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Robin Jones, President of the Faith EducationFoundation Board of Trustees … is presenting Amie

Schauer, Business Manager of Faith School District 46-2, with acheck for $22,374.74. This distribution from the Faith EducationFoundation Building Fund was used for cement for the playground,a new security system and bulletin boards. These funds are part ofthe money raised by alumni and local concerned citizens for the newschool building. The Faith Education Foundation wants to onceagain thank everybody for their generous support.”

Photo courtesy of Morris Gustafson

PIERRE, S.D. — The City ofFaith will use an $800,000 grantto build a multi-use communitysafe room that can serve as a pub-lic shelter against severe storms.

The funding comes through theHazard Mitigation Grant pro-gram, a 75-25 percent federal-to-local match program, according toNicole Prince, Hazard MitigationOfficer for the South Dakota Of-fice of Emergency Management.

“The federal share is throughFEMA, and while this multi-pur-pose room may be used as a gymand cafeteria for the Faith School,it will be designed to offer what iscalled ‘near absolute protection’ tooccupants during extreme windstorms and tornadoes,’’ Princesaid.

The city’s application for thegrant said that Faith typically ex-periences at least two extremewind events a year. In the past 30years, those storms have caused40 reported injuries and morethan $8 million in property andcrop damage. In the summer of2006, two extreme wind stormsdowned trees, knocked out powerand caused more than $250,000in damage in Faith.

In the past, citizens in the areatook shelter at the school duringmajor storms. That structure wascondemned in 2004 and later torndown, leaving area residentswithout a public shelter. The newsafe room will have an occupancyrating of 875 people.

The Faith City Council met inthe gym of the community centeron Tuesday, April 16th as theelection board was in their meet-ing room.

Committee reports were thefirst item on the agenda followingthe approval of minutes andclaims.

Mayor Haines reported forDonn Dupper. Some curb workneeds to be done at the commu-nity center, sale barn and the bar.Also a dip needs to be poured atthe Greg Fisher alley and the dipsat the sale barn need to be re-placed. Karen Inghram said thereare also a couple at the schoolthat need work.

Police Chief Frankfurth saidhe had submitted the grant forthe digital speed sign and isworking on the grant for the bul-let proof vests. He has orderedthe signs to be posted at theschool. Mayor Haines stated thepaint for the school crosswalkshas been ordered. Frankfurthsaid he had found the digitalsigns cheaper than originallystated. He should know by May24th if we will get the grant. Hewill be attending the PoliceChiefs meeting April 30, May 1-3at Deadwood. Eagle Butte andFaith take turns sharing the costof the rooms and this time it isEagle Butte’s turn to pay. Thismeeting is where they have train-ing, learn all the new laws, andshare information with othertowns. He is also planning tohave an EVOC course this spring.

Ambulance Director CindyFrankfurth didn’t have anythingnew to report. She was askedabout the new EMT but she saidshe hadn’t seen him yet. Hehadn’t been on any ride-alongs oranything yet, although he doeshave a pager.

Fire Chief Justin Haines saidthey used their newest truck atthe structure fire (at Jarvis andMary Anne Palmer’s the othernight) and everyone liked it. Thetransmission is out on one truck.They had requested $10,000 fromthe city earlier for a truck at Lem-mon. They didn’t get that truckbut have found another one inMinnesota. This truck is to re-place the older military truckthey have. Council agreed to the

$10,000 for the truck in Min-nesota if they can get it. The firedepartment has $13,000 of theirown money to add to it. Justinsaid if we don’t get rain it’s goingto be a tough year for fires. Theyhave 10 trucks but not all are up-to-date. They want to be able tokeep their equipment as currentas possible. Inghram and Rileyopposed the $10,000.

Toni Vance came before Coun-cil to ask for use of the gym forsummer youth activities on Tues-day and Thursday nights. Shewill be in charge of the nights,and if she is unavailable AmieSchauer or Lynn Halligan will bethere. She also asked if she mightuse it for high school workouts ifthe school gym is not available.

They are willing to work aroundany conflicts with dates. Councilapproved use of the gym.

Council approved replacingJen Medrud with Virginia Ger-bracht on the election board. Jenhad a funeral to attend.

Resolution #04-16-13-01 forthe transfer of funds was also ap-proved.

Gloria Dupper said they wouldlike to advertise June 1st for city-wide rummage sales to see if any-one is interested. All memberswere in agreement.

Gloria explained that the bankhad raised the fee on NSF checksand they should pass it on. $35and $40 were both discussed, butCouncil agreed on the $35 charge.Continued on next page

City Council hears committee reports,approve $10,000 to fire dept. By Loretta Passolt

After an extra week due to thewinter storm on April 9th, thecity election was held the follow-ing Tuesday.

In the race for mayor, GlenHaines garnered 118 votesagainst Peggy Riley’s 79. May-Haines will remain at the head ofthe City of Faith for another twoyears.

In Ward 1 for the two-year

term, Jerry Spencer remains inhis seat on the council defeatingAmy Huber 45-20.

Barb Berndt was the vote-get-ter with 38 in Ward 3 for the two-year term. Jenni Fisher received27 votes and Gerald Trainor 13. Total voters in Ward 3 was 78.

197 voters made their choicesat the polls on April 16th.

Faith voters re-electGlen Haines as mayor

Noem staff to holdlocal office hours in Faith

U.S. Representative KristiNoem (R-SD) announced todaythat Kyle Holt of her Rapid Cityoffice will hold a constituent out-reach day in Faith on Tuesday,April 30th. Kyle will be availableon Tuesday between the hours of1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. in theCommunity Center.

“As South Dakota’s lone Mem-ber of the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives, I believe it is veryimportant for me and my staff tomeet with South Dakotans tohear about the issues importantto them. It is my hope that indi-viduals needing help with a fed-

eral agency or simply wishing topass on their concerns to me willstop by,” said Noem.

Aside from this opportunity,Kyle also plans on visiting withcommunity leaders in the re-gion. Area residents are invitedto contact Rep. Noem’s Rapid Cityoffice at 791-4673 if you wouldlike to set up an appointment orif you need immediate assis-tance. If you are unable to findtime to come to Faith on Tuesday,you can always reach Rep.Noem’s office via herwebsite,www.noem.house.gov.

Faith receives grantfor communitystorm shelter

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Sr. Citizens MenuSr. Citizens MenuFuneral services for Dr. Jay

Springman, age 79, of Faith, SD,were held Monday, April 22, 2013at the United Methodist Churchin Faith, SD. Pastor Lin Jen-newein and Pastor ConnieEichinger officiated. Burial withmilitary honors was held in theFaith City Cemetery.

Jay Kenneth Springman wasborn on October 1, 1933 in Gor-don, NE, to Jesse DeWitt andIrma Leone (Matheson) Spring-man. He grew up in Gordon andgraduated from Gordon HighSchool in 1951.

Following his graduation heentered into military service dur-ing the Korean Conflict. Heserved for two years in the UnitedStates Army attaining the rank ofCorporal. After his honorable dis-charge he pursued a college edu-

cation. Jay graduated fromChadron State College with aBachelor’s of Science in Educa-tion.

He was then hired to teachEnglish and Theatre at his homeschool of Gordon. He also contin-ued his own education and earnedhis Master’s of Arts Degree fromChadron State College. Jay thenbecame the principal of GordonHigh School. While teaching atGordon, he received the honor ofbecoming Nebraska’s “Teacher ofthe Year.”

During this time, Jay was mar-ried to Esther Maretich. Threechildren, Janice, Mark and Carolwere born to this union. In 1966he was hired as an instructor ofTheatre and Speech at ChadronState College. While there, Jayearned his Doctor of Educationdegree from the University of Ne-braska, in Lincoln. He then ac-cepted a position as Chairman ofthe Department of Speech andTheatre at Xavier University inNew Orleans, LA. He held thatposition for over 12 years.

Jay and Dr. Carol Pratt, whowas teaching at Arkansas StateUniversity decided to build a lifetogether and moved to Arkansas.Jay began instructing courses forArkansas State University, BlackRiver Technical College and waschairman of the Department ofCommunications at Ridgecrest.He also developed courses in tele-vision and amateur radio for

Ridgecrest. He was always a “fa-vorite teacher” of many of his stu-dents who knew him lovingly as“Doc”. He always enjoyed teach-ing students of all ages. In 1995,Jay was an Arkansas “Teacher ofthe Year.”

Upon retirement, Jay andCarol moved to Faith, SD whereJay became active in civic affairs.He served on the railroad mu-seum board, the committee whichbrought “Sue” the dinosaur toFaith and was elected to andserved on the Faith City Councilfor a number of years. Jay lovedhis family and enjoyed spendingtime with them whenever hecould.

Jay passed away on Tuesday,April 16, 2013 at the Rapid CityRegional Hospital.

Grateful for having shared hislife are his wife, Carol; son, Mark(Melissa) Springman, Gonzales,LA; daughters, Janice (Mark)Barton, El Dorado, AR and Carol(Jim) Pastor, Edgemont, SD;grandchildren, Mark’s son, Josh,Janice’s daughters, Elizabeth,Erica and Emily and Carol’sdaughter, Jessica.

He was preceded in death byhis grandparents; his parents;and a twin brother, Jesse Clarisat age 2.

Condolences may be sentthrough our website atwww.faithareamemorialchapel.com.

Dr. Jay Springman

While they were waiting for7:15 to open bids for landfill theyreviewed and discussed the ar-rears list, then went into execus-tive session to discuss personnelbriefly.

Three bids were received fordigging a new pit at the landfill:

Mike Fisher $2.38 cu. yd. plusfederal excise tax, C & C Con-struction $2.50 cu. yd., and Je-remy Eaton at $2.95 cu. yd.Council accepted Mike Fisher’sbid with the understanding it bedone by June 1, weather permit-ting.

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Since 1986, the State Bar ofSouth Dakota has been present-ing the “Ask-A-Lawyer” program,providing free legal advice tohundreds of South Dakotansthrough a toll-free call-in service.

The State Bar of South Dakotawill again offer this free serviceon Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday, April 30th, May 1 and2, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Mountain Time and 7:00 to 10:00p.m. Central Time.

Tom Nicholson, a Sioux Fallsattorney and President of the

South Dakota Bar Associationannounced that “Experiencedlawyers answering phones inSioux Falls and Rapid City willanswer questions on a wide rangeof legal issues.” “Each call isanonymous and we urge the pub-lic to take advantage of this fineservice, “ added Linda Lea Viken,coordinator for the West Riverportion of the project.

