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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.

“SERVING THE AREA SINCE 1904”

$1.00Includes tax

Number 8Volume 109

February 19, 2015

Regulation of Insurance by the State

As indicated in last week’s column,federal deference to state regulation re-mains in effect today for almost all formsof insurance.

The South Dakota Division of Insur-ance is the administrative agencycharged with regulating the business ofinsurance in our state. The Divisionserves and protects consumers, produc-ers, and insurers, and is manned by astaff that is relatively small compared tosimilar agencies in other states. Duringthe year 2014, the Division regulated1,415 insurers, including 50 domesticand 1,365 foreign insurers. It issued li-censes for 13,396 insurance agents, re-newed licenses for 24,836 agents, andsuccessfully closed out 723 consumercomplaints. The Division maintains auser-friendly web site that provides awealth of information for consumers andpolicyholders, including an online com-plaint process. Staff members are alsoavailable for phone inquiries.

Not all insurance-like undertakingsare subject to Division oversight andregulation. For example, in the mid-2000s, Ultimate Warranty Corporationsold “extended warranties” for motor ve-hicles, even though it was not a manu-facturer or seller of motor vehicles. Afterselling warranties to almost 6,000 SouthDakotans, and receiving millions of dol-lars in “premiums,” the company wentbroke. Because it was not a regulated in-surer, it was not required to maintainsufficient reserves to handle claims.When it ultimately failed in 2008, thecompany faced an expected $48M inclaims, but all that was left was a$15,000 “loss fund.” While some statesregulate similar business undertakings(i.e., extended warranty offerings byfreelance entities), the South DakotaLegislature has elected not to do so.

Statements and opinions set forth byProf. Baron are his views as an individ-ual and do not reflect the views of theUniversity of South Dakota or the MurdoCoyote. Readers may suggest topics byemailing to Roger.Baron @usd.edu.

Sidebar• by Roger Baron, Professor of Law and

Sarah Baron Houy, Esq.•

This will be the last week

South Dakota State Univer-

sity Extension newswriter

Bob Fanning will submit an

article. The Murdo Coyote

would like to thank him for

his many years of article

submissions. More infor-

mation about his retire-

ment can be found on page

2 and you can read his last

article on page 7.

School boardStudents, staff show loveby Tami Jo Newbold-Flynn

The Jones County School Board metin regular session February 9. CarmenMiller and Jody Gittings along withJeff Birkeland met with the board be-fore the actual meeting to give theboard an update/information on CTE.After the meeting was called to orderMiller stayed and was joined by CarolDrayer, Madison Mathews and KalliHespe to talk about distance learning.

This school year there have beenfour areas offered for distance learn-ing: ACT prep, APEX courses, collegereadiness courses and dual creditclasses. The dual credit classes havebeen the most popular. They are of-fered from the South Dakota Board ofRegents and students pay $40 percredit hour. Speech, college algebra,psychology, sociology and compositionare some of the classes students haveto choose from and to date, one studenthas earned three credit hours, six stu-dents have earned six credit hours,and one student has earned 15 credithours. All credits will go toward theircollege degrees and are a fraction ofthe cost.

Miller and the girls present saidthat they have had a successful year sofar. It has definitely been a learningyear. They are appreciative of the dis-trict for allowing students to partici-pate in this great opportunity that notonly helps them financially, but alsohelps get a sense of the independenceneeded to complete college level work.

The three students were also pres-ent to ask the school board to allowsenior privileges and to consider allow-ing them to skip semester tests if cer-tain criteria was met. The school boardsaid yes to senior privileges, but no toskipping semester tests.

The board talked about the tacofeed and said they made around $800to be used for scholarships.

At the request of SuperintendentLorrie Esmay there will be an in-serv-ice switch from May 22 to April 20.May 22 will now become a work dayfor teachers so that on April 20 theycan attended a TIE conference inRapid City, which will feature akeynote speaker and breakout ses-sions on technology.

A ride through history: A train trip back in timeThe tall prairie grass would

have rolled like waves sweepingacross a windy bay.

Stan Johnson imagined howthe wind would have swept theprairie grass 100 years earlier ashe traveled near Milbank on apassenger train.

In 1941, Johnson’s parents al-lowed him to travel alone fromChicago, Ill., to Tacoma, Wash.,on the Olympian, one of Amer-ica’s greatest luxury trains ofpre-World War II days. John-son’s stepfather was a conductoron the Olympian and, althoughhe was only 13, Johnson had al-ready made many trips by trainfrom the West Coast to Chicago.Johnson described the journey in“The Milwaukee Road Olympian:A Ride to Remember,” publishedby the Museum of North Idaho.

The Olympian was operatedby the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.Paul and Pacific Railroad (theMilwaukee Road) betweenChicago and the Pacific North-west. It featured elegant air-con-ditioned cars, comfortable berthsand gourmet dining. TheOlympian entered South Dakotanear Big Stone City about 5hours after pulling out of the St.Paul Union Station at 8:40 a.m.Central Time, according to one ofthe book’s reproduced timeta-bles.

The many Irish and Dutchfamilies who settled near Mil-bank raised grain and builtwindmills that ground grain intoflour. By the time Johnson trav-eled through Milbank, the solewindmill stood in the center oftown as a historical monument.

The Olympian traveled pastWebster, Bristol, Andover, Gro-ton and Bath, all known as ’10-mile towns’ because of thespacing between sidings, John-son wrote.

Johnson realized the areathrough which the train waspassing had once been prime buf-falo hunting country. Now John-son saw migratory birds, and

hoped in vain to see coyotes andpheasants.

The Olympian pulled into Ab-erdeen’s brick depot on time at3:50 p.m. and stopped for 10minutes as train and enginecrews were changed.

“The place was planned as arailroad town and had fulfilledexpectations,” Johnson wrote.“There was a train in or out ofthe city every 18 minutes in1920. West of town were Milwau-kee-run stockyards for cattle,sheep and hogs, and in townthere was a large freight yardand engine terminal facilities, in-cluding a roundhouse.”

Four railroads went throughAberdeen in 1941, and branchlines radiated from the city.

At Ipswich, a town that hadonce led the nation in the ship-ping of bison bones that wereused for fertilizer, the gradebegan to climb. A small geologi-cal marker near Selby noted theedge of the Great AmericanDesert and the beginning of thetrue West. Johnson’s plans forthis trip’s introduction to theWest began in Mobridge.

During summers in the 1930s

and 1940s, Lakota dancers metthe Olympian when it made a12-minute stop at Mobridge. Itbecame an event eagerly antici-pated by train passengers.

“The Indians dressed in themost gorgeous of ceremonial out-fits: full eagle-feathered head-dresses, buckskin fringedleggings and skirts with bead-work, small bells and porcupinequills sewn in intricate designs,and exquisite handmade moc-casins with still more beadworkon their feet,” Johnson wrote.

The group would dance sev-eral short dances to the beat of asmall drum that one of the chil-dren would play.

“It was exciting to be thereclose to them and to witnesssomething unquestionably gen-uine and real. It was like some-one operating a window backinto history,” Johnson stated.

After leaving the depot at Mo-bridge, Johnson looked downinto the yellow-brown water ofthe Missouri River as Olympiancrossed the Missouri Riverbridge. The first train steamedacross the bridge in March 1908.

“The trusses of the bridge, an-

gled for strength, slipped pastthe window on an oblique path-way that caused them to appearto be moving first up and thendown, almost as though theywere involved in some sort ofrhythmic dance. The bridge waslong, nearly as long as 10 footballfields laid end to end, so therewas plenty of time to enjoy theexperience,” Johnson wrote.

Johnson realized that the Mis-souri River divided the state intotwo different areas: the prairiegrassland of the west side andthe crop farming of the east side.He also noted that South Dakotalandscape could be characterizedas being one of two types. “Eitherit is gently rolling grassy plainswith low rounded hills, or aharsher, sterner countryside ofhills and gullies eroded by thesun and wind and water,watched over by higher andsharper hills.”

The Olympian reached Lem-mon at 7:30 p.m. MountainTime.

“The town and countrysidelooked like a movie Western gun-fight set, but historically Lem-mon had been known as one ofthe places where ranchers rais-ing sheep and cattle and thosefarming got along especiallywell,” Johnson wrote.

The Olympian soon enteredNorth Dakota, and Johnson con-tinued on his memorable ride toTacoma. Johnson became,among other things, an elevatoroperator, a newspaper reporterand an academic psychologist.But mostly, he remained a manwho knew and loved railroads.

This moment in South Dakotahistory is provided by the SouthDakota Historical Society Foun-dation, the nonprofit fundraisingpartner of the South DakotaState Historical Society. Find uson the web at www.sdhsf.org.Contact us at [email protected] tosubmit a story idea.

Using community savings

accounts to change the

future of your communityby Peggy Schlechter

Think about your home-town…perhaps the place yougrew up and helped shape theperson you are. As a communitymember, you may have volun-teered on committees and givenof your time and your talents tomake your community better.But think about your financial re-sources. Does your communityhave a way for you to contributefinancially in a way that allowsyour gift to continue to give, evenafter you are gone? A CommunitySavings Account can be one waythat you can share your financialresources, large or small, to makeyour community better.

Buddy Seiner, CommunitySavings Account Coordinatorwith the South Dakota Commu-nity Foundation (SDCF), sharedinformation about a Transfer ofWealth Study during a phoneconversation last October. Seinersaid that this study looked at thenumber of dollars to be trans-ferred from one generation to thenext and over the course of thenext 50 years; $1.1 Billion will betransferred to the next genera-tion from those living in SouthDakota. So if family members ofthe next generation are not livingin South Dakota, where does thatmoney go? The money leaves thestate, often to never return.

Have you thought about peoplewho would maybe like to makedonations or leave money to acommunity but do not have a wayto do that? A Community SavingsAccount offers a way. A Commu-nity Savings Account is a fund tosupport basic needs and enhancethe quality of life within a com-munity in South Dakota. Because

the Community Savings Accountis “permanently endowed”, a giftwill live on permanently, throughthe careful investment of theSouth Dakota Community Foun-dation.

