way,” Robin said.Travis was diagnosed with

leukemia in 2000 and has been inremission since April 16, 2003.

“There’s no trace that there’sany leukemia in my body what-soever, and no signs that it willcome back at this point,” hesaid.

As far as treatment goes, hestill takes the medicationGleevec daily.

“The doctors considered giv-ing him a holiday from it a cou-ple months ago, but with hisbackground, with no matches inthe (bone marrow) registry, hewould more than likely relapse,”Robin said.

If that happened, Traviswould be unable to go back onGleevec, and he would probablyneed a bone marrow transplant.

“And it’s a very slim chancehe would survive it,” Robin said.

Until January, the Wagnerswill be training, which will be achange of pace for them.

“We’ve never been true run-ners — we’re more joggers,”Robin said.

“We’re doing two 12-weektrainings. The first one entailsrunning about 15 miles a week,and the second one ups it toabout 19 miles,” Travis said.

They will be assisted by Nike+, which monitors both theamount traveled and the pace atwhich the runners run. It alsokeeps track of when the runnerbegins to slow down.

“We’ll start slow and workour way up,” Robin said.

Travis said they plan to com-plete the half-marathon regard-less of whether they can run theentire way.

“If worse comes to worse andwe tire out, we’ll walk the rest ofit. As long as we can keep ourpace above 16 minutes a mile,”he said.

He added that he’s already“nervous” for the big day.

“I know we can do it,” hesaid. “You hear a lot of peopletell you that you can’t do it.They’re my driving factor.”

The Wagners can be contacted atinspiredcancersurvivor@yahoo.com, and donations can be madeat the Services Center FederalCredit Union in an account that islabeled Lymphoma LeukemiaRace Benefit.

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THANK YOUMany thanks to everyone who remembered me

with visits, phone calls, cards, e-mails, and prayers at the time of my accident and since returning home.

It is impossible to put into words how important all of these things and all you have been in my recovery.

Special thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff members at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, ER, ICU and the 5th floor and those at the Yankton Medical Clinic

for your excellent care.

All of you have played a big part in putting me back together.

With my Sincere Thanks,

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John FejfarJohn Dale Fejfar, age 61, of

Yankton, passed away unexpect-edly Sunday afternoon at AveraSacred Heart Hospital, Yankton,SD.

Mass of Christian Burial willbe 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 15,2010 at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, Yankton, SD with Rev.Mark Lichter officiating. Burialwill be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Visitations will be from 5 to 8p.m. Wednesday July 14, 2010 atthe Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Homeand Crematory, Yankton with a7:00 p.m. rosary followed by a7:30 p.m. Scripture service.

Pallbearers will be Pat Hawk,Jacob Hawk, Max Kaiser, PatKaiser, Jerry Kolda, and DarylMello. Honorary pallbearers willbe Jim Hawk, Bonita Schnabel,Karen Hochstein, ElwoodLippert, Lexy Mann, Tom Mann,and all the staff of SpecialJourneys.

John Dale Fejfar was born toEmanuel and Helen (Vaith) Fejfaron May 25, 1949. His early yearswere spent on a farm nearLesterville, SD, where he attend-ed Wilson School District #54and Special Education Classes atYankton, SD. During 1971-1972,John attended the SiouxVocational School in Sioux Falls.Later that year, he and his par-ents moved to Yankton whereJohn began classes and work atthe sheltered workshop,Community Projects Unlimited.In 1975, John began attendingthe Yankton Area Training andAdjustment Center, now knownas ‘Ability Building Services’, andin 1989, he began working parttime at the Yankton Mall andstarted independent living.