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Marcella B. Kissack, age 80, ofSpearfish, died Saturday, April20, 2013 at the Belle FourcheHealthcare Center.

Celebration of life services willbe held 10 am Wednesday, April24th, 2013 at the Christian LifeCenter in Belle Fourche, withRev. Paul Howard officiating. In-terment will take place in theRosehill Cemetery, in Spearfish.

Marcella Bernice Teller wasborn October 14, 1932 to Lloydand Bernice (Van Sickle) Telleron the homestead ranch south ofRed Elm, SD. She attended gradeschool at the Lewis CountrySchool with her older brother,Stanley and her sister, Doris. Shetold of the times that Stanley,Doris, and she would ride horsesto school or ride in the wagonwith her folks. The Teller chil-dren were baptized Lutheran andattended a country church, thenlater attended Bethel LutheranChurch in Faith as a family. Mar-cella attended high school inDupree, SD; she graduated in1950 with academic honors. Afterhigh school graduation, she at-tended Black Hills Teachers Col-lege and obtained a two-yearteaching certificate. She wentback to the Faith area and taughther younger brothers and sister;Kenny, Jerry, and Gloria in theLewis school.

During her time in Spearfish,she met Phillip D. Kissack andthey were married on December

21, 1952 in Dupree, SD. Phil andMarcella lived in Spearfish Valleyon the farm and ranch that washomesteaded by Phil’s grandfa-ther, John Claude Kissack. Twochildren were born to Phil andMarcella; daughter, Karen, andson, Phil Jr. The Kissacks workedhard as they raised crops of fieldand sweet corn, alfalfa, wheat,oats, and most of all, potatoes. Inaddition, they raised cattle,sheep, and horses. Marcella wasextremely instrumental in help-ing Phil raise potatoes fromplanting, to cultivating, to irrigat-ing, to harvesting as well as help-ing Karen and Phil Jr. with their4-H projects. The Kissacks wererecognized as the top producer ofpotatoes in the state of SouthDakota in May 1976. Marcellawas also known for her huge gar-den which she raised every year;she always had Karen and PhilJr. help her plant the garden thelast day of school. All of the gar-den produce was either sold,given away, canned or frozen forfuture use. During potato har-vest, Marcella would cook for themany people who would come tothe farm and help with the potatoharvest which usually lastedabout a week. It was nothing forher to feed 20-30 people anevening, providing them with de-licious home-style cooking andbaking.

The Kissack home was alwaysa welcoming environment forneighbors, friends, and family tostop in, some on a daily basis.Marcella always had the coffeewarm and was known for thebread, cakes, and pies she madeso lovingly. Sunday dinners werea special day with large dinnersbeing prepared for family andfriends. Marcella was also knownfor the dozens of cookies andbatches of homemade candy shemade at Christmas; her special-ties being divinity and peanutbrittle. She was excited to assem-ble boxes of her baked goods fordelivery to the Police Depart-

ment, City Hall, the school, fam-ily members but especially tohome-bound friends. She alsoopened her home to the manypeople who needed a place to stayfor a day or two, a couple ofweeks, or longer. Marcella wasalso instrumental in helping PhilSr. with his magic acts; they trav-eled the state of South Dakota,performing a 2 ½ hour show fordifferent organizations.

In 1969, Marcella went back tocollege, earning a degree in Ele-mentary Education from BlackHills State College in 1972; againgraduating with honors andnamed to the Dean’s List. Shewas the first child in her family tohave graduated from college. InSeptember 1976, Marcella sud-denly lost her beloved husband,Phil. With her son taking overthe farm and ranch operation,Marcella began working for theSpearfish City Campground asmanager beginning in the sum-mer of 1977. With the assistanceof Karen, Marcella worked for theCity of Spearfish for 29 years asmanager of the campground. It isthrough this work that Marcellamade many, many friendsthroughout the United States andCanada. She became know as“Ma”, “Mum”, and “Mom” by thevarious bikers who attended theBike Rally throughout the years;several said she was “Queen ofthe Campground” and her wordwas “law”. Marcella always wel-comed each and every person whocame to the campground with abeautiful smile and gracious hos-pitality.

In the fall of 1977, Marcellabegan her teaching career of 20years in the Dupree School Dis-trict; there she taught 7th, 3rd,and 2nd grade. She was known asbeing a “tough” teacher but herstudents loved her. In 2010, ashoulder injury placed her in theBelle Fourche Healthcare Center.She continued to make some veryspecial friends during her staythere.

Marcella B. Kissack

Marcella enjoyed reading, lis-tening to country music, crafts,drives through the Black Hillsand making quilts with her sister,Doris. After their mother, BerniceTeller, passed away, Marcella andDoris made over 50 teddy bearsout of Grandma’s clothes for eachson and daughter of their mom;each grandchild, and each great-grandchild. Watching the PBR(Professional Bull Riders) was herfavorite sport to watch; seldomwould something interfere withher watching the PBR. She en-joyed watching football, basket-ball, and baseball as well. Sheloved to watch the KentuckyDerby and would even place a betwith Karen on who would win!She was always excited to hearhow well Dane performed withhis tie-down calf roping and wasextremely proud of his successes.

Thankful for sharing Mar-cella’s life are: her daughter,Karen Kissack of Spearfish; sonPhil (Terri) of Spearfish; 3 grand-children: Jesse Beesley of WillowLake, TX; Bille Jo Beesley of Wil-low Lake, TX, and Dane Kissackof Spearfish. She is also survivedby siblings: Doris Frankfurth ofFaith; Kenny (Donna) Teller ofFaith; Jerry (KJ) Teller of Her-mosa; Gloria (Jim) English ofPrescott Valley AZ; sisters-in-law,Millie Kissack of Rozet, WY; Lor-raine Teller of Piedmont SD; 35nieces and nephews and theirspouses and families.

Preceding her in death wereher parents, Lloyd Teller (1970),

Bernice Teller (1990); husband,Phillip Kissack Sr. (1976);brother-in-law, Marvin, (2000);brother, Stanley, (2012), and aniece, Jodi Lynn Teller (1981).

A memorial has been estab-lished.

Friends may leave written con-dolences at www.funeralhome-ofthenorthernhills.com

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Marcus News By Vicky Waterland

What a week, between our un-predictable South Dakotaweather and the unpredictablepeople in the world it’s hard toknow how to start. Our weatherhas been cold, windy, snowy,warmer, calm and almost spring-like all in one week. As Rod In-galls stated, “The weathermanmust be getting his reports fromthe groundhog!” Rod, I’m begin-ning to think the groundhog is se-nile! One time they tell us it willbe warmer, the next time weshould expect snow. When it issuppose to be clear we get snow…it makes me shake my head. Theone thing we agree on is that weare very thankful to the goodLord for the moisture.

The bombing at the BostonMarathon was another shock toour nation and to our sense of se-curity. I have long expected abombing at some large sportsevent like the Super Bowl, FinalFour, or World Series. As some-one pointed out, those eventshave heightened security, some-thing that is next to impossible atan outdoor event like themarathons finish. It makes meshake my head and wonder whatthose two young men thoughtthey were really going to havehappen. Did they think they couldcause the death and destructionthey did, then go on living in theU.S.? Did they think people wouldpraise them for killing childrenand innocent people? What if any-thing did they accomplish? Theycertainly made us all aware thatwe are probably too trusting inthis part of the country. It allmade me wonder what happenedto the anthems of the 60’s and70’s. Remember the days of sit-insand peaceful protest marches?Yes, there could be violence atthose but it was usually betweenthe protesters and the police.Makes one almost yearn to seeand even smell a hippee from theold days!

Added to the week’s upheavalwas the explosion at the fertilizerplant in West, Texas. I saw a post

on Facebook from Billee HunterSwan saying they had felt the ex-plosion, then learned what hadhappened. She and husband,Steve, lived in Faith and ran theelevator several years ago. Appar-ently they live about 25 milesaway from the area where thebomb went off. Verna (Rose)Schad told me her sister NinaCraig and family buy their horsefeed from that business. If I havethis right, Nina and family liveabout 10 miles away from theblast area. As I have said before,when we hear of something on thenews I always wonder who hasfamily or close friends involved,those are some. Thankfully, thelast I heard, the Swans and theCraigs all were O.K. I wouldimagine they have some personalacquaintances that were injuredor lost property in all this.

Saturday morning, VonnieO'Dea met Bev and Tucker Hud-son at Plainview and rode withthem to Rapid to watch grandkidsin the Little Britches Rodeo. Assoon as Michael was finished withhis events, Vonnie rode withSusan and Michael to Spearfishso Michael could get ready for theprom. Jim O'Dea met Vonnie atSusan's house and all went towatch the Grand March. Theyoung people looked so nice alldressed up. O'Deas came homeshortly after that, driving indense fog from Union Centerhome.

Jim O'Dea received word Sun-day afternoon of the passing of hissister. Bonna Hagler, 80, was thesecond child of John and EdnaO'Dea. She and her family livedin Nampa, Idaho. Funeral serv-ices for Bonna are pending. Jimlost a brother last July, so thefamily of 15 children now num-bers 13 having lost 2 siblings inthe last 9 months.

Ed Buchholz, of BelleFourche, spent several days atthe Hudson Ranch helping withcalving

Tucker and Bev Hudson wentto Rapid City Saturday to watch

the Little Britches Rodeo final se-ries of 8 rodeos that have beenheld. Hudson’s grandchildren,Winston, Wacey, and WreganBrown were in the rodeo. Con-gratulations to the kids on theweekend, as well as the series.They all 3 placed in the rodeo invarious event. Winston won theAll Around for the series, as wellas the flag race. He was second inbreakaway and goat tying. Wre-gan won the All Around for theseries and won 1st in barrels,goat tail and flag race. Way to gokids!!

H and M Roping club heldtheir annual meeting at the Mar-cus Church basement Sunday af-ternoon. They were making plansfor the summer.

Friday, Lacey Wondercheck,Quirt, and Rio took me to my ap-pointment in Faith at the clinic.While we were in town my sisterAdele Enright called. She hadbeen to Philip to visit our dad andwas coming to Faith to meet RioWondercheck. She met me at theclinic so was able to have a shortvisit with Verna Schad. Laceyand boys joined us to visit at An-nelle and George Afdahls in theafternoon. Adele and I alsostopped in at Vilas Drug for aquick visit with Corinna Thomp-son.