Every Community Savings Ac-count operates under a localboard of directors. These direc-tors not only work to raise moneyfor the account, they decide howthe funds are distributed. Thisensures that the money that israised in your community willstay in your community to meetthe current and future needs ofyour community.

Community Savings Accountsexist in more than 70 communi-ties in South Dakota. If a commu-nity embraces the CommunitySavings Account, it can becomean incredible asset for the com-munity. However, the SouthDakota Community Foundationdoes encourage fundraising by of-fering a match. $1.3 Million hasbeen committed from the SouthDakota Community Foundationto give to local communities thatare pursuing and meeting chal-lenges. Each community decideshow much money they want toraise for the match and howmany years it will take them toraise that money. A typical com-munity meets the match in threeto five years.

Seiner said that communitiesfind many unique ways to raisefunds. For example, Langfordbegan a fundraiser called “Spon-sor the Score.” By partneringwith the school, donors are ableto “sponsor the score” at homesporting events.

Continued on page 7

Photo of an undated postcard that was taken near Mobridge courtesy ofthe South Dakota State Historical Society – State Archives

Students and staff of the Jones County Elementary showed their principal and school superintendent Lor-rie Esmay how much they love her and their school by making paper hearts that listed things they love.

Jones County News Murdo Coyote • February 19, 2015 • 2

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Esther Magnuson hosted theCourt Whist Card Club at herhome last Wednesday afternoon.Prize winers were: DorothyLouder, Dianne Marshall andHelen Louder. Esther served ayummy lunch of sandwiches,chips and dip, angel food caketopped with strawberries and coolwhip and also lil heart shapedcakes, all calories removed.

On Thursday Lill Seamans,Teresa Palmer, Esther Magnu-son, Wanda Mathews, Lila MaeChristian, Marcie Schmidt andJanet Louder listened to the firstand second graders read to them.After to Wanda’s house for coffeeand cookies, plus lots of conversa-tion.

Janet Louder saw a first onSunday. Across from the churchin a big, tall tree sat a cat. Ofcourse, she’s seen that but “up” inthe tree was a barking dog! Shehad never seen that before, plusanother dog standing at the bot-tom and of course, barking too. Soit was an added addition to thechurch service!

Dorothy and Brad Louderspent Friday in Kadoka andcalled on Dwight and then toDeanna Byrd’s for a visit.

On Monday evening of lastweek, Fred and Mary Mathewsattended the annual meeting/sup-per of Midwest Coop, CHS held inPierre at the Kings Inn.

Lill Seamans spent the week-end in Rapid City with son Jason.On Sunday they attended thePiedmont Catholic church service.Jason was godfather for baby

Heidi Kay’s baptism. She is thedaughter of Bryan and MeganHamer and sister of George andLucy; granddaughter of Charlieand Susan Hamer and Dave andBetty Zolnowski; niece of KerriGroenwald (godmother). Alsothere were cousins John andRyan Groenwald of Renner. Fol-lowing the service they gatheredin the church fellowship hall forlunch.

Ray and Janice Pike took in thedouble header games in MurdoSaturday afternoon and then Raytook his sweetie to a steakhousefor a Valentine’s supper.

Tuesday of last week theDraper Legion Auxiliary alongwith lots of help went to theschool and helped kindergartenthrough fourth grades makevalentines for vets. All did a goodjob. The cards were sent to theveterans at Ft. Meade. Thosethere were: auxiliary membersLila Mae Christian, Lill Seamansand Janet Louder along withhelpers Helen McMillan, JackieFosheim, Marcie Schmidt, TeresaPalmer, Shirley Vik, Velma Scott,Glenna Moore, June Nix andPatti Greenseth. After some of thegroup gathered at a cafe for cof-fee.

Shelley Boehmer of Pierre andGinger Waltner of Freeman ar-rived on Thursday to spend a fewdays with mom Esther Magnu-son. Shelley returned home onSaturday. Following church Sun-day Esther and Ginger met Chadand Heather Whitney and boys ata cafe in Murdo for dinner. Gingerleft for home that afternoon. Es-ther was pleased to receive a bou-quet of roses for Valentine’s Dayfrom the Whitney family.

Donald Volmer and Kim andTony Schmidt spent last Thurs-day and Friday in Sioux Fallswhere Donald kept an appoint-ment.

Gen Liffengren was expectinggrandson Christopher on Mondayto come and help with some proj-ects around the house when Italked to her. Hope she got a lotdone.

Nelva and Janet Louder spentSunday afternoon with Haroldand Dallas Uthe at their ruralPresho home. Later they wentinto Presho for a pizza supper atthe bowling alley. Both Haroldand Dallas have had medicalproblems but both doing okaynow.

Following church Sunday DonVolmer had dinner at the home ofKim and Tony Schmidt.

Hannah Brost celebrated her10th birthday with a supper/partyon Wednesday. Helping her cele-brate were parents Del andChristy and brother Kade; grand-parents Dave and Linda andhired hand Tim. Instead of birth-day cake, she had her favoritechocolate chip cookie bars. Happybirthday, Hannah!

We extend our sympathy toRita and Monte Anker and otherfamily members in the loss of herbrother Vince Schofield, 68, ofMidland. Vince passed away Feb-ruary 10. Services will be at 10a.m. February 20 in Midland atthe William Catholic church.

Exercise room reminderThe exercise room at the Tech Center is open seven days a week

from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a key card. Patrons need to be out of thebuilding one hour after the doors are locked; no later than 11 p.m. onweekdays. Key cards cost $25 annually. If you have any questions orwould like a key card, contact the high school office.

Open AA meetingsThursdays 8:00 p.m. at the East Commons. Call 530-0371 or 280-

7642.

Al-Anon For Al–Anon meetings call 669-2596 for time and place.

Trading Pages LibraryThe Trading Pages Library at the Murdo Coyote is open Monday

through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday as open. Thereare many new books available. Stop in and check one out.

Jones County Sportsman’s Club meetingThe Jones County Sportsman’s Club will hold its annual meeting

on February 22, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. CT at the Jones County Sports-man’s Club.

South Central RC&DSouth Central RC&D will be having a regular board meeting on

February 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at the Tripp County Water Users Dis-trict office in Winner. The public is welcome to attend.

Coyote News Briefs

To have your NON-PROFIT meeting listed here, please sub-mit them by calling 669-2271 or emailing to [email protected]. We will run your event notice the two issues priorto your event at no charge. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, if youcharge for an event, we must charge you for an ad!

East Side Newsby Janet Louder • 669-2696

A PUBLICATION OF RAVELLETTE PUBLICATIONS, INC.

The snow didn’t stop many fromattending the Lion’s bingo nightheld at the senior center Mondayevening. Again the MYF did agreat job of serving some verygood treats, which all appreciated.The Lion’s Club is to be com-mended for a job well done.

Philip and Audrey Mathewsmet five friends from Valentine atRosebud Friday evening for a buf-fet supper to celebrate Philip andtheir friend Carol’s birthdays.They report a great meal and agood time of visiting. Belatedhappy birthday, Philip! The Math-ews also took in the double headerball games held in Murdo on Sat-urday.

Shelli Terwilliger and TeddiDowling, Rapid City, arrived atRosa Lee Styles’ last Wednesdayevening and spent the night. Nextmorning the trio went on toMoundsview, Minn., to the homeof Tara, Zac and Lincoln Meyer.On Sunday they helped Lincolncelebrate his third birthday with adinosaur theme. The trio returnedto Sioux Falls Sunday evening,spent the night, shopped a little,then back to Draper. Shelli wenthome and Teddi spent the nightwith grandma.

Happy 99th birthday on Febru-ary 16 to Julia Broecher of Murdo.

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East DistrictFire Board

Meeting

Wednesday,February 25

Draper Fire Hall7:00 p.m.

Sunflower eventExperienced sunflower produc-

ers to first time growers: you areinvited to Sunflower University.Sunflower U is a grower meetingfocused on key areas of modernsunflower production. Universityfaculty, sunflower breeders, preci-sion planting experts, and Nuseedstaff will convene on March 4,2015 at View 34 in Pierre (SDHighway 34) at 9 a.m. to passalong their extensive sunflowerknowledge to all interested pro-ducers.

Come out to learn from indus-try experts and hear input fromseasoned growers. Call 1-605-222-6682 or email to [email protected] to reserveyour spot, seating is limited.RSVP by February 27 is appreci-ated please. Lunch will be in-cluded. This event is a service ofNuseed.

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District AnnualDistrict AnnualMeetingMeeting

Monday, March 2Murdo Fire Hall

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It was announced last week inthe South Dakota State Univer-sity E-Newsletter that ExtensionPlant Pathology Field SpecialistBob Fanning, has announced hisretirement effective March 6. Bobhas served SDSU Extension 27years and has become a trustedand reliable fixture of our Agricul-tural community by educatingfarmers on raising awareness onregional crop diseases to providingrecommendations for effectivewheat management. His expertiseand leadership will be greatlymissed by producers from acrossthe state as he has built a careerhelping them protect their cropsand increase their bottom line.

The Murdo Coyote has pub-lished Fanning’s column for yearsand this week will be his last col-umn. We appreciate all his hardwork that he put into getting usone every week.

Best wishes will be extended toBob at an open house receptionplanned for Thursday, March 5,from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Win-ner Regional Extension Center inWinner.

SDSU Extention’s

Fanning to retire

Please help Eldon EsmayEldon Esmaycelebrate his 88 55 tt hh Birthday

with a card shower!Cards can be sent to Eldon at:

36223 110th Street

Leola, S.D. 57456

Church and Community Murdo Coyote • February 19, 2015 • 3

Catholic Church of St. Martin502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.

St. Anthony’s Catholic ChurchDraper, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski

Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Draper United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Murdo United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen • Corner of E. 2nd and Jefferson Ave.

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and Fellowship Time • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.United Methodist Women: 1st Wednesday at 2 p.m. • ALL WELCOME!

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

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

Messiah Lutheran Church308 Cedar, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m. • Bible Study: Tuesday 7 a.m.Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Midweek: Wednesday 3:15 p.m.

St. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchDraper, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth

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

Community Bible Church410 Washington, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Alvin Gwin • 669–2600

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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Inexpressible Joy

by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam

Have you ever noticed that the Apostle Paul never speaks of his love for Christ? Rather he keeps talking about Christ’s wonderful love to him. Nei-

ther does he exhort us to love Christ, but keeps telling us how Christ loved — and loves, us. This is consistent with the message specially committed to

him: “The Gospel of the Grace of God” (Acts 20:24).

The Law said: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God” (Matt.22:37). This is the very essence of the law. And we should love God, but the law cannot

produce love, so God comes to us in grace and say: “I love you“. This is why Paul’s epistles are so filled with “the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus”

(Rom.8:29).

The fact that God deals with us in grace does not mean that believers should not, or do not, love Him. The very opposite is true, for love begets love.

It is when men come to know the love of Christ that their hearts respond to him in love.

Peter, like Paul, had once been a strict observer of the Law, but had since come to know the love of Christ in growing measure. The result: A deep

love for Christ and the overflowing joy that accompanies such love. This is why we find in I Peter 1:8 those touching words that naturally overflow from

the heart and lips of one who has come to know the love of Christ: “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believ-

ing ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory”.

Yes, knowing and loving Christ does indeed bring inexpressible joy, but we cannot love him by trying. We must accept His love for us in faith so that

our hearts may naturally respond.

Two minutes with the bible

As a result, Chance andCorinne were soon on an airplaneheaded west close to a hundredmiles to a larger hospital that hadventilators and other equipmentfor dealing with such a crisis.This was speeded along by awhole bevy of nurses and otherswho surrounded us, accompaniedus to the airport, and were rightthere to help. After the rush tothe airport, I followed by car, and,when I got to the larger hospital,Chance was already in the inten-sive-care unit with a ventilatorstanding nearby. Our boy wasstill breathing on his own, but hewas having a hard time. Eventu-ally they connected the ventilatorwhich gave some relief from thelabored breathing. This was im-portant in that repeated strenu-ous exertion intensifies the effectsof myasthenia and makes itworse.

Well, things got better and wecould soon see some improve-ment. That was in part probablydue to a medicine that had givenour guy leg cramps previously butnow, in smaller doses, managed todo good things. Another regulartreatment that had been given aweek previously (IVIG) mighthave also kicked in. In any event,Chance started relating to usagain whereas he didn’t respondmuch when things were reallybad. In a day or two, he startedsmiling more and even occasion-ally teasing us. This was nice tosee. Yesterday, then, our boy wasmoved from the original ICU towhat they call the “transitionalICU.” In other words, he had im-proved and didn’t need quite somuch constant attention. Again,we have encountered a bunch ofexcellent doctors and nurses whoare trying hard to make things

better. They seem to be succeed-ing, and we have hope of gettingout of here before too muchlonger. They are still treating an-other bug with IV antibioticswhich will take a few days to com-plete, but we may be able to moveback to our local hospital or evenhome to finish them up. Time willtell on that one, but there is defi-nitely hope. We currently alsohave some issues with Chance’sstomach tube that need to be re-solved which isn’t happening hereon a weekend, but tomorrow,Monday, may see some action.

Meanwhile, Corinne and I aretaking turns tending at the hospi-tal and getting rest at a motel.We have done this before andknow the drill. I generally drawthe overnight duty since I cansleep anywhere which is not somuch the case with Corinne. On aprevious similar instance, I fig-ured how to use several pillows toeven make it possible to get goodrest in one of those awful hospitalreclining chairs. Those dreadfulthings have hard wooden arm-rests and strong springs that tendto snap you back upright if youtry to recline. Since I have beenknown to sleep through thunder-storms, a cacophony of bings andbongs from monitors and otherequipment does not disturb me inthe least once I get to sleep. Get-ting to sleep doesn’t take long ei-ther since this hospital duty tendsto be tiring.

That, then, is how things aregoing at the moment. We con-tinue to be quite hopeful thatChance will come through thiscurrent trouble okay, and we cer-tainly appreciate the work of somany people and the multitude ofprayers that have been sent up.Thanks so much.

I didn’t go to church this morn-ing, but I did pray some anyway.The main reason for the prayer isthat son Chance is once again inthe hospital and needs all thehelp he can get. Our prayers andthose of many others are quitepossibly why our boy is still withus. This applies, not only now, butto several occasions in the past.

This time around startednearly two weeks ago now whenour boy showed various flu-likesymptoms such as vomiting andthe like. It probably wasn’t flusince it responded somewhat toantibiotics which viruses don’tparticularly. The symptoms, how-ever, were similar. Things got badenough that it seemed best toDoctor Klopper that Chance beadmitted to our small hospital atPhilip. Various nurses doted quitea bit on our guy there, and hemade some improvement.

On Tuesday, however, Chancestarted laboring somewhat tobreathe. We weren’t quite surewhat was going on, but, whenwife Corinne mentioned this tonurse Krista, she did. After check-ing things out a little, she calledDr. K who came on a run. Chancehad gone into a myasthenia crisiswhich can be fatal if not treatedright away and even sometimesthen. For those who aren’t famil-iar with myasthenia gravis, letme explain that it is a conditionwhere the body manufactures an-tibodies that interfere with mes-sages from the brain to themuscles. This may result indrooping eyelids, general weak-ness, and so on. If it gets badenough, it can affect the musclesinvolved with breathing and stopthe breathing altogether. This hashappened to Chance in the pastand is very scary indeed.

Lookin’ Around• Syd Iwan •

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new cre-ation. 2 Corinthians 5:17

‘Twas battered and scarred and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while

To waste much time on the old violin, But he held it up with a smile

What am I bid, good folks, he cried, Who’ll start the bidding for me?

A dollar, a dollar now two only two Two dollars and who’ll make it three? Three dollars once, three dollars twice

Going for three- but no! From the room far back a gray-haired man

Came forward and picked up the bow; Then wiping the dust from the old violin,

and tightening up the strings, He played a melody, pure and sweet,

As sweet as the angels sings.

The music ceased and the auctioneer, With a voice that was quiet and low,

Said, What I am bid for the old violin?

And he held it up with the bow. A thousand dollars and who’ll make it two? Two thousand - and who’ll make it three?

Three thousand once, and three thousand twice-And going and gone, said he.

The people cheered, but some of them cried, We do not quite understand-

What changed its worth? The man replied The touch of the master’s hand.

And many a man with life out of tune, And battered and torn with sin,

Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd, Much like the old violin.

A Mess of pottage, a glass of wine, a game and he travels on,

He’s going once and going twice, He going- and almost gone!

But the Master comes and the foolish crowd Never can quite understand

The worth of a soul and the change that’s made By the touch of the Master’s hand.

-Author Unknown

Devotional

• Pastor Gary McCubbin, Evangelical Free Church in Okaton •

The Touch of the Master’s Hand

Obituary

Vincent “Vince” SchofieldVincent “Vince” Schofield, age

68, of Midland, died February 10,2015, at his home in Midland.

Vincent Eugene “Vince” or“Vinny” Schofield was born March24, 1946, in Midland, SouthDakota, the son of Joseph H. andMary Ellen (Gillaspie) Schofield.

He grew up in the Ottumwaarea and attended Ottumwa ruralschool through the eighth gradebefore going to Philip High School,graduating in 1964. While in highschool, Vince was very active inFFA, and was able to go to the Na-tional FFA convention.

After graduation, he worked onthe farm-ranch with his fatheruntil 1971 when he moved toPierre. Vince worked constructionand ran a backhoe. After his fa-ther passed away in 1980, Vincehelped out on the ranch while stillliving in Pierre. In 1986, they pur-chased the Clayton “Tuffy” Harryland near the home place at Ot-tumwa. In addition to running hisown place, Vince assisted in run-ning the family operation threemiles away. In 2009, they wereawarded the Century Farm inHuron at the State Fair. In Janu-ary 2013, Vince sold most of hiscattle, and “semi-retired.”

Sports were a big part of Vince’slife. He enjoyed any sport andwhen he couldn’t play the sport,he watched intensely. He thor-oughly enjoyed the family footballtrip to Minnesota this fall to watch

the Vikings play the Patriots.Vince was a mentor to his niecesand nephews, and led by example.He was always willing to work thehardest, and never expected any-one to outwork him. He kept asmall “hobby” herd so he couldcontinue to teach the grandchil-dren life lessons on the ranch. Healso took that time to work on thehome place repairing fences alongwith other things.

Vince was a solid rock in thefamily, and was the happiestwhen the whole family got to-gether. His greatest enjoymentwas spending time with his chil-dren and grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife Maryof Midland; a daughter Vicki Daly

and her husband Brennan of Mid-land; two grandchildren John andBrett Daly; two brothers DonaldSchofield and his wife Bobette ofMilesville, and LawrenceSchofield and his wife Ronda ofMidland; six sisters PeggyGaroutte and her husband Harryof Meridian, Idaho, Joanne Men-ning and her husband Simon ofFt. Pierre, Cecelia Kotilnek andher husband Tom of Pierre, RitaAnker and her husband Monte ofMurdo, Debra Prouty and her hus-band Joe of Philip, and MaryHengstler of Sundance, Wyoming;and a host of other relatives andfriends.

Vince was preceded in death byhis son Michael Schofield; his par-ents; a sister in infancy; fivebrothers-in-law, Tim Riggins, RonGillaspie, Conrad Gillaspie, JimHoyt, and Orris Skogen; and nu-merous beloved cousins.

A visitation will be held onThursday, February 19, from 5:00to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer serviceat 7:00 p.m., all at St. WilliamCatholic Church in Midland.

Mass of Christian Burial will beFriday, February 20, at 10:00 a.m.at St. William Catholic Church inMidland, with Father KevinAchbach as celebrant.

Interment will follow at theMidland Cemetery.