John was a member of SacredHeart Catholic Church and wasactive in the SaturdayCommunity Religious Educationgroup. John also attendedWednesday night bible studyclasses and Sunday services atthe Assembly of God Churchwhere he made many friends.For several years, John wasactive in the Special Olympicswhere he won several goldmedals for bowling, basketballand track. He played in the CityLeague for Horseshoes in 1989and 1990. He took special pridein being in the cast of the 1989Centennial Pageant. Johnenjoyed all kinds of music (espe-cially that of his Czech heritage)and fishing with his father. Othermeaningful events of his lifeincluded: a flight to Californiawhere he visited his aunt's fami-ly, Mrs. Hattie (Ben) Ensley,

attending aMinnesota Twinsbaseball game atthe Metrodome,visiting with hisbrother, Jim inNebraska and hissister Mary inMinnesota. In thelast several yearsJohn found great

enjoyment traveling the country.John went to Vermont for the fallfoliage, Arizona to view SpringTraining and the Grand Canyon,Nebraska for a Husker footballgame, and Wyoming to seeYellowstone and rodeo atFrontier days. John also saw theChristmas in Kansas CityProgram and the Laura InglesWilder Pageant. John was activein the Yankton community hav-ing volunteered at Pine LakeEstates and regularly attendedexercise classes and lunch at theYankton Senior Center. Johnespecially enjoyed the people hemet and often spoke of them.

John is survived by his sister,Mary Ann (Robert) Kaiser ofMankato, MN; sister-in-lawTherese (James) Fejfar of St.Joseph, MO; nieces andnephews: Ken (Annette) Kaiserof Plymouth, MN; Keith (Debra)Kaiser of Spokane Valley, WA andtheir children: Cassandra,Heather, and Jennifer; Dan (MaryKay) Kaiser of Sioux Falls, SD andtheir children: Max (Jena),Danielle, and Patrick; Valerie(Arnold) Bogenschutz ofMankato, MN and their children:Kristin, Jamie, and Nicole; Tony(Judy) Fejfar of Pittsburgh, PAand their children: Crista andJosh; Mary (George) Van Cleve ofSeattle, WA and their son David;and Ellen King (Stan) Gidley ofSt. Joseph, MO and childrenMathew, Michael, Donavan,Zachary, and Mariel; and manycousins. He is also survived bythe Hawk family who were hiscompanions and long time trust-ed friends.

He was preceded in death byhis parents, brother: James, andseveral aunts, uncles andcousins.

The family requests memori-als directed to: Ability BuildingServices, 909 West 23rd,Yankton, South Dakota, 57078.

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Bonnie HehnMENNO — Bonnie Lou King

Hehn died peacefully in her homesurrounded by her husband, chil-dren and family members onFriday (July 9, 2010).

Graveside services are at 11a.m. Saturday, July 17, at theMenno Cemetery.

Visitations will be from 1-9p.m. Friday at Aisenbrey-Opsahl-

Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno,with the family present from 6-8p.m.

Paul PhelpsHARTINGTON, Neb. — Paul E.

Phelps, 79, of Hartington, Neb.,died Tuesday (July 13, 2010) atElms Health Care Center, Ponca,Neb.

His services are pending atWintz Funeral Home, Hartington.

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Yankton College Alumni fromacross the country will attend the2010 All-Class Reunion to be heldJuly 14-18 with events occurringat the Best Western Kelly Inn andother various locations in theYankton area.

More than 300 old friends andclassmates will reunite to relivethe college spirit and rekindletheir Greyhound pride. DeservingYankton College alumni will alsobe honored for their outstandingcollege and career achievements.

The event begins with a pre-reunion gathering of YanktonCollege Theatre Alum, who willmeet for a reception at the KellyInn, Wednesday at 6 p.m. thengather again Thursday evening atthe Black Steer for a social hourat 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

Registration for the reunionbegins at 1-5 p.m. Thursday, July15, at the Kelly Inn lobby and aNo-Host get-together will be heldat Jo Dean's restaurant thatevening at 7 p.m.

On Friday, July 16, registrationhours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at theKelly Inn lobby. Tours of the oldcampus are scheduled at 8:45a.m. and again at 12:45 p.m. forthose who have made advancearrangements with the YC office.

The first rehearsal for theReunion Choir will be held at theUCC Church at 4 p.m. Friday. The“Greyhound Greats” recognitionceremony will be held at Murdo’sAten Resort at 5 p.m. At that timeoutstanding men and women ath-letes in the sports of football,basketball, baseball, track and

cross-country and wrestling willbe recognized.