Lacey Wondercheck had chiro-practor, Sammi (Laurenz) Tivis,give her a treatment on her backbefore we came home.

Saturday night, Bub and TroyThompson, Robert, Lacey, Quirtand Rio Wondercheck joinedHarold and I for supper. Wedidn’t get to visit much as all theguys had cows to check beforedark.

Sympathy is extended to CarolIsaacs Pratt on the passing of JaySpringman. He and Carol weresuch talented directors of thecommunity play held when Faithcelebrated it’s 75th birthday.Carol, thank you for sharing himwith Faith. He was a good manand will be missed.

I have been asked to write anarticle about Faith. I was asked,“Was the old Faith MunicipalBuilding built by WPA and whatyear?” I have been looking in thehistory books and have not foundan answer but my gut feeling isthat it was not WPA built. I knowthe new hospital was built in1951. Is that about the same timeas the Municipal Building? Doesanyone have some answer for me?I’d really like to hear them!

I wrote this last night only toget up Monday morning to 6inches of snow and no school! Iunderstand the saying is beingchanged to "April showers bringsnow plowers." Hopefully itwarms up, melts this and gives ussome run off.

I’m still hanging around tryingto snag some news that I dare putin the paper so if you have somecall 985-5318 or email [email protected]

This past week seemed morelike winter than spring. Manytrack meets have been canceleddue to cold weather and snow. Noone seems to be complainingthough, as we could still use moremoisture here in Central MeadeCounty.

The forecast for the end of theweek looks much better for theUnion Center track team as theyplan to attend the Douglas Invia-tional on Friday, April 26. TheFaith track team is scheduled toattend a meet in Sturgis on Sat-urday, April 27.

Thursday, April 18 was a veryspecial day as Blakely Kay Springcame into the world. She wasborn at the Rapid City RegionalHospital at 6:29 pm and weighed7 lbs. 6oz. and was 19 inches long.She is the daughter of Kasey andJenny Spring of Union Center.Her proud maternal grandpar-ents are Leo and Debbie Schnellof Sturgis and paternal grand-parents are Glen and RobinSpring of Union Center. BlakelyKay will join her adoring sisters,Mariah, Shania, and Alana athome. I would like to personallywelcome Blakely Kay Spring toCentral Meade County. She is ourgreat neice, and of many otheraunts and uncles.

Leo and Deb Schnell, Larryand I, and Gary and Lorie Haus-mann enjoyed getting together forsupper to celebrate my and Deb-bie's birthday on Saturday night.Afterward, Debbie and I took inthe grand march to begin theprom that was held at the SturgisBrown High School.

Branding season is upon us as

Bob Barry and sons branded on acold Saturdaymorning. Travisand Jone Enright had a largecrew at their branding on Sundaymorning. They had manyteenagers to help and they madea day out of it that ended with abonfire. Lane Foster sufferedsome injuries after a motorcycleaccident, so we hope he is able toheal up very soon.

Reggie Rhoden, Jade Keffeler,Cody Trainor and TrentonSchuelke enjoyed playing 3 on 3basketball in the men's divisionat the School of Mines on Sunday.Tristen Simons was there towatch and catch up on thingswith a visit. Lorie Hausmann andI were there to take in the secondgame. Marty and WandaSchuelke were there for theirgames as well. It was fun seeingfour of the Faith Longhorns play-ing together again.

The Atall School took a fieldtrip to Rapid City on Friday, April19. They started at the OutdoorCampus West in Rapid City andlearned more about differenthabitats in South Dakota. Thenthey worked on vermiposting(composting with worms) andwere able to bring back their ownworm hotel. Before they left thecampus, they also walked some ofthe trails. Then they toured thekitchen at Mostly Chocolateswhere they were shown how theymake truffles and let them maketheir own chocolate pizzas and trytheir frozen yogurt. They studiedthe history of chocolate and howit is made earlier this year, so thetour was a great hands-on experi-ence.

On Friday, April 26, at LoudAmerican from 5-9 the MeadeCounty Relay for Life is have aTips for a Cure dinner. Familyfriendly great food for a greatprice. Call Becca Smith 4902616for tickets or they can be pur-chased at the door.

Central Meade

County NewsBy Sandy Rhoden

Rivers, which have played an impor-tant role in South Dakota history, will bethe theme of the 2013 South Dakota StateHistorical Society History Conference, tobe held May 3-4 at the Hilton Garden Innin Rapid City.

“Rivers Run Through It: SouthDakota’s Rivers and Streams and the Flowof History” will be hosted by the society’sArchaeological Research Center in RapidCity.

Conference speakers will discuss therole of rivers, both as conduits and barri-ers, on the history and cultural develop-ment of South Dakota and the region. Dr.Lawrence H. Larsen, professor emeritus ofhistory at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Barbara J. CottrellLarsen with the National Archives atKansas City will discuss travel on the Mis-souri River based on their book, Steam-boats West: The 1859 American FurCompany Missouri River Expedition.

Among the topics to be covered are therole of rivers in the development of ancientsocieties in South Dakota, Sacajawea andthe Lewis and Clark Expedition, railroads

and the rivers, and, of course, floods – in-cluding information on the 1952 Pierreflood, the 1972 Rapid City flood, and the2011 Missouri River flood. Other con-firmed speakers include Ryan Alcorn, CurtAnderson, Renee Boen, Graham Callaway,Dr. L. Adrien Hannus, Dr. Nathan Hitch-cock, Craig Johnson, Robert E. Kolbe, RickMills, Dr. Perry Rahn, Dr. Brad Tennant,Joseph A. Tiffany and Lonis Wendt.

“Anybody interested in how water hasaffected our history should be interested inthis program,” said Jay D. Vogt, director ofthe State Historical Society. “We espe-cially hope that Black Hills-area historybuffs attend, because the conference isonly in Rapid City every five years.”

The conference will also include the re-sults of the annual election of the StateHistorical Society board of trustees andthe winners of the Governor’s Awards forHistory.

Anyone is welcome to attend the con-ference, although State Historical Societymembers receive a discount. For more in-formation or to register, visit www.his-tory.sd.gov or call (605) 773-6000.

Rivers to be discussed at 2013History Conference


Opal News By Kay Ingalls

Faith News By Loretta Passolt

Monday, April 22nd, we wokeup to close to 7-8 inches of nicewet snow. Praise the Lord.Hopefully rain will follow andwarmer temperatures.

Dan Fogelman made a trip intoFaith on Monday for a chiroprac-tor appointment and Wednesdayhe took his folks with him toFaith where Margaret kept aclinic appointment.

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls wentto the Paul Delbridge ranch tobabysit the calving cows whilethe Delbridges were away onThursday. Saturday, they joinedother family members and rela-tives of Miss Brandy Howie atWhite Owl to help her celebrateher 2nd birthday.

Spud, Bernice and Rick Lem-mel are busy with lambing. TheMoyer girls are lending a handthere with some chores duringthe day.

Merle Vig delivered the mail toDwayne and Zona Vig and stayedto have lunch with them. Thatevening JT, Kelsey and Brixiewere supper guests at Dwayneand Zona's as it was Kelsey'sbirthday. Zona said the enter-tainment was provided by MissBrixie.

Friday, Zona Vig enjoyed theHomeschool Co-op end of yearprogram and potluck that theWinkler family were participantsin. Cheyenne Winkler had choirpractice in Rapid City and Zonatook the children to a birthdayparty for cousin Liberty Brink inBox Elder. Later, Aurora and Au-tumn Keffeler from Gillette andeveryone attended the Celebrat-ing Thirty Years Concert at theSDSM&T. All the choirs sang andCheyenne was part of the Alumni

Choir.Walter and Diane Fees went to

Mobridge on Saturday to deliveran anniversary cake for the occa-sion of their daughter-in-lawJamie's parents’ anniversary.They stayed for the surprise partyfor them before driving home infog. Jesse Fees had come to theranch to keep an eye on the cattlefor them. Sunday afternoonDiane visited a while at the homeof Faye Fees.

Friday was go-to-town day forRod and Tracy Ingalls as theyhad appointments in Rapid City.Justin Ingalls and I went to Stur-gis to pay taxes and other busi-ness, then on to Rapid City forshopping. Dan, Glenn and Mar-garet Fogelman were also inRapid City that day.

John and Carmen Heidler hadbeen dog sitting for sister JeanieLesmeister and her Murphy hada little accident over the weekendso took him to the vet in Faith onMonday. He didn't really caremuch for the sling they put on sohe took it off, so another trip toFaith on Tuesday. They got a lit-tle more serious about it this timeso it stayed on until Friday. Hehad gotten his hind leg dislocated,but is doing better now.

John Heidler made a quick tripto Sturgis on Friday while Car-men and local women had sewingday at the Opal Church base-ment. Saturday afternoon, thefurnace at their house quit work-ing. Dave Fisher was so kind asto come out on Sunday afternoonto fix it and stayed for a late din-ner with the Heidlers.

Nathan Ingalls left on Sundayafternoon for employment nearWilliston, ND.

maintain the strength of our agri-cultural economy for years tocome.

For more information on theGuptill Ranch or the many otherconservation practices that farm-ers and ranchers currently em-ploy, visitwww.leopoldconservationaward.o

South Dakotans across ourgreat state take pride in our richand diverse landscape. We allhave a connection to the land,from the Black Hills to the wide-open spaces of the Great Plains.

Earth Day, April 22, is an op-portunity to celebrate not only thebeautiful recreational landscapewe enjoy, but the working landsin the care of farmers and ranch-ers from east to west.

Having grown up on a farm, Iknow how precious the land is toSouth Dakotans who owe theirlivelihoods to our natural re-sources. Our farmers and ranch-ers take great care to maintainthose resources for generations tocome.

To recognize those who arededicated to land and wildlifeconservation efforts, the SouthDakota Cattlemen’s Association,South Dakota Grassland Coali-tion and the Wisconsin-basedSand County Foundation bestowthe Leopold Conservation Awardon a farm or ranch family thatdemonstrates outstanding conser-vation leadership. The award isnamed for renowned conserva-tionist Aldo Leopold.

This year’s Leopold Conserva-tion Award recipients, Pat andMary Lou Guptill, are living ex-amples of agricultural leadershipin conservation. On their 7,000-acre cattle ranch near Quinn, theGuptills have enhanced thehealth of their land to make theranch more profitable in the shortand long terms. The Guptill fam-ily’s strong stewardship of theirJackson County land will help

rgCongratulations to the Guptill

family and all the other landown-ers across South Dakota who takegreat care with our natural re-sources. Their dedication ensuresour lands remain productive forfuture generations.