His online guestbook is avail-able at www.rushfuneralhome.com

“Revival!” coming to the

United Methodist ChurchesThe Rev. Adam Hamilton’s lat-

est book, “Revival!” will be read,watched and discussed during thisyear’s Lenten Soup and Soul atthe Murdo United MethodistChurch. There is a cost for thebook, but you don’t have to pur-chase a book to participate.

The book “Revival!” deals withthe Wesleyan Movement and faithas John Wesley lived it. A 10 to15-minute DVD session will be in-cluded in each “Soul” portion ofthe evening, with the opportunityto visit together in small groups.The videos will only be presentedduring the Wednesday night“Soup and Soul” during Lent andnot on Sunday mornings. The lastsession will be shown on MaundyThursday.

Quoting from the DVD: “JohnWesley’s message and his faithcontinue to speak to 21st centuryChristians — calling for a revival

of our hearts and souls so that ourworld might be changed.”

The Rev. Adam Hamilton ofChurch of the Resurrection trav-els to England and brings us his-tory and insights from placeswhere John Wesley was born,lived, and preached, and where heand his brother Charles began the“Methodist Movement.The six sessions deal with:

1. “Precursors to Revival – Ep-worth”

2. “A Longing for Holiness – Ox-ford”

3. “A Crisis of Faith – Georgiaand Aldersgate”

4. “The Necessity of Grace –Bristol”

5. “Works of Mercy – theFoundry, London”

6. “Preserving to the End – CityRoad Chapel, London

You don’t have to be a UnitedMethodist to read “Revival!” or tocome to Soup and Soul — all are

invited! On Wednesday eveningsduring Lent, please come andhave “soup” and sandwiches forphysical nourishment and thenstay for the “soul” portion of theevening to nourish your soul. Wemight even sing some “CharlesWesley hymns” to round out theevening.

Also, if you are thinking about“membership” in either the Murdoor Draper United MethodistChurches, I would encourage youto purchase the book “Revival!”and attend “Soup and Soul.” Thefirst “Soup and Soul” is onWednesday, February 25 in thefellowship hall of the MurdoUnited Methodist Church. Ifyou’re just curious and want to bepart of a great meal and stimulat-ing conversation, please come. Ifyou would like more informationabout the book “Revival!” pleasecontact Pastor Rick Hazen at thechurch at 669-2501.

At the Murdo Coyote there is no charge for obituaries, wedding or engagement announcements-just email either [email protected] or

[email protected] and we will get it in.

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DAKOTA TERRITORY GUN COLLECTORS ASSN.PIERRE, SD

GUN SHOW

FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2015RAMKOTA RIVER CENTRE, PIERRESaturday … 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CT)

Sunday … 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (CT)For information or table reservations:

Steve LivermorePO Box 972, Ft. Pierre, SD 57532

(605) 280-2438leave message if no answer

ADMISSION:$5.00

2014/15 SecondQuarter honor roll

A HONOR ROLL (4.0)

FRESHMANMolly DowlingSavannah Krogman

EIGHTH GRADEKade Brost

FIFTH GRADEBridger Hight

B+ TO A- (3.5-3.99)

SENIORShelby BorkRachel BuxcelCarol DrayerKalli HespeCody HightDylan KinsleyMadison MathewsShayla Moran

JUNIORJacob ArendtGarline BoniTristan GrablanderColleen GreensethAlexis HullingerMelyssa ManeckeNorah ShangreauxDana TrethawayTana Volmer

SOPHOMOREHaley BoothHannah HightAli KellTroi Valburg

FRESHMANZachary Boyle

EIGHTH GRADESloan BenedictJacob BirkelandAustin Olson

SEVENTH GRADEDylan IwanLilli Moore

Riley RankinSIXTH GRADEMason IversenSophia KustarWyatt Olson

FIFTH GRADEKayin ConveyTaylor FeddersenJaelyn GreenMadelyn HostCarter IversenKenadie SteilenTanner Willert

B HONOR ROLL (3.0-3.49)

SENIORJohn KingWyatt Weber

JUNIORCalli Glaze

SOPHOMOREJami AddisonZachary HespeJacob LolleyChandler TollaksonAustin Venard

FRESHMANKaty MankeEmily Flynn

EIGHTH GRADEMorgan Feddersen

SEVENTH GRADEJake DowlingEmily JacobsBreckin Steilen

SIXTH GRADEChance DuganTy FuossEva Vasquez

FIFTH GRADESlade BenedictSeiney MooreAlexis Moran

Legislative short takesA quick look at some of the re-

cent action in the 2015 S.D. Legis-lature.

•The Senate gave final unani-mous approval to HB 1001 to es-tablish a wine direct shipmentlicense and wine carrier license,which would enable the directshipment of wines from both in-state and out-of-state wineries. Itwould make sure the state is ableto collect the tax, protects the salefrom young people, and allows outof state wines that are not han-dled by a distributor. The bill, theproduct of a summer study, nowawaits the Governor’s signature.

•A companion bill, HB 1004,was approved by the Senate tohelp artisan distillers distributetheir product. The bill was pat-terned after the wine bill. It alsowas sent to the Governor for hisfinal approval.

•Persons convicted of driving avehicle while under influence ofalcohol, drugs, or intoxicants willpay $50 to the county under SB81, which passed 30-3 in the Sen-ate recently. Introduced in theHouse, the bill now is in HouseLocal Government waiting for ac-tion.

•School districts may have theoption of offering incentives to at-tract teachers under SB 132 thatpassed the Senate last week 26-7.A Blue Ribbon task force onteacher pay and availability willbegin work this summer, whichcaused some senators to opposethe bill. However, Sen. Tim Rave,R-Baltic, sought this incentive fordistricts to use now. The bill nowtravels to the House for its consid-eration.

•A bill sponsored by Sen. BettyOlson, R-Butte, to fine thosehunters, fishermen or trappersfound to be knowingly trespassingon private land failed on the Sen-

ate floor, 12-21. Olson said SB 129was aimed at the “bad actors” whoignore warnings.

•The Canadian Counsel Gen-eral is scheduled to speak to ajoint session of the Legislature onThursday, February 19.

•Sen. Tim Rave, R-Baltic, suc-cessfully steered his bill, SB132,that would give school districtsmore tools to attract teachers,through the Senate, 26-7. SeveralDemocrats opposed the bill, withSen. Bernie Hunhoff, Yankton,calling it “poor management.”Rave suggested that this could beused while the Blue Ribbon taskforce on education studies theissue this summer. It now will beheard in the House.

•HB 1091 that would requirethe minutes of meetings of anystate board or commission includea record of how each individualmember voted, when a roll callvote is taken, passed 31-0 on aconsent calendar. It now goes tothe Governor for his considera-tion.

•A bill backed by the Chief Jus-tice, SB 168, which would estab-lish a legislative task force tostudy elder abuse in the state,passed 31-0 in the Senate. It nowtravels to the House.

•A House Joint Resolution call-ing for the name of ShannonCounty be changed to OglalaLakota County, as requested bythat county’s residents, could beheard on the House floor thisweek. It passed out of the HouseState Affairs Committee 12-0 thispast week.

•Veteran Services Officers ofthe Department of Veterans Af-fairs will be required to be veter-ans under SB 154 that passed theSenate this past week. The billnow will be heard in the House.

Congratulations Jones County Honor Roll students

NRCS programsNo one ever said farming was

easy and one of the hardest aspectsin any profession is acceptingchange.

News of the positive resultsthrough the Conservation Steward-ship Program (CSP) is growing inthe field of agriculture. “Currentlywe have more than 50 contracts inBrookings County, so it has reallyramped up from the start in 2010,”says District Conservationist RyanForbes with the USDA Natural Re-sources Conservation Service(NRCS), Brookings, S.D. The appli-cation deadline for this year’s fund-ing is February 27, 2015.

Erik Schlimmer, who farms byVolga says he’s noticed a lot of pos-itive changes to his operation sinceenrolling. “In 2010, I signed up forfive enhancements with the biggestbeing a switch to no-till and striptillage, the other one that changedmy management quite a bit wassplit applications—half my nitro-gen in the spring and half side-dressed as 28 percent. I also used afew smaller enhancements: stalknitrate tests and sprayer enhance-ments,” Schlimmer said.

The results of the CSP are pay-ing off for Schlimmer. “I think thebiggest benefit has been the moveto no-till and strip till. Especiallyafter a couple of years of buildingsome soil structure, we’re seeingbetter infiltration of water. Andthen, more importantly due to that,is less erosion,” Schlimmer said. “Ayear ago, right after planting wehad some enormous rains and forthe most part everything stayedput very well.”

CSP’s conservation enhance-ments are helping make advance-ments in improving air and waterquality, providing wildlife habitatand increasing soil and planthealth. “The conservation changesI've seen throughout the county areby the producers who have steppedup moving to some type of strip till,mulch till or went to a no-till crop-ping system,” says Forbes.

The CSP now brings over $46million annually into the hands ofSouth Dakota farmers and ranch-ers for their stewardship activities.Schlimmer says other farmers, whodon't know about the benefits of theCSP program, should contact theirNRCS to see if it’s right for them.

“People should think outside thebox a little bit, go in and talk to seewhat’s available. I’m sure there’s astigma attached to some of it fromprevious people or general govern-ment involvement, ‘I don't wantthem telling me what to do’. Well,it’s really not so bad. There are alot of conservation programs thathave helped a lot of people in thepast and they just have to be will-

ing to try,” Schlimmer said.“It’s interesting to hear farmers

and ranchers talk about the CSPand how it’s given them an oppor-tunity to take a jump and get out oftheir comfort zone. Farming is notlike it used to be. It’s complicatedand the bottom line is the bottomline; it’s a business. There’s notmuch room for error, so to havesomething like CSP to back you upwhen you’re farming, that’s a goodthing,” Forbes said.

For information about technicalassistance and conservation pro-grams, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/GetStarted or contact your localNRCS office.

•••The U.S. Department of Agricul-

ture’s Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service (NRCS) will provide $4million in financial assistance forSouth Dakota, North Dakota, andMinnesota, farmers and ranchersto help conserve wetlands and im-prove habitat for migratory birdsand other wildlife, control floodingand strengthen rural economies.The funding is available throughthe Water Bank Program (WBP)and NRCS will accept applicationsuntil February 27, 2015.