On Saturday, July 17, at theKelly Inn, registration will contin-ue from 9 a.m.-noon, and twoluncheons will be held. TheLetterwinners’ Luncheon willbegin at 11:30 a.m. At this time,the Hall of Fame awards will bepresented to YC coaches: RonBlaylock, Jim Holwerda and BillWhisler; and YC athletes: JimGentile, Ken Michaelsen, RobertPattee and Richard Downs. Teamawards will also be given to the1970 Greyhound Football Team. Atnoon, the Hall of Honor Luncheonfor the Fine Arts, Humanities andTheology will also be held. TheHumanities Hall of Honor awardswill be presented to RobertFanslow (posthumously), DavidHardy, Myrna K. Andersen and

Henrietta Stithe Andrews. At 3 p.m. the YC Talent Show,

featuring music and theatrics, willbe held at the YC Alumni Hall atYHS, followed by a secondReunion Choir rehearsal at thesame location.

The evening banquet at theKelly Inn begins with a socialhour at 5:30 p.m. AlumniAchievement Awards will be pre-sented to Perry Strombeck, BrucePirnie and Michael Jaffe; the ProCausa Award to Cathy Rehfussand the Alumni Service Award toPaul Rehfuss. The Reunion Choirwill perform and the evening willend with the singing of “Hail,Yankton College!”

The Yankton College Gift &Bookstore, featuring YC merchan-dise, will be open each day at the

Kelly Inn and will feature mono-grammed t-shirts, polo-shirts, capsand golf balls, etched wine glassand books written on the historyof the college or authored byalums. The Yankton College Office,located at 1801 N. Summit at thenorth end of the high school, willalso be open each day to see col-lege memorabilia. As a YCfundraiser, Buffalo Run Winery willsell its South Dakota wine featur-ing unique Yankton College label-ing on Saturday before the ban-quet.

On Sunday, July 18, an infor-mal brunch will be held atMinerva’s at 10 a.m. to wrap upthe college reunion.

For further information, con-tact the Yankton College office at605-665-3661.

REGIONDIGESTSpringfield To HoldGubernatorial Forum

SPRINGFIELD — A gubernatorialforum featuring Republican nomineeDennis Daugaard and Democraticnominee Scott Heidepriem will be heldat 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at theSpringfield Community Center.

This event is being hosted by theBon Homme County Farm Bureau.The public is invited to attend.

Raffle To Give AwayJohn Deere Mower

A raffle to benefit the YanktonWomen’s/Children’s Center is beingheld, with the grand prize being aJohn Deere riding lawn mower (fromFred Haar Company).

Tickets are now available for pur-chase.

Other prizes Include:• Ground Hunting Blind (donated

by Dakota Archery)• 4 Vikings vs Miami Dolphins

Tickets; Sept. 19; 2 rooms @ Westin(Donated by Rupiper Travel)

• 3 digital cameras (Donated byBrad and Sheryl Dykes)

Contact the YWCC to purchasetickets at 605-665-4811. You need notbe present to win. Tickets may also bepurchased at Pizza Ranch, JoDeansRexall and Cortrust (Yankton, Tabor).

The drawing to be held Aug. 21following the Riverboat Days parade.The drawing will be broadcast live onKVHT (106.3).

Freeman, BeresfordReceive Grants

Freeman and Beresford business-es are three of the nine businessesapproved for Dakota Seeds-fundedinternships.

Grants are approved for WildcatManufacturing of Freeman and SiouxCorporation and PLE, Inc., both ofBeresford. The action was taken dur-ing last week’s quarterly meeting ofthe South Dakota Department ofLabor’s Workforce DevelopmentCouncil.

Dakota Seeds is part of theWorkforce 2025 initiative designed tocreate new internships and assistant-ships in the fields of science, technolo-gy, engineering and mathematics.Funding is available to assist with thewages of employees.

Dakota Seeds will provide grantscovering up to one-half of a position’swages, with a maximum of $2,000 forundergraduate or graduate studentinternships, $8,000 for master’sdegree students and $10,000 forPh.D. students working as researchand development assistants.

Studio To TeachChildren About Jazz

Rebecca Dodds, of Upbeat Studio,Yankton, will guide children throughhands on jazz learning experiences onSaturday, July 17, at JazzQuest, a spe-cial area just for kids at Sioux FallsJazzFest.