Gov. Daugaard’s ColumnEarth Day is reason to celebrate stewardship in agriculture

Another winter storm warningwas issued for Tuesday andWednesday last week, but we did-n’t get much of anything, snow-wise. It snowed most of the dayWednesday but melted as it hitthe ground. It was good wet mois-ture. We awoke this past Mondayto about 5” of nice wet snow onthe ground. It is supposed towarm up later this week, hope-fully it has time to soak into theground and fills the dams, etc.

Last week was an exceptionalnews week with the bombing atthe Boston Marathon and the ex-plosion of the fertilizer plant atWest, Texas. Three innocent liveswere taken by the bombing anddozens lost their lives, and hun-dreds lost their homes in Texas.Not the kind of news one likes toread or hear about.

Condolences to the family ofJay Springman. Jay passed awaylast Tuesday night at Rapid CityRegional Medical Center. Hisservice was scheduled for this

past Monday afternoon but be-cause of the weather was post-poned one day. Jay enjoyedvisiting and was one of those guyswho could always brighten yourday. He will be missed by many.

Condolences also to the familyof Marcella Kissack. Marcella isthe sister of Doris Frankfurth andKenny Teller. Marcella was a spe-cial lady and will be missed byher family and friends.

Keith Gaaskjolen had coffeewith his mother Garnet on Mon-day afternoon.

Betty Walker and GarnetGaaskjolen attended the Singspi-ration at the Community Churchnear Meadow on Sunday evening.

The Prairie Strippers heldtheir guild meeting Mondayevening. Several gals from theFaith group attended. They enjoya great meal, visiting and sharingtheir latest projects.

This weather hasn’t been thebest for track meets. Most of them

have been cancelled. Hopefullythey got to attend one this pastTuesday and again this Saturday.Saturday is the big meet in Stur-gis. This is always a tough one,but great competition! The jr. var-sity are schedule to participate inLemmon’s meet this Friday.

There is no school here today,Wednesday for 7-12th grade stu-dents due to the AcademicOlympics being held here in theschool gym. They need help fromthe upper grade teachersm,maybe even some of the students.They will be having school thisFriday.

Sturgis High School had theirprom and post prom party lastSaturday night. Our granddaugh-ter Brooke was one of those in at-tendance. She looked so pretty inher hot pink dress! They giveaway a senior package consistingof a microwave, compact refriger-ator, Keurig coffee maker and atowel, at their post prom. Out ofover 100 seniors in attendance,Brooke was the lucky winner! Shewas really excited. Plus she alsowon several other prizes. It’s justhard to believe she will be gradu-ating in a few weeks! Their grad-uation is the same day at Faith’s.


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South Dakota is reporting anoutbreak of salmonella associatedwith baby chicks. Three caseshave been reported in the south-eastern part of the state and onein the southwest. One case was achild younger than 4, the otherswere adults.

Salmonellosis is a bacterial in-fection and one of the most com-mon causes of gastroenteritis.The bacteria are widely distrib-uted in the food chain and envi-ronment and often contaminateraw meats, eggs, unpasteurizedmilk and cheese products. Poul-try, swine, cattle, rodents, song-birds, and pets such as iguanas,tortoises, turtles, terrapins,chicks, dogs, and cats, as well ashumans, can carry the bacteria.

Children are especially suscep-tible because they frequently puttheir fingers into their mouthsand because their immune sys-tems are still developing. Preg-nant women, the elderly, peoplewith HIV/AIDS and other im-munocompromised individualsare also at higher risk.

Symptoms may include mild or

severe diarrhea, fever and occa-sionally vomiting. Bloodstreaminfections can be quite serious,particularly in the very young orelderly.

Take the following precautionsto prevent salmonella infection:

•Don’t let kids under 5 handlepoultry or items contaminated bypoultry. Other high risk groupsshould also avoid handling poul-try or contaminated items.

•Thoroughly wash hands afterhandling poultry or their drop-pings.

•Don’t eat or drink aroundpoultry or their living areas.

•Don’t wash food or waterdishes for poultry in the kitchensink.

•Don’t let poultry live insideyour home.

For more about the risk of sal-monellosis from poultry see theCenters for Disease Control andPrevention,www.cdc.gov/healthy-pets/easter_chicks.htm. Learnmore about Salmonellosisathttp:/ /doh.sd.gov/Disease-Facts/salmonellosis.aspx.

South Dakota reports salmonellaoutbreak associated with baby chicks

This was certainly a tense andexciting week. It literally startedoff with a bang on Monday whenIslamic terrorists set off twobombs near the finish line of theBoston Marathon, killing threepeople, an eight year old boy andtwo young women, and injuringalmost two hundred others. Manyof the injured had limbs blown offby shrapnel from the bombs andall were shot full of ball bearingsand nails that had been loadedinto the pressure cooker bombs.

More snow storms were pre-dicted on Tuesday and Wednes-day, but, as usual, we didn’t getmuch of anything here. Schoolwas canceled in Buffalo onWednesday, so Bryce and Trig gotto spend the day in the lambingshed instead of the classroom. Iswear, we’ve had more winterthis spring than we did over theentire winter! All three ‘snow-storms’ on Sunday, Wednesday,and Saturday only left elevenhundredths in the rain gauge, butit stayed cold all week.

I keep forgetting to tell youthat the Harding County historybooks should be done sometimenext month. Some of you haveasked if it’s still possible to buythe two-volume set. The answer isyes. Send your check to Alice Hol-comb, 13699 Harding Road, Buf-falo, SD 57720 and if you wantthem mailed to you add the costof shipping. There are a multi-tude of fascinating stories aboutthe people, places, and history ofHarding County. I can hardly

wait to get mine and I’m prettysure I won’t get much work doneuntil I get both volumes read!

There was a terrible explosionand fire at a fertilizer plant inWest, Texas on Wednesday thatkilled at least 14 people, includ-ing several firemen that werefighting the fire when the plantexploded. The explosion leveledall the homes and buildings in 37blocks and there are still somepeople missing.

And speaking of fire, landown-ers who had losses in the PautreFire had a meeting in Lemmon onThursday to listen to Tort ClaimsSpecialist Frank Carroll tell themhow to get the claim formsprocess started. Carroll toldlandowners and fire departmentsthat they have to document everyexpense they have from the fireand he met with them individu-ally after the meeting on Thurs-day and again on Friday morning.The forms may be amended fortwo years after the fire, so he re-minded them to write everythingdown and take pictures to docu-ment livestock losses, erosion,and any other damages they find.

I celebrated another birthdaythis Friday, April 19th and I haveto tell you about the nice card Igot from Bonnie Jerde. Bonniesent me a picture of the quilt shemade to be raffled off for the Dia-betes Inc. Kids Kamp at OutlawRanch near Custer. She makesone of these beautiful quilts everyyear to be raffled off to raisemoney for kids with diabetes. Bet-

ter buy a ticket, her quilts arewonderful!!

The more birthdays I have theless I care to watch the news onthat day. Bad news just seems tofocus on my birth date. For in-stance, on April 19, 1993 SouthDakota governor George Mickel-son and seven others were killedwhen a state-owned aircraftcrashed landed in Iowa and theBranch Davidian Compound nearWaco, Texas, was destroyed in afire after a 51-day stand-off withfederal ATF agents under theClinton administration; 76 peopledied, including 24 British nation-als and 20 children.

On April 19, 1995 a truckbomb at the Federal Building inOklahoma City killed 168 and in-jured 500, many of the dead andinjured were children.

This year on my birthday Iturned on the TV that morning towatch the search for the youngestof the two jihadist Muslim terror-ists who bombed the BostonMarathon. The older brother hadbeen killed during the night in ashoot-out with police after the twohad executed a police officerseated in patrol car and criticallyinjured another police officer inthe gun fight. Toward evening,the second terrorist was foundhiding in a boat in a backyard inWatertown, MA. He was capturedafter another shoot-out and is inserious condition in a Jewish hos-pital, which I find to be ratherironic! I hope the authorities willbe able to get some informationout of him as soon as he is able totalk, because from the explosivesthat were found in the terrorists’apartment they had more de-struction planned and authoritiesthink other jihadists were proba-bly involved.

On that happy note, I’ll leaveyou with this:

"WE WOULD RATHER DOBUSINESS WITH 1000 ALQAEDA TERRORISTS THANWITH ONE SINGLE AMERI-CAN"

This sign was prominently dis-played in the window of a busi-ness in Boston. You are probablyoutraged at the thought of suchan inflammatory statement. Onewould think that anti-hate groupsfrom all across the country wouldbe marching on this business andthat the National Guard mighthave to be called to keep theangry crowds back.

But, perhaps in these stressfultimes one might be tempted to letthe proprietors simply make theirstatement. “We are a societywhich holds Freedom of Speech asperhaps our greatest liberty,aren’t we?” And after all, it is justa sign.

You may ask what kind ofbusiness would dare post such asign?

Answer: A Funeral Home Who said morticians have no

sense of humor? God Bless Amer-ica!

Grand River RoundupBy Betty Olson



For many of us the months ofApril and May are thought of asthe months for planting, nurtur-ing, and growing flowers and gar-dens. It is also a time when weshould be cultivating and flour-ishing our support for our mili-tary personnel, our veterans, andtheir families.

April is the month of the Mili-tary Child and May is MilitaryAppreciation month. Bothmonths provide us great opportu-nities to remember, recognize,and appreciate those who haveserved in the past and those nowserving, as well as their families.

National Military Appreciationmonth includes: Loyalty Day(5/1), Victory in Europe Day (5/8),Military Spouse AppreciationDay (5/10), Armed Forces Day(May 18); and Memorial Day(5/27).

Each of those days provides anopportunity to learn more aboutmilitary members and the fami-lies who have given of themselvesto support the principles we holddear and the freedom we enjoy.

Over 16,000 South Dakotamen and women have deployedsince 9-11. Heroes, who set asidetheir personal lives and safety, todefend and protect our families,our communities, and our nationfrom those who would threatenour way of life. Many of thesetroops will continue to serve.Others will return to the civilianpopulation and we need to sup-port them during their transitionfrom military service to civilian.Please keep all the deployed andtheir families in your thoughtsand pray for their safe returnhome.