“The Water Bank Program pro-vides a unique opportunity to keepwater on the land for the benefit ofwildlife, such as waterfowl, whilealso contributing to flood control,water quality and ruraleconomies,” said NRCS Chief JasonWeller.

Severe flooding of agricultureland has been a problem in this re-gion and has affected hundreds offarmers. Eligible land for thisyear’s WBP included flooded agri-cultural land, flooded hay, pastureor rangeland and flooded privateforestland.

“Through Water Bank, landown-ers receive assistance as they turntheir perpetually flooded lands intogreat benefits to our wildlife popu-lations,” said Weller.

WBP is part of a larger NRCS ef-fort to help landowners conservegrasslands and wetlands in thePrairie Pothole region. Maintain-ing wetlands and grasslands in theregion provide diverse benefits, in-cluding water quality protection,potential flood reduction, carbonsequestration and enhanced wet-land and wildlife habitat.

Interested landowners shouldcontact the NRCS at their localUSDA Service Center to learnmore about the program and sub-mit an application prior to the Feb-ruary 27 deadline. Moreinformation is also available on theNRCS Water Bank Program web-site at www.nrcs.usda.gov underNewsroom/News Releases/WaterBank Program.

Health Murdo Coyote • February 19, 2015 • 6

Prairie Doc Perspective• Dr. Richard P Holm MD •

Tea and diarrhea

Some years ago, my wife, ournew daughter and I were travel-ing in China where we visited afarming village. There an old gen-tleman offered, and we dranksome unique tea. The interpreterexplained that the tea apparentlyhad some special medicinal prop-erties and came from a very oldtradition.

Why is it that tea has alwaysbeen associated with goodhealth? Could it be related to howmedicines for many millenniumsdid not come in pills or capsules,but rather by boiling the ingredi-ents in water? Could it be becausereal scientific studies have foundgreen tea to protect the esophagusfrom cancer? Perhaps another an-swer comes from the following his-torical perspective on diarrhea.

Diarrhea from a contaminatedwater supply is a repeating tale

that spans that of life on earth, es-pecially when large groups of peo-ple are jammed together for onereason or another. For example,we know that more than half of allthe deaths in the American CivilWar resulted from malnutritionand wasting associated withdysentery or diarrheaillnesses. We know now that la-trines were too close to water sup-plies.

It was also in the mid-1800sthat dysentery (which literallymeans bad bowels) was big trou-ble for many during the greatwestern migration into our newland. It was trouble as they trav-eled in ships and wagon trainsrushing to California and theBlack Hills to find gold. It wastrouble during the building of therailroad as it brought the two endsof the country to the middle. Itwas trouble while homesteaderswere settling in places like Okla-homa and Dakota Territory.

The understanding that im-proved sanitation could resolvethis miserable condition was notyet widespread. People on themove were particularly challengedin finding a clean water supply,and therefore were continuouslytroubled by diarrhea.

One historian noted an excep-tion to this trend, however. Withfamine in their homeland, Chinesefarmers escaped on boats to Cali-fornia in droves, and Railroadcompanies needing laborers em-ployed them. Apparently the Chi-nese were ridiculed by white railworkers for keeping their tradi-tion of drinking tea, made fromboiled water, until it was noticedthat the Chinese seemed immunefrom the ravages of diarrhea.

In retrospect we now under-stand that through the ages, prob-ably the most important medicinalproperty of tea came from simplyboiling the water.

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healthcare isn’t like buying computersby Trudy Lieberman/

Rural Health News ServiceImagine a world where you

could shop for medical proceduresthe way you shop for computers.Most likely, price is near the top ofyour list when you’re looking for anew computer. Not so when the“product” is a hip replacement oran MRI. Generally, what the pro-cedure costs is largely irrelevant.And doctors will make the deci-sion about where the surgery willtake place.

For years health policy re-searchers as well as some employ-ers have tried to build a case forchanging the way Americans buymedical services. Their goal is touse competition to force doctorsand hospitals to lower their prices.The theory is that if zillions ofwomen avoid mammography cen-ters that charge high prices, thoseprices will drop. Consumers willvote with their feet.

It’s the kind of medical cost con-tainment that health policy expertKieke Okma calls “aspirational”cost containment rather thantougher controls that would be ob-tained through government nego-tiation with providers.

And while price transparency—the opportunity to easily see what

various doctors and hospitals willcharge—has become the holy grailof cost containment, we’ve yet toconstruct a healthcare marketthat’s as transparent as the mar-ket for computers and other con-sumer goods.

I’ve argued that healthcare isnot like buying computers orcanned peaches. Are you reallygoing to say, “Hey doc. I can’t af-ford the hospital you use. I’m tak-ing my surgery somewhere else?”In medicine you need to trust yourphysician. Relationships and con-fidence may be as important to ef-fective healing as price.

Then there’s the matter of qual-ity. How do you know the surgeonwho performs a cut-rate hip re-placement will do a good job? Butthen, how do you know that ahigh-priced surgeon will do a goodjob? That’s the problem. Therearen’t reliable quality measures togo along with the prices, and itmay be a long time before thereare.

This new day of insurance withhigh deductibles, high copays andcoinsurance might be nudging pa-tients to look at price more care-fully or at least ask about it. Oneof those who thinks so is JeannePinder, the president and CEO of

Clear Health Costs, a start-upthat uses New York City journal-ism students to gather prices forsome 30 medical and dental proce-dures that patients can actuallyshop for—MRIs, cardio stresstests, teeth cleanings and colono-scopies.

“Healthcare is the last big re-maining opaque market place. It’swhat real estate, airline ticketsand cars used to be before trans-parency and technology trans-formed them,” Pinder told me lastweek. The variation in prices canbe “mindboggling.” In Californiaher group found that charges for acolonoscopy ranged from $1,200 to$7,240. Researchers found similarranges for many other procedures.

I checked out the prices forteeth cleanings from dental officeswithin a five-mile radius in my zipcode and found I could be chargedas little as $75 or as much as $299,useful information if I needed acleaning and was willing to switchfrom my regular dentist.

In addition, Pinder’s site tellsvisitors what Medicare pays for aprocedure, which is usually muchless than commercial insurerspay. The site records prices foronly eight metropolitan areas, butshe says, “If you’re in Boise, wegive you the Medicare rate thatwill at least give you something tohold onto.”

So if you’re in Boise, Omaha,Denver, Ft. Wayne or any placeelse, how should you use price in-formation that’s available fromPinder’s site and other similarservices?

If patients are on the hook formore than $6,000 before insur-ance pays—that’s the case withObamacare policies for individu-als—knowing what a procedurecosts and that there can be hugevariation in out-of-pocket costsmay prompt them to check severalplaces before having a colonoscopyor an eye exam.

Knowing what Medicare paysgives a benchmark to use in eval-uating the prices you find. If theprices are super high like the$7,000 colonoscopy, the Medicarerate can be a starting point for de-termining whether a $7,000 or a$2,000 procedure is more reason-able.

Still, it’s hard to evaluate costsfor the big-ticket stuff, and it willprobably always be impossible tocompare prices when you face anemergency. When you have chestpains and you’re in the back of anambulance, the last thing you’ll bedoing is consulting a website orcomparing costs.

We’d like to hear about your ex-periences in learning about theprice of your care. Write to Trudyat [email protected].

The Rural Health News Serviceis funded by a grant from TheCommonwealth Fund and distrib-uted through the Nebraska PressAssociation Foundation, ColoradoPress Association, South DakotaNewspaper Association, Hoosier(IN) State Press Association andIllinois Press Association.

Curb your cravings for sweetsAn unknown author once wrote,

“I’d give up chocolate but I’m noquitter!” Chocolate is a commonsweet that is craved by many indi-viduals. Other similar sweet crav-ings include ice cream, candy,cake, cookies, pie, fruit drinks,ready-to-eat cereals and pop.Sugar-sweetened beverages suchas pop, energy drinks and sportsdrinks are by far the biggestsources of added sugar in the av-erage American’s diet. Unfortu-nately, excess sugar intake islinked to obesity rates, Type 2 dia-betes, and heart disease. Accord-ing to recent statistics from theFDA (Food and Drug Administra-tion), Americans get about 16 per-cent of their daily calories fromadded sugar.

Individuals crave sweets forseveral reasons. Sugary foodsraise blood sugar levels to relievemood swings and fatigue with arush of energy, especially if youhaven’t eaten for a few hours.Some people are briefly comfortedby sweet, sugary food since itraises serotonin levels, which canmake you feel happier.

Often times, individuals willcrave sweets following a workoutdue to low glycogen stores in theirblood. So naturally, we crave foodsthat will quickly replace the bloodsugar we lost during the workout.To combat these post workout

sugar cravings make sure you fuelup properly before the work out.Consume a small snack aroundone hour before the workout tobring blood sugar levels to the op-timum range. Optimal blood sugarlevel will allow the perfect amountof fuel to be sent to your workingmuscles during your workout.

When it comes to pre-workoutsnack carbs (sugars) are yourfriend. Choose foods like wholewheat toast with fruit on top. Thewhole wheat toast will give you en-ergy throughout your workout bygradually releasing sugar intoyour blood stream. The sugar inthe fruit will give you extra burstsof energy when you need it. It isimportant to choose pre-workoutsnacks that will make you feel sat-isfied, but not so full that you can’tmove freely throughout your work-out routine. If you do find yourselfcraving sweets following a work-out try to avoid going for high calo-rie treats like cookies andbrownies. Instead, opt for fruit,Greek yogurt parfait or chocolatemilk.

Curb your sweet cravings withthe following strategies:

•Eat a meal or snack every fourto six hours to help keep yourblood sugar balanced.

•Fiber keeps you feeling fulllonger. Females should consume21-25 grams of daily fiber and

males 30-38 grams of fiber perday.

•Distract yourself by taking awalk or some other activity to helpyou forget your cravings. If you’retrying to cut back on soda con-sumption, try mixing a little fruitjuice with seltzer water as a re-placement.