This is Dodds’ second year atJazzQuest, where she will join theWashington Pavilion of Arts andScience, Sanford Children’s, and PhilBaker in providing jazz and blues edu-cation and activities for festival goers.JazzFest is a now a three-day outdoormusical event, featuring two stagesand is free to the public.

For more information, visitwww.siouxfallsjazzfest.org or call 668-9012.

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ers to wear their seatbelts andwear helmets while riding amotorcycle sits on the southside of the Discovery Bridge.Soon, Rice said, a sign will beplaced at the South Dakota bor-der telling drivers to slow downor pull to the left whenapproaching an emergency vehi-cle with its lights on.

However, he was unsure, if ano texting-while-driving sign willbe erected anytime soon, if at all.

“Of course you can’t put asign up about every new law, oryou’d have folks reading bill-boards rather than driving,” hesaid. “I know we’ve had somepublic service announcementson the radio.”

But area law enforcementplans to be understanding aboutthe new change.

“We won’t sit right on the lineand when they cross the line,pull (drivers) over,” Korandasaid. “On the new DiscoveryBridge, coming from Yankton inNebraska, you have to driveabout a fourth of the way acrossthe bridge until you’re in CedarCounty.”

He also said this law is morefor teenagers and young adults,the main group of texters.

“They’re not that experiencedof drivers, and any type of dis-traction can turn tragic,” he said.

“You sit at a stoplight any-where and you’ll see mostteenagers with their headsdown. You can tell they’re tex-ting,” Koranda added.

Yankton Assistant PoliceChief Jerry Hisek said that the

new law will not affect theYankton Police Department’susual duties because it will notfall under South Dakota jurisdic-tion.

“If (drivers) are in violation oftexting in Nebraska coming thisway, and they come into SouthDakota, there’s really nothing wecan do about it,” he said.

“We can still make stops ifsomebody’s texting and theyblow a stop sign or are speedingor are driving recklessly,” Hisekadded. “We can stop them andwrite the individual for the spe-cific violation that they did —that doesn’t matter if we have atexting ban or not.”

Area officials have dealt withconflicting laws in border statesbefore. Highway 81, which con-nects Nebraska and SouthDakota at the Discovery Bridge,is 65 mph north of Yankton, but60 mph in Nebraska. Frequently,Nebraska troopers stop SouthDakota drivers just as they enterNebraska, Rice said.

“Drivers just assume thespeed limit is the same,” he said.“I know the troopers take thatinto consideration quite oftenand try to give a little leeway onthat.”

Some of the state’s advocacygroups have been doing theirpart in controlling the textingwhile-driving problem, too. OnJune 21, the South Dakota Officeof Highway Safety released avideo public service announce-ment advocating awarenessabout texting and driving.

“People are sending hundredsof millions of texts, which is veryconvenient, but if you’re doing itwhile driving, it is very distract-ing,” said Terry Woster, publicinformation officer for the SouthDakota Department of Public

Safety. “Our point was that driv-ing is supposed to be a full-timejob. ‘Save a life, save it for later,’is our tagline.”

“If you’ve seen (the PSA), it’sa person showing how cool it isto have a new phone and howshe can text rather quickly andnot take her eyes off the road. Atthe end, there’s a young personrunning out on the road chasinga ball. We hope the message isyou don’t have to do it rightnow. Drive time is drive time,” headded.

The Office of Highway Safetyhas testified in favor of manytexting-while-driving bills pro-posed in the South DakotaLegislature. While South Dakotahas a careless driving statute,under which distracted drivingis covered, the Legislature hasyet to pass a bill specific to tex-ting and driving.

But because of the nationalpush for the specific ban, Wosterwould not be surprised to see iteventually pass in South Dakota.

For now, area officials playthe waiting game to see how thetexting-while-driving ban isenforced, and how driversrespond to it.

“We’ll just have to see howthis plays out with the public,”Rice said. “Obviously, texting is aproblem and it consumes quite abit of attention, so we justencourage folks to pay just asmuch attention to their driving.”

“Troopers will take action andenforce it when they see it’sappropriate,” he added.

Other new laws going intoeffect July 15 in Nebraskainclude required health screen-ings for women seeking abor-tions and tougher penalties forminors in possession of alcohol.

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