Last week, I had the opportu-

nity to participate in the OpenHouse at the “Operation BlackHills Cabin” in Custer, SD. Thisproject, founded in 2011, by a re-tired military couple demon-strates South Dakota’s commit-ment to our military personnel,our veterans, and their families.With over 100 businesses in theCuster area working together toprovide a vacation home for qual-ifying wounded veterans from theIraq and Afghanistan campaignsand their families, they havedemonstrated their commitmentto our veterans.

With over 70,000 veterans inSouth Dakota, it is importantthat we cultivate, nurture, andgrow this type of leadership andgenerosity. Thus improving thelives of our veterans.

Veterans NewsLarry Zimmerman

SD Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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Cody Trainor

Cody Trainor is the 18 year old son of Rick and LeeAnn Trainor. Maternal grand-

parents are Danny and Bobbie Ann Arneson. Paternal grandparents are the late

Wayne and Gloria Trainor.

Cody’s work experience includes working on his grandparents ranch during the

summer.

Some of Cody’s activities include: Hanging out with friends, and taking walks on

the beaches of Durkee Lake.

Most Memorable Moment: Going to prom as Dumb and Dumber his junior year

and making it to state in basketball freshmen year. Surviving a night in the big house

with Lane, Cody and Marty.

His favorites are: Color: Duke Blue; Song: “Fight for Your Right”-Beastie Boys;

Group or Singer: AC/DC; Movie: “Dumb & Dumber”; Car: 1970 Camaro, ‘86 Chevy

van; Extra-Curricular Activities: Basketball, football, track and rodeo; Hobby: Play-

ing sports and having a good time with friends; Subject: Science; Teacher: Mrs. King.

Best thing about Faith High School: The kids are really nice and the teachers

are willing to help you.

His accomplishments include: Football All-Conference 3 years, Basketball All

Conference 2 years, MVP of West River Tourney twice and All Tourney once, SD’s

Best of the West last year and scoring 1,000 points and qualified for state track

Future plans include: Cody is undecided.

Drew Vance

Drew Vance is the 18 year old son of Scott and Toni Vance. Maternal grandparents

are Wayne and June Overland, Union Center. Paternal grandparents are Gary and

Nancy Vance, Faith.

Drew’s work experience includes working at Faith High School, Faith Livestock

and Flint Rock Ranch.

Some of Drew’s activities include: Cross country, basketball, track and field, Oral

Interp, drama and student council.

Most Memorable Moment: Getting pulled over for spinning cookies in the Com-

munity Center parking lot with a go-kart. Staying in a hotel with the basketball team

during state and Hanson Classic.

His favorites are: Color: Blue; Songs: “Drunk On You”-Luke Bryan; Group or

Singer: Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts; Movie: “Monsters VS Aliens”; Car: 1970 Dodge

Challenger; Extra-Curricular Activities: Basketball, track and field; Hobbies: Lifting,

basketball, running, reading; Subjects: Physics and AP Physics; Teacher: Mrs. King

and Mrs. Fischbach.

Best thing about Faith High School: The new school. The way people support

you at sports games

His accomplishments include: Being Salutatorian, starting the varsity basketball

team. Making state track, State Oral Interp.

Future plans include: Drew plans on going to the School of Mines in Rapid City

and getting a degree in Civil Engineering. Open his own engineering firm sometime.

Drew Vance

Cody Trainor

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sena-tor John Thune (R-S.D.) and Con-gressman Marlin Stutzman(R-Ind.) today introduced legisla-tion that would save $30 billionover 10 years from the Supple-mental Nutrition Assistance Pro-gram (SNAP) by eliminatingloopholes, waste, fraud, andabuse, while ensuring those whomeet the current income andasset eligibility requirements con-tinue to receive the benefits theyneed.

Since President Obama as-sumed office, participation inSNAP, which was formerly re-ferred to as food stamps, has in-creased from 32 million to 47.8million people, and annual spend-ing on SNAP has doubled to $80billion in fiscal year 2012. Overthe next 10 years, SNAP is pro-jected to cost taxpayers almost$760 billion. The Streamliningthe Supplemental Nutrition As-sistance Program Act would elim-inate $30 billion of needlessspending over 10 years and targetassistance to those who need itmost by making eligibility re-quirements more credible, elimi-nating duplication, closingloopholes, and making benefit ad-ministrators more responsible forprogram integrity.

“Our bill would eliminatewaste, fraud, and abuse in thefood stamp program, while ensur-ing a strong safety net for hungryfamilies in greatest need,” saidThune. “Since President Obamacame into office, SNAP participa-tion has increased at 10 times therate of job creation, the annualspending on SNAP has doubled,and one in seven Americans nowparticipates in SNAP. This explo-sive growth in both the SNAP en-rollment and federal cost of theprogram is alarming and requireslawmakers to take cost-effectivelegislative control measures. Ourbill would ensure that benefits

are available for needy familiesby maintaining system integrityand reducing waste in the system.I look forward to working with mycolleagues on both sides of theaisle to move this common-senselegislation through Congress inthe Farm Bill.”

“By closing loopholes, cuttingwaste, and eliminating fraud andabuse in SNAP, we save taxpay-ers $30 billion and make surethat families in need still receivea helping hand,” said Stutzman.“Everyone in Washington talksabout deficit reduction but we’veintroduced a real, responsibleplan to save taxpayer dollars.Over the past decade, SNAPspending has doubled as this pro-gram outgrows its original mis-sion of providing temporaryassistance. This is a common-sense start for Congress’ FarmBill discussions as we look forways to tackle Washington’snearly $17 trillion debt.”

The Thune, Stutzman billwould limit the automatic qualifi-cation of an individual for SNAPbenefits due to enrollment inother low-income programs,known as categorical eligibility toonly those individuals receivingcash assistance. Additionally,their bill would close a loopholethat allows states to send smallenergy assistance checks toSNAP participants in order to in-crease SNAP benefit payments,eliminate duplicative trainingprograms and state performancebonuses, improve the quality con-trol measures to ensure states aremore aggressively penalized forimproper payments, and reformthe nutrition education and obe-sity program. This bill would notaffect current benefit levels forSNAP recipients, but insteadsaves money by ending duplica-tive programs and holding statesaccountable for accurate programadministration.

Thune, Stutzman introduce bill to reform Food Stamp ProgramBill would save $30 billion from SNAP by eliminating waste and abuse without reducing benefits

Launched this spring, Garden-ing 101 is a program designed toteach the very basics of gardeningthrough an interactive series ofworkshops.

"Gardening 101 is for anyonewho has ever wanted to start gar-dening - or improve their garden-ing - but was afraid they didn'tknow enough about it to be suc-cessful," said Amanda Bachmann,SDSU Extension Consumer Hor-ticulture Field Specialist.

"This program provides a greatfoundation for South Dakota's

Gardening 101 Workshop scheduled for Faith this week

home gardeners," Bachmannsaid.

Workshops will run from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is from noonto 1 p.m. and is on your own.

April 26 - Hot Springs, UnitedChurches, 342 N Garden Street

April 27 - Faith, VFW Hall,Main Street

April 27 - Huron, Dept. ofHealth Building, 1110 3rd St. SW

There is a cost for the work-shops, which includes all suppliesto take home.


Nature’s Magic PotionAs you all know the key to a

good garden is good soil. Many ofus do not have such good soil aswe live in an area prone to clay,just a step above gumbo in soilquality. Compost is the magic po-tion that helps soil quality andMother Nature uses it everychance she can and you shouldtoo.

Compost is the natural methodof recycling by breaking down un-used organic matter using bacte-ria and other soil borneorganisms. When you make com-post you are just helping speed upthe process and recycling some-thing that would end up in a landfill.

Composting does not have tobe expensive or complicated. Ifyou have the space it can just bea pile in an unnoticeable corner ofthe yard or garden for a processcalled cold composting. Thismethod is much slower because ittakes longer for the matter tobreakdown but works well forsmall steady amounts of organicmatter. Occasionally you willwant to turn the pile and water itwhen necessary as wet matter de-composes much quicker than drymatter. This method often takesa year to get finished compost.

A faster method is hot com-posting. This method can be ascheap or expensive as you want togo. A hot compost pile is usuallymade up all at one time such as inthe fall when you have big piles ofleaves you want to turn intomagic potion for your garden.Hot composting usually entails

some kind of a bin to confine thematerial in a small space andtrapping the heat it generatesduring the composting process,the more heat, the faster it de-composes.

Compost materials, especiallyfor the “hot method” should be amix of organic brown debris(leaves, straw, hay and dried updead plants along with green ma-terials such as grass clippings,kitchen scraps and green plants,some include a little soil or ma-nure to hasten things along. Amix of about 1 part green mate-rial to 30 parts brown materialseems to be the optimum mixture.Some garden supply companiessell a product, “compost activa-tor”, to kick-start the wholeprocess but that choice is up toyou.

What about those fancy tum-bling bins? They work just fine;speed things up, reduce the odor,are neat and fairly easy, keepcritters out, but are expensive.Sometimes a neat pile coveredwith black plastic will work al-most as good, IF, you don’t havecritters that like to dig into suchdelicacies as rotting kitchenscraps, leaves, etc.; think rac-coons, skunks, wild turkeys,whatever you have in your neck ofthe woods.

Nature is full of genius, full ofthe divinity; so that not asnowflake escapes its fashioninghand. ~ Henry David Thoreau,journal, 5 January 1856

The Garden GateBy Karen Englehart, Master Gardener,

SDSU Extension - Perkins Co.

Arbor Day is the tree plantersholiday

The tree planter’s holiday ofArbor Day has its roots in Ne-braska. The first Arbor Day tookplace on April 10, 1872 in Ne-braska. It was started by JuliusSterling Morton (1832-1902), aNebraska journalist and politi-cian. Morton worked to improveagricultural techniques and evenserved as President Grover Cleve-land's Secretary of Agriculture.But his most important legacy isArbor Day.

The Mortons had moved to Ne-braska from Michigan and missedthe woodlands and lush vegeta-tion of the east. The Mortonsplanted many trees, shrubs andeven an apple orchard on theirland. They realized that theplains, though treeless, had a cli-mate and soil favorable to treegrowth. The settlers in the newterritory were in need of trees forhomes, fences, farm buildings,fuel and windbreaks. Mortonoften wrote about the trees best

suited to the plains encouragingthe planting of trees.

Morton believed that Ne-braska's landscape and economywould benefit from the wide-scaleplanting of trees. He proposedthat a special day be dedicated totree planting and increasingawareness of the importance oftrees. On Nebraska's first ArborDay more than one million treeswere planted. After the secondArbor Day in 1884, Nebraskamade it a legal state holiday.