•Eat whole foods instead ofpackaged foods. Foods in theirwhole form won’t have added sug-ars, salt and chemicals.

•Get enough sleep. A sweetcraving often emerges when you’retired and your body needs energy.Instead of adding sugar to cerealor oatmeal, try fresh fruit (ba-nanas, cherries or strawberries) ordried fruit.

In general, the less sweets youeat, the less you’ll crave them. It’simportant to limit empty caloriesto the amount that fits your calorieand nutrient needs. The 2015 Di-etary Guidelines Advisory Com-mittee recommends limiting addedsugars to a maximum of 10 per-cent of total daily caloric intake.For individuals consuming 2,000calories per day, 10 percent of calo-ries from added sugars would rep-resent 13 teaspoons of sugar.

For more information, contactSDSU Nutrition Field SpecialistAnn Schwader at the Winner Re-gional Extension Center at 605-842-1267 or [email protected].

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Continued from page 1The donor for that event writes acheck for the points scored by thehome team. Donors are recognizedduring the sporting event they aresponsoring.

Several communities have im-plemented a “Round Up” programto partner with local utility com-panies allowing residents to roundup their utility bill. If lots of peo-ple sign on---it can really make abig impact.

The community of Britton usesa memorial card program. Memo-rial card packets are placed inchurches and local businesses sowhen a community memberpasses on, rather than flowers,donors give a gift in memory of theindividual who just passed away.Approximately $10,000 a year isadded to their foundation eachyear through the use of this pro-gram.

What about gifts other thanmoney? Gifts of land, vehicles, in-surance benefits, crops, etc. can befacilitated by the South DakotaCommunity Foundation for yourCommunity Savings Account.

How can a Community SavingsAccount benefit your community?Funding from this account canhelp to show local support forgrants. A grant application can gofurther if there is some local fund-ing available. Grant funders maybe more likely to fund a commu-nity project if the community itselfhas some of its own “skin in thegame.”

Because the account is gov-erned by a local board of directors,local people decide how to usefunding. The Tripp County Com-munity Foundation, along with agrant from the South DakotaCommunity Foundation, made up-grades to the fairground. Alces-ter uses funds to support the localsenior center. Britton has a long-term commitment to expand thehealthcare facility and also addeda state of the art fitness center forthe community. Pollock helpedpurchase a fire engine and part-ners with a local club to planttrees in the community everyyear. Numerous community proj-ects and community centers aresupported with funds from a Com-munity Savings Account.

Through the use of a Commu-nity Savings Account, everyonecan be a philanthropist. Whetheryou make a $1 donation, a $5 do-nation, or more, you can give tosomething you care about andhelp make a difference. And if aperson who has accumulated somewealth over a lifetime contributesa share of that wealth to a Com-munity Savings Account, the dy-namics of a community can bechanged forever.

Do you want to learn more?Buddy Seiner, Community Sav-ings Account Coordinator with theSouth Dakota Community Foun-dation is always happy to have aconversation with primary stake-holders. There needs to be a dis-cussion to find out if a CommunitySavings Account is right for a com-munity and Buddy can help. Hecan be reached at [email protected] or 1-800-888-1842.

Using community

savings accounts I’ve started to have people tellme they’ve heard I’m retiring fromSDSU Extension, so although mylast day in the office is a couple ofweeks away, This is my last newscolumn. Retiring is always some-thing I’ve heard people talk aboutwith mixed emotions, but it wasn’tuntil recently that I gave it seriousthought. I would admit that sev-eral times over the last severalyears, I debated whether I wouldaddress my retirement in this col-umn or simply quit writing themand fade away. Right or wrong, Idecided to make it known. I some-times wondered if anybody reallyread this column, but it hasamazed me how many times peo-ple have called for more informa-tion or just told me over the phoneor at meetings that they read itregularly. That certainly helps mo-tivate one to keep writing.

One of the reasons for announc-ing my retirement via this columnis to thank the many people whoasked questions over the years,whether it was in the field, atmeetings, during office visits, overa cup of coffee, on the phone or viae-mail. These questions not onlyled to numerous news column top-ics, but researching answers to theones I hadn’t been asked beforecontributed as much or more towhat I know today as my collegeeducation.

In reality, the “education” didn’talways come from researchingquestions. There were a number ofsituations, particularly during myearly years as a County ExtensionAgent, where farmers and ranch-

ers taught me, and often in a sub-tle way. Sometimes I was smartenough to recognize this, but therewere also cases when I thought Iwas pretty smart and didn’t under-stand the learning opportunityuntil sometime later. I guess thatwas part of my “education” too.

Another reason for announcingmy retirement through this col-umn is to encourage farmers,ranchers, gardeners, homeowners,etc. to use SDSU Extension. SDSUhas many, highly qualified Exten-sion Specialists and Field Special-ists that can be extremely helpfulin answering your questions, andfinding the answers to the ques-tions you ask makes them thatmuch more knowledgeable. And ofcourse the information you receiveis unbiased and science based. There-organization of the CooperativeExtension Service in South Dakotato SDSU Extension and the estab-lishment of eight Regional Exten-sion Centers has removed some ofthe personal touch that existedwith the County Extension Agentsystem, but the person who hasthe answer to your questions isstill accessible. The iGrow website:www.igrow.org contains a wealthof information and new material isadded on a regular basis. The“County Agent’s” or “ExtensionHome Economist’s” weekly newscolumn is a thing of the past inSouth Dakota, but the articles iniGrow have done a respectable jobof replacing them. If you don’t findthe answer to your question there,the link, “Field Staff Listing”:http://igrow.org/about/our-experts/provides contact information forevery Extension person in thestate.

Although I will be retiring fromSDSU Extension, like many peopledo in this day and age, I’m notgoing to sit in my recliner, butbegin a new career. What I havelearned researching answers tothe questions many of you haveasked will be very valuable.

CalendarFebruary 19 – PAT, 1:00 p.m.,MST, Senior Citizen Center, PhilipFebruary 19 – Soil Health Chal-lenge, 8:30 a.m., MTI, MitchellFebruary 24– PAT, 1:00 p.m.,CST, SDSU Extension Center,Winner

Retirement? 2015 NAP SALES CLOSINGDATE IS MARCH 16

The last day to purchase NAPinsurance for 2015 is March 16.Noninsured Crop Disaster Assis-tance Program (NAP) provides fi-nancial assistance to producers ofnon-insurable crops when lowyields, loss of inventory, or pre-vented planting occurs due to nat-ural disasters. To be eligible forNAP assistance, crops must benon-insurable crops and agricul-tural commodities for which thecatastrophic risk protection levelof crop insurance is not available.

DATES TO REMEMBER/DEADLINES

February 27: Deadline to reallo-cate based and update yieldsMarch 16: 2015 NAP sales closingdateMarch 31: Deadline to select PLC,ARC-CO, or ARC-IC July 15: 2014 NAP productionJuly 15: Final 2015 acreage re-porting date

Feel free to call the office if youever have questions on any of ourprograms 605-669-2404 Ext. 2.

BASE REALLOCATIONAND YIELD UPDATESFAST APPROACHING

The ARC/PLC sign-up is athree part process with three dif-ferent deadlines a producer willneed to meet.

1) Base Acre Reallocation andYield Updates – (September 29,2014 – February 27, 2015). Own-ers have a one-time opportunity toreallocate the farm’s base acresand/or update yields.

2) ARC/PLC Election – (Novem-ber 17, 2014 – March 31, 2015).Producers make election whichwill remain in effect for the 2014-2018 crop years, of the following:

1. PLC and/or ARC County on acovered commodity-by-commoditybasis OR

2. ARC Individual for all cov-ered commodities on the farm.

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Kerns, a life-long resident ofPhilip, and a 2006 graduate ofPhilip High School, is excitedabout this opportunity to helpfarmers and ranchers.

Kerns has worked for Bart andChad Ramsey, Philip, for severalyears, learning all the aspects thatcome with the farming and ranch-ing business. It also has given himan appreciation for those people.

He said he is looking forward tothe opportunity to work withthem. It is a new aspect of the agbusiness that he is excited to learnand being able to work with pro-ducers. He started his new posi-tion Monday, February 16.

Rusty Olney, agency managerat Crew Agency, said Kerns is a“well respected young man and itwas very important to us to havesomeone located in the Philiparea.” He added that Kerns will bea good addition to the team. Olneysaid Kerns’ knowledge of the agindustry is one reason CrewAgency was drawn to him.

Kerns also has been involved asa junior high coach for football andboys’ basketball. He and his wife,Andrea, live in Philip.

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Nancy Haigh

Dana Kerns joined the Crew Agency, Ltd, Feb. 16 and looks forward toworking with ag producers and their insurance needs.

Statewide Murdo Coyote • February 19, 2015 • 8

Senator Troy Heinert

Five weeks of the 2015 Sessionhave now passed. Several billswhich I sponsored were heard incommittees this week.

I was the prime sponsor of Sen-ate Bills 75 and 76 which wouldextend the length of time a locallivestock ownership inspection isvalid for transportation, includingrodeo livestock. Representativesfrom the South Dakota BrandBoard, the S.D. Department ofAgriculture, the S.D. Cattleman’sAssociation, and the Farm Bu-reau joined me in providing testi-mony in support of the bill. Bothbills passed on an 11-1 vote infront of the House AgricultureCommittee and will now go to theHouse floor. They should be onthe floor next week. As they haveboth already passed through theSenate, they should soon be sit-ting on the Governor’s desk forsignature and become law.

Let’s turn now to laws whichyou, the voters have passed.

There have been several at-tempts during this Session tochange the Minimum Wage. Theink is barely dry on the InitiatedMeasure passed by 55 percent ofthe voters. In November, we votedto raise the minimum wage from$7.25 to $8.50 an hour and in-crease the $2.13 hourly tip wageto half the minimum wage. Thenewly adopted law also tied fu-ture increases to the cost of living.One bill which would have al-lowed South Dakota’s minimumwage to decrease in the event ofnegative inflation has failed inthe state House. The full Houseon February 10 voted not to ap-prove the measure. That’s good

news for those of us who want touphold the will of the people asthey spoke through the InitiatedMeasure.

