been telling thosewhoinquire,“Ifyouputthetimein,you’regoingtofindsomebirdsandhavesomefun.” The conservation officer statedthat in Clark County there aremorebirdsonthewesternedge,inthevalley,becauseoftheconsistenthabitat. “It’s not always about shootingthe birds, it’s about getting outthere - shooting birds is a bonus -it’sabouthavingfun,”saidLenzer. Lenzer continued that there aremorebirdsinthecountythanayearago,butthepheasantswillbemuchmoreconcentratedtoafoodsource,withalltherowcropsharvested. Habitatandcoverwillplayasig-nificant role in where the roostersare located. “CRP has played animportant part in elevating birdnumbers,asfoodisavailablethereand it provides an escape frompredators.WherethereisCRP,onewillfindmorebirds.” The forecast for this weekendshould be advantageous for thehunter if the predicted winds forThursdayandFridaysubside.Thehighsaretobeinthelow50˚’sbothdaysanddry.

Season Dates InmostofSouthDakotathesea-son runs from October 20 through

January1,2013.

The third Saturday in October meansit’s pheasant season opener time!

ClarkCountyGame,FishandParksconservationofficerKyleLenzeris looking forward to the 2012 non-resident pheasant opener this Satur-day,October20. SafetyisabigemphasisforthehuntingseasonandLenzerremindshunterstoobeythesafetyzonelaws,bemindfulofpropermuzzlecon-trol,wearorangetobeseen,getoutofthevehicleanddonottrespass. ConservationofficerLenzerandhisGermanshorthair,Libby,arelook-ingforwardtotheirfirstpheasantopenerinClarkCounty.

Spooktaculars are rightaround the scary corner Plans are being made for thisyear’sSpooktacularswiththedatessetasFriday,October26andSat-urday,October27.Clark’slocationwill be at the Clark High Schoolfieldhouseforthecostumecontestwhich will start at 5:00 p.m. Allthespookstersfrominfanttofourthgrade are invited on Friday, Oct.26. The Willow Lake HalloweenSpooktacularwillbeheldattheWil-lowLakegymonSaturday,startingat 6:00 p.m. for the costume con-test and Jack-O-Lantern pumpkincontest.Gameswillstartafterthecontest and go on until 9:00 p.m.Lunch and treats will also be of-feredtolocalspooksters.

4-Hoffice(continued on page 3)

Pheasant season(continued on page 3)

Spooktaculars(continued on page 3)