During the late 1800s Morton’sidea spread from Nebraska withKansas, Tennessee, Minnesotaand Ohio all proclaiming theirown Arbor Days. By 1920, morethan 45 states and territorial pos-sessions were celebrating ArborDay. Today all 50 states in theUSA celebrate Arbor Day al-though the dates may vary inkeeping with the local climate.State Arbor Days held in our partof the nation are as follows:Wyoming – last Monday in April;Iowa, Montana, Nebraska and

TREE FACTSBob Drown, Extension Specialist

South Dakota - last Friday inApril and North Dakota – firstFriday in May. In 1970, PresidentRichard Nixon proclaimed thelast Friday in April as NationalArbor Day.

Arbor Day is an excellent op-portunity for homeowners to takea good look at the trees on theirproperty and plan for the future.Trees should be checked for bro-ken branches, disease and insectproblems. Planting new trees canimprove your property and pro-vide wind or heat protection.Arbor Day is the time for commu-nity leaders to take stock of thetrees in their neighborhoods andpublic areas. Thoughtful plans fortree planting and tree mainte-nance can make a real differenceto your community.

Following is an inspirationalquote taken from the “Arbor DayLetter, To the School Children ofthe United States” by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt April 15,1907.

“A people without childrenwould face a hopeless future; acountry without trees is almost ashopeless; forests which are soused that they cannot renew

themselves will soon vanish, andwith them all their benefits. Atrue forest is not merely a store-house full of wood, but, as it were,a factory of wood and at the sametime a reservoir of water. Whenyou help to preserve our forests orplant new ones you are acting thepart of good citizens. The value offorestry deserves, therefore, to betaught in the schools, which aimto make good citizens of you. Ifyour Arbor Day exercises helpyou to realize what benefits each

one of you receives from theforests, and how by your assis-tance these benefits may con-tinue, they will serve a good end.”

My sources for this news re-lease were the Arbor Day Foun-dation and TREEHELP.COM. Ifyou would like more informationabout The History of Arbor Daycall Bob Drown at the Conserva-tion Office at 605-244-5222, Ex-tension 4 or by e-mail [email protected].


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South Dakota hay prices havebeen at high levels throughoutthe 2012 marketing year. Basedon numbers from the NationalAgricultural Statistics Service,March alfalfa prices were at $230per ton and have remained steadyfor several months. The Marchprice for other hay reached arecord high of $170 per ton.

"Usually, such high prices re-sult in a shift in production anduse. However, other commodityprices and input costs are highertoo," said Matthew Diersen,SDSU Extension Risk/BusinessManagement Specialist.

He adds that looking at thisyear's hay prices by adjusting forinflation shows that prices arealso at record-high levels on a realbasis.

"Despite a price index, with1982 as the base year that has

doubled in recent years, the realprice of hay in South Dakota hadnot been above $70 per ton duringthe past decade," Diersen said.

The last peak in real priceshappened in the 2002 droughtyear when the price reached $79per ton. Diersen says 2013'srecord rates are due to the factthat in 2012, South Dakota pro-ducers had expected to harvest3.5 million acres of hay; andhigher expected returns for othercrops and drought conditionscombined to reduce harvestedacres to only 3.1 million acres. Totop that off, yields were low, lim-iting supply.

"The result was that price in-creased to the high nominal levelsand a real price of $100 per ton,"he said.

Price prospects continue tofavor sellers over buyers.

"Fall disappearance was un-usually large leaving a stockslevel on Dec. 1, 2012 of only 4.3million tons. The stocks level wasthe smallest since Jan. 1, 1977following the 1976 drought,"Diersen said.

He says current stocks are alsosimilar to the levels in late 1989when there were only 3.35 millionhead of cattle in South Dakota in-ventories. On Jan. 1, 2013 therewere 3.85 million head.

Diersen says modeling historicstock levels and winter use gives

competing views of just how littlehay may be left in South Dakota.

"Usually, much of the hay pro-duced in South Dakota is used forfeed and not sold. As part of thecollective feed inventory, onecould take the Dec.1 stocks anduse them evenly over the remain-ing six months of the feedingyear," Diersen said.

He shares an example: on May1 only 1/6 of the Dec. 1 4.3 milliontons in inventory may remain oronly 0.72 million tons.

"Most years, producers try tomaintain a surplus over thatlevel. Likewise, high prices maymean some hay that was raisedfor on-farm use enters the mar-keting channel," he said. "Factor-ing in the high price level actuallyforecasts a negative stocks levelfor May 1."

The high real price would nor-mally result in sharply higherhay acres in South Dakota. Solidexpected returns for other cropsand the presence of revenue in-surance have limited hay to anexpected 3.1 million acres.Diersen says a tight old crop sup-ply, low expected production for2013 and no difference in the na-tional picture combine to suggesthigh hay prices will continue forthe 2013 marketing year.

To learn more, visit iGrow.orgor contact Diersen [email protected].

Tight hay supplies, high prices to continue

In 1938 – only a couple of yearsafter Social Security was signedinto law – a depression-era, un-employed architect named AlfredMosher Butts studied the frontpage of The New York Times tofigure out how often each of the26 letters was used. The resultwas a game he called Criss CrossWords, renamed ten years lateras Scrabble.

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The Dewey, Meade & ZiebachCounty FSA offices would like tokeep you informed of the follow-ing items important to USDA pro-grams. If you have any questionsplease contact the Dewey Countyoffice at 865-3522 ext 2, MeadeCounty at 347-4952 ext 2, orZiebach County at 365-5179 ext 2.IMPORTANT DATES TO RE-MEMBER:

MAY 20 – CRP Sign-up beginsJUNE 3 – Last day to sign up

for ACREJUNE 14 – CRP Sign-up endsAUGUST 2 – Last day to sign

up for DCPACRE SIGN-UP ENDS

JUNE 3, 2013FSA offices would like to re-

minded producers that the 2013deadline to enroll in ACRE pro-gram for 2013 crops will end onJune 3, 2013.

We encourage all producers in-terested in ACRE to visit theservice center where their farm isadministered and sign up beforethe busy planting season gets un-derway. Enrollments cannot beaccepted after the deadline, so en-rolling early may help producersavoid missing the deadline duringone of the most demanding timesof the year. The program is un-changed from 2012 except that alleligible participants may enrollfor the 2013 crop either in ACRE

or DCP. We also want to remind pro-

ducers enrolled in the 2012 ACREmust provide production evidencefor crops in the 2012 ACRE pro-gram this deadline is July 15,2013, but we encourage you tobring it in before so we don’t for-get. If production is not providedyour contract will not be in com-pliance and payments will need tobe refunded. Before everyone getssuper busy now would be a greattime to get the production to-gether.

2013 DCP SIGNUP ENDS AUGUST 3, 2013

We want to remind all pro-ducer interested in signing up for2013 DCP program to visit theservice center by August 3, 2013.The provisions are unchangedfrom 2013. For more informationon both DCP and ACRE pleasecontact your local FSA office.

USDA is an equal opportunityprovider, employer and lender. Tofile a complaint of discrimination,write to USDA, Assistant Secre-tary for Civil Rights, Office of Ad-judication, 1400 IndependenceAvenue, S.W., Washington, DC20250-9410, or call (866) 632-9992 or (toll-free Customer Serv-ice), (800) 877-8339 (local orFederal relay), (866) 377-8642(/relay voice users).

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I bet I hear it once a week, “It’shell to grow old!” Of course grow-ing old is something we all willdo, unless we die first. Alas, thefuture can look quite sad and de-pressing, especially if you thinkabout the flab, falls, pain, blues,anxiety, thin bones, loss of libido,weakness, and memory loss thatcan come with aging.

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The Prairie Doc PerspectiveDr. Richard Holms, MD

of your workday, you don’t haveto work even one extra hour.

Starting today we have a spe-cial opportunity. For spendingonly an extra half hour every daywalking twelve blocks, yes that’sright, just twelve blocks, or what-ever distance you can make in 30minutes, you will receive most ofthe benefits I mentioned earlier.That’s right, only a half hour!

But wait, this offer only lastsfor a short time. The longer youdelay, the less you will get. If youstart today, the benefits beginsooner and last longer.

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Dr. Rick Holm wrote thisPrairie Doc Perspective for “OnCall®,” a weekly program wheremedical professionals discusshealth concerns for the generalpublic. “On Call®” is produced bythe Healing Words Foundation inassociation with the South DakotaState University Journalism De-partment. “On Call®” airs Thurs-days on South Dakota PublicBroadcasting-Television at 7 p.m.Central, 6 p.m. Mountain. Visit usat OnCallTelevision.com.

Washington, D.C. – Rep. KristiNoem announced today that shehas joined in introducing legisla-tion that will give working par-ents additional options as theylook to balance family and work.The Working Families FlexibilityAct of 2013,H.R. 1406, wouldallow private-sector workers toreceived paid time off, or “comptime” for overtime hours worked.

“As a working mom, I under-stand how valuable family timeis. I’ve met with many SouthDakotans who wish they hadmore time in their busy days to goto kids’ soccer games or to taketheir children to the doctor. Thisbill would provide families moreflexibility and the option to maketheir lives a little less hectic,” saidRep. Noem.

“This legislation will give em-ployees the option of being com-pensated either with money orwith time for the extra hours theywork. Government agencies areable to use flexibility to give em-ployees either overtime pay orpaid time off and I believe this op-tion should also be available toprivate sector employers and em-ployees. I’m proud to support thisbill, which will eliminate yet an-other unnecessary law and pro-vide more freedom foremployees.”

Originally introduced by Rep.Martha Roby (R-AL), the Work-ing Families Flexibility Act of2013 will:

•Allow employers to offer em-ployees a choice between cashwages and comp time for over-time hours worked. Employeeswho want to receive cash wageswould continue to do so.

•Protect employees by requir-ing the employer and the em-ployee to complete a writtenagreement to use comp time, en-tered into knowingly and volun-tarily by the employee.

•Retain all existing employeeprotections in current law, includ-ing the 40 hour work week andhow overtime compensation is ac-crued. The bill adds additionalsafeguards for workers to ensurethe choice and use of comp timeare truly voluntary.