Still the battle to protect theMinimum Wage vote is not over.Another bill (SB 177) has been as-signed to Senate Commerce buthas not yet been heard by thecommittee. It would allow a sub-minimum wage for any workerless than 18 years of age. It wouldtake the wage down to $7.50 andalso strip away the cost of livingadjustment for these teenagers.While no Democrats have signedon to the bill, there have been 23Republican Senators and 27 Re-publican Representatives whohave co-signed it.

We believe this plan goesagainst voter intent. It also seemsunfair to believe that one workerwho may be only months youngerthan another deserves a differentwage. We also disagree with thenotion that teens don’t deservethe minimum wage because theyare not using the money for fam-ily essentials. This is SouthDakota. We all know many indus-trious teen employees who do wellin school and extra-curricular ac-tivities, work a part time job, andsave that money for higher ed tu-ition. With South Dakota stu-dents at our universities carryingone of the highest student debtratios in the nation, and our fam-ilies struggling to pay ever in-creasing tuition prices, whyshould we cut wages?

Was this the intent of voters?Should a 17 year old (who got$8.50 an hour since the January1 of 2015) now get $7.50 if thenew law passes and then moveback up to $8.50 once he or shehas a birthday?

There are more than a fewcrazy ideas that fill our time inPierre, but the most recent gunson campus bill is one of the crazi-est. HB 1206 would allow stu-dents at any of our six stateuniversities who have concealedweapons permits, to carry afirearm while attending campusclasses and activities. Studentswould be required to check theirguns with campus lockups whenthey are in dorms or other cam-pus housing. This bill is opposedby all members of the S.D. Stu-

Rep. James Schaefer

Greetings, 26B! Session is halfway over and business is rampingup. We have bills ranging fromguns on college campus to sales ofraw milk.

HB 1179 passed to define theclassification of veterans in statelaw to include National Guardand National Guard Reserve re-gardless whether serving in a wartime campaign.

SB 1 passed the Senate and willbe up for the House HB1131 inStates Affairs. This bill is thefunding for the Governor’s pro-posed Highway bill.

SB 192 passed committee toallow the Sargent of Arms tocarry a pistol in the Capitol.

HB 1145 gives SD ExecutiveBoard authority to allocate travelfunds. Passed 60-1.

HB 1122 authorizes townshipboards to dedicate roads as nomaintenance and the propertymay revert back to former own-ers. Passed 61-6.

HB 1100 declares vacancy on aschool board to be filled by a voteof the standing school boardPassed 67-0.

HB 1176 allows you to run fortwo offices at the same time in-cluding state and/or national of-fices. Passed 50-17.

HB 1189 appropriates tax re-fund for elderly or disabled toapply for refund on their propertytax. Passed 67-0.

HB 1216 would have repealed

the limitation of the total amountof revenue payable from taxes onreal property for all taxing dis-tricts. Failed 23-45.

HB 1148 requires school boardto report monthly their accountbalances including but not limitedto capital outlay and special edu-cation funds to the state. Passed68-0.

HB 1192 allows the Governor toput $1.5 million aside for the pro-tection and advancement ofwildlife habitat. Passed 52-15.

SB 45 allows for you sell rawmilk at the farm or direct to theconsumer not through farmersmarkets or other retail stores.Passed in committee.

SB 75 provides travel brandpermit to be applied for annuallyallowing for rodeo livestock tocross state lines. Passed commit-tee.

SB 76 allows for the brand in-spection certificate to be good for24 hours. Passed committee.

Your comments and questionsare appreciated. Thank you. 730-1990.

dent Federation. These are theelected student leaders on each ofour six universities. It is also op-posed by instructors on campusthrough the Council of Higher Ed-ucation (COHE), the Police ChiefsAssociation, and the Sheriff’s As-sociation. Dr. Jack Warner, repre-senting the Board of Regentsspoke against HB 1206. He askedlegislators to uphold local controland allow the Regents to controlthis decision. His testimony re-minded legislators that even mil-itary academies do not allowconcealed weapons on campus.Unfortunately, the bill passedHouse Local Government on an 8-5 vote and will now be heard onthe House floor.

Another gun bill (SB162) whichwould have allowed concealedweapons in the Capitol over-whelmingly failed in committee.In fact, only the prime sponsorsupported it when it came to thevote.

Unfortunately, SB 192 passedout of Senate Judiciary 5-2 on aparty line vote. I serve on thatcommittee and only Sen. JimBradford and I opposed it. Thisbill would allow the Sergeants atArms who serve on the Senateand House floors to carry con-cealed weapons. This bill passed,despite the fact that the currentSergeants at Arms opposed it. Italked to them directly and Iknow their feelings. Democratsargued that we already haveCapitol police in the building whoare armed, make regular rounds,and are immediately available incase of an emergency.

So many of these debates overguns are politically charged andbased less on a true concern forsafety than an attempt to gain en-dorsements and campaign fundsfrom gun lobbies. I support yourright and my right to own a gun.What I can’t support is the waycertain legislators make this ALLabout politics and nothing aboutsafety.

I invite you to contact me withyour questions and concerns.Please let me hear from you. Myphone at the Capitol is 605-773-3821 or reach me through emailat [email protected]

It’s that time of year when Ihave the opportunity to addressthe South Dakota State Legisla-ture – a body I was once a part of.When I meet with them thisThursday, I’ll be talking a lotabout opportunity and the stateand federal collaboration thatmust occur to ensure every hard-working South Dakotan has thechance to get ahead.

Today, South Dakota sits as anexample for the nation, due inpart to the commonsense policiesthat come out of the state legisla-ture year after year. We have oneof the lowest unemployment ratesin the country and consistentlyearn recognition as the one of thebest states to do business. We

Legislation

and leadership

From the U.S. House• Representative Kristi Noem •

keep our taxes low and minimizethe regulatory burden on familyfarms and job creators. We putSouth Dakotans in control of theirfuture and we’ve flourished as aresult. I was proud to play a rolein facilitating that kind of econ-omy as a member of the SouthDakota State House and I’m work-ing hard to bring those same val-ues to the U.S. Congress.

There’s a lot of work that mustbe done – on both the state andthe federal level. Our budgetsmust get balanced. Infrastructureprojects must be funded. Humantrafficking has to be stopped. Thefederal tax code must be simpli-fied. Trade agreements must besigned. And to achieve any of it,common ground must be found.That will require strong leader-ship.

This week, we celebrate the

birthday of one of our nation’sstrongest leaders, PresidentGeorge Washington. He remindedus that, “Liberty, when it beginsto take root, is a plant of rapidgrowth.” To produce real results,we need to start with an under-standing that neither the statenor the federal government buildsan economy or creates jobs. Peopledo. When lawmakers sign a bill,they aren’t signing a paycheck.They’re simply helping to createan environment where if you workhard and play by the rules, youwill get ahead. This is the mes-sage I’ll be sharing with the statelegislature this week.

It’s hard to believe it’s beenmore than five years since I repre-sented District 6 in the SouthDakota House of Representatives.It’s an experience – and a lessonin leadership – that I carry withme to this day.

The word that best sums up thepublic trust held by all officials isstewardship. Stewardship – thecareful and responsible manage-ment of something entrusted toone’s care – has been my goal overthese past four years.

Good stewardship brought ourbudget into structural balancefour years ago. It has been goodstewardship, each year thereafter,to project our revenues and ex-penses with caution, so if weerred, we would err on the side ofa surplus not a deficit. It was an

exercise of careful and responsiblemanagement when, after receiv-ing an unexpected windfall lastyear, we used the money to retirebonds early and to pay cash forour new veterans’ home ratherthan borrowing.

In another effort to improvestewardship of taxpayer dollars, Ihave initiated a new state debtpolicy this year.

Our Constitution prohibits debt.To finance construction projectsand manage large outflows offunds, the South Dakota BuildingAuthority and South DakotaHealth and Educational FacilitiesAuthority were created. These en-tities issue and refinance bonds topay for things like state park proj-ects, the buildings at the behav-ioral health center in Yankton andpublic university projects. Long-term leases between the state andthese authorities retire the bonds

that are issued.Last year, I asked the Bureau of

Finance and Management to cre-ate a new debt limitation andmanagement policy to guide boththe management of existing debtand the issuance of new debtthrough these authorities. Underthis new policy, total debt cannotexceed 1.2 percent of the state’sGDP and total annual debt serv-ice payments cannot exceed fourpercent of the ongoing generalfund revenue from the previousfiscal year.

We were well below theseboundaries at the end of FiscalYear 2014, with the total out-standing debt as a percentage ofstate GDP at 0.8 percent and an-nual debt service payments as apercentage of ongoing generalfund revenue at 2.9 percent.

In January, the LieutenantGovernor and Commissioner of Fi-

nance and Management traveledto New York City to share thisnew debt policy with ratings agen-cies. When Standard & Poor’s re-vised South Dakota’s outlook fromstable to positive last summer, theratings agency encouraged SouthDakota to continue to improve ouralready strong fiscal position. I ap-preciate a good credit rating be-cause it saves the state money,but I also appreciate that outsideexperts are endorsing the strengthof the decisions we have made.

The principle of stewardship –careful and responsible manage-ment – will continue to be my goalfor the next four years. We won’tspend money we don’t have. Wewill keep ourbudget in structuralbalance. We will be frugal, notcheap, and seize opportunitiestospend in the short term where itcan lead to savings, efficiencies orbetter government in the longterm.

Another effort to be

even better stewards

From the S.D. Governor• Governor Dennis Daugaard •

2015 Legislature Updates

Public Notices & Statewide Murdo Coyote • February 19 • 2015 • 9

Notice ofAnnual Meeting

The Tri-County Predator District’s annualmeeting will be held March 2, 2015, at7:00 p.m. at The Steakhouse in Philip.

Published February 12, 19 & 26, 2015, atthe total approximate cost of $9.39.