•Allow employees to accrue upto 160 hours of comp time eachyear. An employer would be re-quired to pay cash wages for anyunused time at the end of theyear. Workers are free to ‘cashout’ their accrued comp time

Rep. Noem joins in introducing legislation to provide additional flexibility to working families

whenever they choose to do so.Rep. Noem continues to be an

advocate for working families inCongress. In 2012, Rep. Noemwas one of thirty recipients of the2012 Best of Congress Award,which celebrated Noem’s leader-ship in improving the quality oflife for working families. Appli-cants were judged on their votingrecord, sponsorship of legislation,constituent casework, and otheractivities that demonstrate theircommitment to improving thelives of working families. Appli-cants were also asked to submitemployment policies and prac-tices within their own offices thatsupport working parents and flex-ible workplace options.

The South Dakota Game Fishand Parks Commission has final-ized several elk-hunting seasonsfor 2013.

Archery elk hunters will have92 “any elk” and 15 “antlerlesselk” licenses available for the sea-son. The 2013 Archery Elk Sea-son will run from Sept. 1-30.

The Black Hills Firearms ElkHunting Season will run fromOct. 1-31 for the “any” elk licenseholders. Antlerless elk seasonswill run from Oct. 16-31 and Dec.1-15. Black Hills Firearms Elkhunters will have 620 licensesavailable, comprised of 445 “any”and 175 “antlerless" licenses.

The Prairie Elk Season willhave 45 “any” elk and 51 “antler-less” elk licenses available, which

is four less than 2012. Otherchanges from 2012 are:

Boyd County, Nebraska will nolonger be part of Unit 30.

The season dates for Unit 30Awill run from Sept. 1 – Dec. 31.

The season dates for Unit 11Bwill run from Sept. 1 through theFriday before the third Saturdayin October (2013 season dates areSept. 1 – Oct. 18)

Unit 11D was added with sea-son dates of Sept. 1-Dec. 31.

GFP staff presented the Com-mission with results of a BlackHills-wide aerial elk count andthe history of the elk hunting sea-sons in the Black Hills. That pres-entation can be seen athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLheM32B_NY

Elk seasons finalized



Washington, D.C. – Rep. KristiNoem introduced legislationtoday to provide a dependablesafety net for livestock owners inSouth Dakota and across theUnited States. The Livestock Dis-aster Protection Act would extendthe Livestock Indemnity Program(LIP), the Livestock Forage Pro-gram (LFP) and the EmergencyLivestock Assistance Program(ELAP) authorized in the 2008Farm Bill for five years, as well asretroactive coverage for fiscalyears 2012 and 2013.

“The risk our farmers, ranch-ers and all livestock owners inSouth Dakota take is undeni-able,” said Rep. Noem. “The ex-treme weather we see acrossAmerica - from drought to flood tofreezes to the extreme heat -demonstrates the importance ofproviding a strong safety net. Mybill gives some long-term cer-tainty to our livestock owners sothey'll keep on taking the risk tocontribute to our state and na-tion's robust agriculture indus-try.”

Rep. Noem will work withHouse Agriculture CommitteeChairman Lucas to include theseprovisions in the new Farm Bill,which is expected to be drafted inthe coming weeks. She specifi-cally included language to ensurethese programs were extended forthe life of the Farm Bill whichwill avoid a repeat of the currentsituation, in which eligibility forLIP, LFP, and ELAP expired in

2011 before the rest of the FarmBill expired. The bill also makesthe programs a more integral fix-ture by ensuring they are given abudget baseline. This actionshould provide livestock ownersmore certainty about their safetynet going forward.

South Dakota and nationallivestock, farm and ranch groupshave expressed their support forthe Livestock Disaster ProtectionAct.

“With over 70 percent of cattlecountry facing the effects of crip-pling drought, a permanent disas-ter program is more importantthan ever for our nation's cattle-men and women,” said ScottGeorge, President of the NationalCattlemen’s Beef Association(NCBA) and a dairy and beef pro-ducer from Cody, Wyoming.“NCBA supports a permanentdisaster program in a full five-year farm bill that allows produc-ers to manage risks and wegreatly appreciate and supportCongresswoman Noem's efforts tokeep disaster assistance at theforefront on Capitol Hill.”

Rep. Noem continues to be aleader in providing secure safetynets for South Dakota agricultureproducers. Noem previously in-troduced this legislation on April26, 2012. The House of Represen-tatives also voted to approve live-stock disaster assistance onAugust 2, 2012 by a vote of 223-197.

Rep. Noem introduces LivestockDisaster Protection Act Bill toextend federal assistance programs

NEXT SALE: MONDAY, APRIL 29THSpecial Replacement Heifer, Cow/Calf Pair and

Sheep SaleSale Time: 11 AM

Sunrise Angus Ranch Bull Sale at 1:00 PM60 yearling & 8 2-yr old Angus bulls

80 Angus heifers

Stomprud Angus Rescheduled

Wed., May 1, 2013, 40 yearling Angus bulls

Sale time 6:00 pm

Upcoming Sales:

Monday, May 6: Special Cow/Calf Pair, ReplacementHeifer and Grass Cattle Sale

Wilken Ranch Angus Bull Sale at 1:00 PM70 yearling Angus bulls – 55 2-yr old Angus bulls

50 Angus heifers BV

GM Angus Bull Sale, Monday, May 20, 2013, 1:00 pm20 yearling Angus bulls

Faith Livestock Commission Co.

(605) 967-2200Mother Nature again has provided some very welcome mois-ture in the form of snow and did cut our run down for our saleon Monday, April 22. The market was steady on feeder cattlewith cows and bulls higher.

Thank you for your business.

REPRESENTATIVE SALESLes Johnson92......................Angus heifers BV 799 .............$121.7552......................Angus heifers BV 689 .............$132.50Jim Bingaman79.................blk & bldy heifers BV 761 .............$125.25

20.................blk & bldy heifers BV 669 .............$127.75Christman & Sons26......................Angus heifers BV 819 .............$121.25So Dak Angus1 .......................................red cow 1290 .............$88.5010....................................blk cows 1347 .............$83.257......................................blk cows 1271 ............$83.25Fishhook Ranch3......................................blk cows 1287 .............$82.003......................................blk cows 1520 .............$82.25John Rhoden2......................................blk cows 1513 .............$79.50

We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-967-2200or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to sell.

We would be glad to visit with you.

Gary Vance – (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance – (605) 739-5501OR CELL: 484-7127 OR Max Loughlin – (605) 244-5990 OR1-605-645-2583 (cell) OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell)


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Former Governor George S.Mickelson is a tough guy to for-get. Twenty years after the tragicplane crash that claimed his life,it is still easy for those of us whoknew him to tell stories about hisstriking personality and his zestfor life. As the son of former Gov-ernor George T. Mickelson,George was instilled with astrong sense of community and agreat belief in the impact of ser-vant leadership. It was his largerthan life personality and passionfor our state and public servicethat that so impressed me while Iwas working in Pierre during histenure as governor. Throughoutthat time I had the privilege ofserving as his State Railroad Di-rector, and through our work to-gether we became friends. I wasinspired by his leadership and be-cause of his example and guid-ance was encouraged to later runfor public office.

George’s passion for buildingcommunities led to his legacy inSouth Dakota as a job creator andchampion for economic develop-ment. During his time as gover-nor, George spearheaded thecreation of the Revolving Eco-nomic Development and Initia-tive (REDI) Fund in theGovernor’s Office of Economic De-velopment (GOED). The REDIFund was created to help diver-sify South Dakota’s economy, in-crease capital investment, andcreate lasting jobs for hard-work-ing South Dakotans. The gover-nor’s vision and the hard work ofGOED has allowed the REDIfund to leverage more than $200million in new capital investmentand has created more than 30,000South Dakota jobs.

George’s community develop-ment didn’t end with economicadvancement. It was during histime as governor that SouthDakota entered into the “Year ofReconciliation” with the tribesacross the state. The governorwanted to mend broken relation-ships with the tribes and igniteconstructive dialogue to bringhealing between the state and In-dian Country.

Kimberley and I will alwaysremember George’s friendship,mentoring, and passion for im-proving communities throughoutSouth Dakota. His legacy will liveon in the hundreds of projects hetouched, lives he impacted, andbusinesses he grew while he wasgovernor. On this 20th anniver-sary of his passing I encourage allSouth Dakotans to join me in cel-ebrating the life of one our state’smost esteemed public servants.

RememberingGeorgeBy Senator John Thune


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LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County • NWAS April 24, 2013 • The Faith Independent •


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MEETING OF THEBOARD OFEDUCATION

FAITH SCHOOLDISTRICT 46-2

MEADE COUNTy,SOUTH DAKOTA

The Board of Education of the FaithSchool District 46-2 met in regular ses-sion on Thursday, April 11, 2012 withVice-Chairman Vance calling the meet-ing to order at 7:00pm.

Mr. Daughters led the Pledge of Alle-giance.

Members present: Hanson, Simon-son, Vance and Welter. Johnson joinedthe meeting at 7:21pm.

Motion by Welter, 2nd by Simonsonto approve the amended agenda. Motioncarried.

Motion by Simonson, 2nd by Welterto approve the consent agenda consist-ing of the March 13, 2013 regular meet-ing along with the following financialstatements and claims.

Faith Imprest Fund beginning bal-ance 4,698.64; receipts – studentmeals – 2,388.15, milk – 181.25, adultmeals – 637.45, boys basketball – 25.00,from district – 1,065.26; expenditures –milk – 16.75, girls basketball – 265.00,boys basketball – 285.00, other –150.00; to district – 5,763.90; endingbalance – 2,515.10.

Trust & Agency beginning bal-ance – 39,656,11; receipts – 1,925.17;expenditures – 4,865.27; ending bal-ance – 36,716.01.

Faith School District beginningbalance – 1,263,819.12; receipts – advalorem taxes – 51,985.26; prior yearstaxes – 513.37, penalties and interest ontax – 25.13; interest earned – 123.72;admissions – 3,759.03; Medicaid admin-istration – 2,645.00; county sources –1,338.85; state sources – 184,037.00;federal sources – 16,154.15; hot lunch –7,290.69. Total revenue – 267,872.20,reimbursements 105.00. Total expen-ditures – 345,251.90. Ending bal-ance – 1,186,544.42.

Certified salaries – 40,182.51; non-certified salaries – 13,649.73; FIT –5,126.35; FICA – 12,867.74; SDRS –10,152.48; Aspire Financial – (403(b)) –490.00; Horace Mann (annuity) –1,900.00; Horace Mann (auto ins) –365.48.

SUBS:T. Arneson – 64.64; J. Capp – 92.34;

S. Carmichael – 129.29; J. Gann –1,477.60; S. Gann – 258.57; S. Geb-hart – 69.26; G. Hawks – 64.64; C.Olson – 64.64; R. Paul – 1,385.25; M.Schuelke – 174.54; J. Stomprud – 69.26.

EXTRACURRICULAR:B. Bushong (JH BBB) – 563.33; B.

Carmichael (GBB) – 1,863.71; K.Daughters (Assistant BBB) – 942.52; A.Mortenson, (Assistant GBB) – 1,122.05;D. Schauer (BBB) – 1,977.14.

CLAIMS:General Fund: Afdahl’s Appliance

(mtnce) – 75.00; AFLAC (ins) – 799.23;Ameritas Life Ins (dental) – 1,449.94;Armstrong Extinguisher (mtnce) –108.00; ASBSD (supt. search) –3,888.70; Best Western Ramkota(travel) – 171.98; Broad Reach (supp) –259.16; City of Faith (util) – 3,088.03;Dakota Business Ctr. (copier) – 580.97;D. Vance (college access) – 50.00; FaithImprest Fund (officials, mlg) – 700.00;Faith Independent (comm) – 225.73;Faith Lumber (mtnce) – 681.58; Farmers

Union (fuel) – 155.13; Golden West(util) – 26.14; Grand Electric (util) –26.25; GTC Auto Parts (mtnce) – 90.83;Harmon Law Office (fees) – 100.00;Hauff Mid-America (supp) – 506.40;Heartland Paper (supp) – 31.87; Heart-land Waste Mgmnt (util) – 60.00; HewlettPackard (supp) – 58.00; J. Stomprud(supp) – 70.00; Legal Shield (supp) –216.20; Lynn’s (supp) – 222.82; M&BCleaning (custodial) – 5,000.00; M&DFood Shop (fuel) – 555.33; MARC(mtce) – 85.15; M. Collins (college ac-cess) – 50.00; National RecognitionProd. (supp) – 420.72; P. Brink (collegeaccess) – 50.00; Personnel Concepts(comm.) – 25.90; Rick’s Auto (mtnce) –732.00; SD Dept of Health (svcs) –10.00; SDRS (dues) – 614.66; SDSDBF(ins) – 8288.50; SDASBO (dues) –100.00; Servall Uniform (mtnce) –458.13; S. Heidler (college access) –50.00; Transamerica (ins) – 20.41; VilasHealth and Variety (supp) – 191.09; totalgeneral fund – 30,297.83.

Capital Outlay: Wells Fargo Finan-cial (lease) – 265.00; total Capital Out-lay – 265.00.

Special Education: AFLAC (ins) –146.06; Benefitmall/Centerstone Ins(ins) – 19.26; Hands on Health (PT) –735.45; Legal Shield (ins) – 26.90; SDS-DBF (ins) – 1,035.86; total Special Ed –1,963.53.

Food Service: AFLAC (ins) – 25.80;Benefitmall/Centerstone Ins (ins) –80.22; CWD (food) – 1,217.38; Faith Im-prest Fund (refund) – 16.75; Food Serv-ice of America (food, supp) – 1,421.27;Lynn’s (food, milk) – 1,103.36; SDSDBF(ins) – 3.00; total Food Service –3,867.78. Total claims all funds –36,394.14. Motion carried.

Hugh Groves placed 3rd at the Re-gional Oral Interp contest at St. ThomasMore and will go on to the state compe-tition on April 26th in Oacoma, SD. Hughpresented his speech to the board inpreparation for the state competition.

No other citizens were present to ad-dress the board.

Motion by Welter, 2nd by Simonsonto go into executive session for person-nel at 7:08 pm. Motion carried.

Vice-Chairman Vance declared theboard out of executive session at 7:52pm.

Mrs. Baye gave the superintendent’sreport. The NWAS Administrative Boardmet on April 2nd. Items on the agendaincluded: contracts were offered andmust be returned by April 5th to accept;negotiations will continue this month; dis-cussion of funding for the coming yearand an increase of assessments to beconsidered by the NWAS Board; theSpelling Bee will be April 17th in Dupreeand the Academic Olympics will be April24th in Faith; the purchased services by-law wording will be discussed by theBoard with recommendation to study fora year; Naomi Cromwell of Tieszen LawOffice gave a presentation on the Afford-able Care Act. We are finished with theDakota Character grant and have com-pleted the surveys. Dr. Jon Marshall willbe visiting with Mr. Daughters and Mrs.Baye next week as a final exit of thegrant involvement. The Faith staff will beattending the TIE Conference as a dayof professional development on April22nd. There will be no school for stu-dents that day. Dakota STEP tests werescheduled to be given this week but be-cause of the snow days, some tests mayhave to be given next week. Mrs. Bayeattended the Faith Education Foundationmeeting on March 20th. Teacher Appre-ciation Week is May 6-10.

Mr. Daughters gave the principal’s re-port. Dakota STEP testing is underway

and planned to be completed next week.The testing window closes on April 25th.The staff will be attending the TIE Con-ference on April 22nd. The Spelling Beeand Academic Olympics will be held aspreviously stated. The Pre-school round-up will be held on April 16th. CAMFELproductions will be here to present amessage about bullying to students ingrades 7-12. Sheltered Reality will alsopresent a message about bullying to stu-dents in grades K-6. March 25-28th our5th and 6th grade students participatedin a week-long science curriculum fromStarbase. They participated in many dif-ferent hands-on activities throughout theweek and they concluded their learningwith a trip to Ellsworth AFB on April 8th.Field Day has been scheduled for May20th with May 21st being the alternateday. The Spring Music Concert is sched-uled for May 9th at 6:30 pm. DianneHellekson and Mr. Daughters attendedSD STARS training in Mobridge on April11th. SD STARS is a new assessmentportal for schools. Mid-term for the 4thquarter is April 18th.

Noma Welter gave a Library Boardreport. A new computer was purchasedthrough the SD Community Foundation.The library has received a $1,000 SDHumanities grant for the HOP displaythis summer. A “One Book” grant fromthe SD Humanities Council was alsoawarded. Linda Olson will be leaving thelibrary when school is out.

Scott Vance gave a NWAS report.Negotiations are complete and contractshave been offered. Special Ed assess-ments will be rising to $115 per day andthe vocational assessment will be in-creasing $3,500.00. Vance voted no onboth increases.

Noma Welter gave an update on thefacilities, the items yet to be fixed and thetimeframe for them to be addressed.Mrs. Baye, Amie Schauer, the facilitiescommittee and representatives from theCity will meet with Nicole Prince to dis-cuss the Safe Room grant award.

Motion by Vance, 2nd by Johnson totake a 3 minute recess. Motion carried.

Chairwoman Johnson took the meet-ing.

Darcey Mollman, Ladonna Mielkeand Mr. Daughters shared a Prezi pres-entation on the Common Core profes-sional development the staff has beenconducting during the year.

Discussion was held on the Home-School Student participation in extracur-ricular activities policy. Different policieswere shared and discussed and referredback to the policy committee.

The 2013-2014 budget was dis-cussed and continues to be a work inprogress. Amie Schauer shared that al-though the state will be giving a 3% in-crease in State Aid, which is stillapproximately $135 below the fundinglevel when it was cut and our student en-rollment is down approximately 20 stu-dents. This will result in less revenue forthe 2013-2014 budget. Hanson statedhe felt the board needed to take a hardlook what can be done within the budgetto make sure we are not using up fundbalance reserves.

Mr. Daughters explained the addi-tions to the handbook he would like tomake for the 2013-2014 student andteacher handbooks.

In any other business, Johnsonasked if the board would like Mrs. Bayeto look into a school lunch contract simi-lar to the ones used in other districts. Itwas the board’s consensus to look intothe services and costs involved. Mrs.Baye and a couple of the board mem-bers may visit some schools with con-tracted school lunch services to

determine if it would be feasible for ourdistrict.

Motion by Vance, 2nd by Hanson toapprove the resolution for membershipin the SDHSAA for the 2013-2014 schoolyear. Motion carried.

Motion by Vance, 2nd by Hanson togo into executive session for negotia-tions at 9:56 pm. Motion carried.

Chairwoman Johnson declared theboard out of executive session at 10:10pm. Motion carried.

Motion by Vance, 2nd by Welter to gointo executive session at 10:10 pm forpersonnel. Motion carried.

Chairwoman Johnson declared theboard out of executive session at 10:21pm.

Motion by Hanson, 2nd by Vance toapprove offering contracts to the follow-ing certified staff: Amanda Lewig, PK-KG; Marlene Gustafson, Second Grade;Darcey Mollman, Third Grade; KarriHanson, Fourth Grade; Arlyce Krause,Fifth Grade; Marcia Dutton, Sixth Grade;Ladonna Mielke, Seventh Grade; BryanCarmichael, Eighth Grade (6/7); SherrySeymour, Maurine School; Jenn Stom-prud, Music (half-time); Deanna Fis-chbach, HS Social Studies; AlisonGrueb, HS Language Arts/Literature; An-gela King, HS/MS Science; Kelly Shoe-maker, HS Math; Cathy Smith, SpecialEducation; Doug Schauer, K-12PE/Health; Toni Vance, NetworkAdmin/Computer Tech. Motion carried.

Discussion on amending the 2012-2013 school calendar was held. Actionfailed for lack of a motion.

Motion by Simonson, 2nd by Hansonto approve the contract of Donald Krae-mer as Elementary Principal/Special Ed-ucation Director in the amount of$45,000.00. Motion carried.

Motion by Vance, 2nd by Simonsonto approve the oil lease extension withDakota Oil. Motion carried.

Motion by Vance, 2nd by Welter toadjourn. Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 10:37 pm. _______________________________

Sharron Johnson, PresidentBoard of Education

________________________________Amie Schauer,Business Manager

Published April 24, 2013 for a total ap-proximate cost of $104.94

Notice of PublicMeeting

Faith SchoolDistrict 46-2

This is official notice that a publichearing is called by the Faith School Dis-trict 46-2 as mandated by Title 1. Thepurpose of the hearing is to allow all pa-trons of the school district to be informedabout th Title 1 program, to become ac-quainted with the rules and regulations,and to express ideas and opinions re-garding the program.

The Public Hearing will be Thursday,April 23, 2013, 8:15-9:15 AM in the Title1 Room of the Faith School and 2:30-3:30 PM in the Title 1 Room of the faithSchool.

Kelly Daughters, Faith SchoolK-12 PrincipalFaith School District 46-2

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