Notice of Vacancy

Municipality of Murdo

The following offices will become vacantdue to the expiration of the present termof office of the elective officer:

Mayor – 2 year term

Council Member - Ward I - 2 year term

Council Member Ward II - 2 year term

Council Member-Ward III - 2 year term

Circulation of nominating petitions maybegin on March 1, 2015, and petitionsmay be filed in the office of the FinanceOfficer located at 107 West SecondStreet between the hours of 8:00 a.m.and 4:30 p.m., Central Standard Time,and not later than March 31, 2015 at 5:00p.m.

Krysti BarnesFinance Officer

Published February 19 & 26, 2015, at thetotal approximate cost of $21.44.

Notice of Vacancy

School BoardJones County School District #37-3

The following school board position willbecome vacant due to the expiration ofthe present term of office of the followingschool board member:

One (1) Three (3) year term for the follow-ing school board member residing any-where within the District.

Carrie Lolley

Nominating petitions may be filed in theoffice of the business manager located inthe school business office between thehours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM CST be-ginning March 1, 2015 and not later thanthe 31st day of March, 2015 at 5:00 PM.

Tami Schreiber, Business ManagerJones County School Dist. 37-3

Published February 19 & 26, 2015, at thetotal approximate cost of $20.79.

Notice of Annual Township Meeting

The citizens of the township of Scovil inthe County of Jones, South Dakota, andwho are qualified to vote at township elec-tions, are hereby notified that the annualtownship meeting for said township will beheld at the clerk’s home (RaymondRoghair residence) in said township onTuesday, the 3rd day of March next, at8:00 o’clock p.m. for the following pur-poses:

To elect one supervisor for the term ofthree years; one township clerk, onetreasurer, each for the term of one year;and to do any other business proper to bedone at said meeting when convened.

Given under my hand this 9th day of Feb-ruary A.D., 2015.

Joyce Roghair,Township Clerk

Publish February 19 & 26, 2015, at thetotal approximate cost of $18.85.


The citizens of the township of Dunkel inthe County of Jones, South Dakota, andwho are qualified to vote at township elec-tions, are hereby notified that the annualtownship meeting for said township will beheld at the Paul Patterson residence insaid township on Tuesday, the 3rd day ofMarch next, at 7:30 o’clock p.m. for thefollowing purposes:


Given under my hand this 12th day ofFebruary A.D., 2015.

Paul Patterson,Township Clerk



The citizens of the township of SouthCreek in the County of Jones, SouthDakota, and who are qualified to vote attownship elections, are hereby notifiedthat the annual township meeting for saidtownship will be held at the clerk’s home(Gary Block residence) in said townshipon Tuesday, the 3rd day of March next, at8:00 o’clock p.m. for the following pur-poses:



Garold Block,Township Clerk



The citizens of the township of Okaton inthe County of Jones, South Dakota, andwho are qualified to vote at townshipelections, are hereby notified that the an-nual township meeting for said townshipwill be held at the clerk’s home (KenDaum residence) in said township onMonday, the 2nd day of March next, at8:00 o’clock p.m. for the following pur-poses:



Jane Daum,Township Clerk



The citizens of the township of Draper inthe County of Jones, South Dakota, andwho are qualified to vote at townshipelections, are hereby notified that the an-nual township meeting for said townshipwill be held at the Rosa Lee Styles resi-dence in said township on Tuesday, the3rd day of March next, at 7:00 o’clockp.m. for the following purposes:



Rosa Lee Styles,Township Clerk



The citizens of the township of Zickrick inthe County of Jones, South Dakota, andwho are qualified to vote at townshipelections, are hereby notified that the an-nual township meeting for said townshipwill be held at the David Brost residencein said township on Tuesday, the 3rd dayof March next, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. for thefollowing purposes:



Christy Brost,Township Clerk



The citizens of the township of Buffalo inthe County of Jones, South Dakota, andwho are qualified to vote at townshipelections, are hereby notified that the an-nual township meeting for said townshipwill be held at the Lori Nix residence insaid township on Tuesday, the 3rd day ofMarch next, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. for thefollowing purposes:



Lori Nix,Township Clerk


Unofficial Record of Proceedings of theMurdo City Council

Regular MeetingFebruary 2, 2015

The Murdo City council met in regularsession on Monday, February 2, 2015.Due to lack of a quorum, council mem-bers present discussed some items. Jostarrived at 8:20 and a quorum was pres-ent, Mayor Geisler called the meeting toorder at 8:20 p.m. Members answeringroll call were: Wayne Esmay, Jay Drayer,Mike Jost, Matt Kinsley and MayorGeisler. Absent Arnie Waddell. Alsopresent Tami Flynn (The Murdo Coyote),Jerry Hatheway, and Krysti Barnes. Allmotions were unanimous unless other-wise stated.

The agenda for the meeting and the min-utes from the previous meeting was re-viewed and approved on a motion byEsmay, seconded by Drayer.

At this time, council opened bid for the2003 John Deere Loader that had beenadvertised for sale by the City. Ten bidswere received and opened. A bid fromDavid Ortneier from Nebraska for$70,120.00 was accepted on a motion byEsmay, seconded by Jost.

A motion was made by Drayer secondedby Esmay to pay the vouchers as follows:

GENERAL: Payroll – 2,603.16, Payrolltaxes – 500.36; Retirement – 332.84; TheMurdo Coyote (publishing) 535.43; FNB(supplies/ink) 352.59; Golden West(phone) 113.68; Servall (mats) 42.68;Murdo Family Foods (supplies) 5.18;Wellmark (health ins) 982.97; ArmstrongExt (service) 32.25; First Fidelity (safetydep rent) 30.00.

PUBLIC SAFETY: West Central (electric-ity) 346.13

PUBLIC WORKS: Payroll – 1,841.04;Payroll taxes – 727.87; Retirement –380.72 Golden West (phone) 56.84;Heartland Waste (garbage) 3,434.00;FNB (supply) 315.34: John Deere Fin(parts/oil) 120.36; KLJ (engineer airport)407.00 West Central Elec (electricity)2,742.08; Pioneer Country Mart (gas)35.05; SD Airport Conf (registration)85.00; Wellmark (health ins) 982.97;WR/LJ (water airport) 40.00; ArmstrongExt. (service) 35.25; Dept of Revenue(sales tax) 251.04; Hali-Brite (airportparts) 48.79; Michael Todd Company(chains) 500.83.

PARKS & RECREATION: Armstrong Ext(service) 35.25; Jones County SchoolDist (reimb bleacher repair) 434.00; FNB(rec supply) 95.39 West Central Elec.(electricity) 106.38.

SPECIAL REVENUE: West Central Elec(electricity) 744.00.

WATER: Payroll – 3,796.07; Payrolltaxes- 1,205.94; Retirement – 441.72;Golden West (phone) 56.85; PioneerCountry Mart (gas) 78.85; FNB (travelschool/parts) 340.47; West Central(elec-tricity) 1,083.08; SD Dept of Revenue(water testing) 80.00; WR/LJ (water/tower) 3,325.25; Armstrong Ext (service)35.25.

WASTEWATER: Cook Impl (bobcat at-tachments) 3,080.26; Lamb Motor(pickup) 24,998.00.

An Alcohol Use Permit for a Wedding re-ception/dance was submitted by Kyle Ve-nard for June 13, 2015 and a motion toapprove the permit was made by Jost,seconded by Kinsley.

Hatheway gave the street report at thistime. New forks for the new loader wereexchanged and he felt better about thenew ones. He also discussed the pur-chase of a radar speed limit sign. He dis-cussed ordering filters as they were onspecial through RDO John Deere. A mo-tion to approve the report was made byJost, seconded by Drayer.

Other items previously discussed were:a teardown permit for Trent Manecke,stray dogs that need controlled believedto be owned by Lebeda’s, Hix teardown,south dam fencing/lease, items to do atauditorium prior to all school reunion, re-view of parking lot at Mickelson Build-ing/Grade School, and a meeting on therailroad.

At this time a motion was made by Jost,seconded by Kinsley to enter into execu-tive session to discuss personnel at 8:50p.m. Mayor Geisler declared council outat of executive session and council ad-journed at 9:22 p.m.

Krysti Barnes, City Finance Officer

Published February 19, 2015, at the totalapproximate cost of $42.56.

From the U.S. Senate • Senator John Thune •

A reliable and efficient supplychain is critical to our nation’sglobal competitiveness. Our portsare a vital link in that chain, butunfortunately, some of the biggestchallenges at our ports are self-im-posed and are having major reper-cussions across the country,including South Dakota. The cur-rent delays and disruptions causedby labor disputes in the West Coastports have directly harmed exports,product availability, and jobs inSouth Dakota. In particular, SouthDakota’s farmers, ranchers, retail-ers, and households are bearing thecosts of these labor slowdowns.

On February 10, 2015, the SenateCommerce Subcommittee on Sur-face Transportation and MerchantMarine Infrastructure, Safety, andSecurity held a hearing about thechallenges the ports slowdown arecausing across the country. Aschairman of the Commerce Com-mittee and as a member of the Sen-ate Agriculture Committee, I’vebeen monitoring the ports disputesand have heard from a number ofSouth Dakotans about how the dis-ruptions in service continue to di-

rectly impact their businesses.At the hearing, Cargill testified

that lost sales and unnecessary portcharges are costing our nation’smeat and poultry industry over $40million per week and jeopardizingrelationships with internationalcustomers. I have also heard fromTyson Fresh Meats, based inDakota Dunes, which shared withme that its beef and pork is sittingin freezers near the ports instead ofheading to Asian markets, while 30to 40 large container ships are sit-ting off the coast waiting to exportour nation’s premium products.Tyson Fresh Meats has 41,000team members, and the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture reportsthat agricultural exports supportover one million full-time U.S. jobs.These delays, which have beengoing on since last summer, arehaving a real impact on jobs andour economy.

The disruption is also hurtingconsumers and retailers, whichoften import a substantial portionof merchandise through the WestCoast ports. Outdoor Gear Inc., afamily-owned winter apparel whole-saler based in Sioux Falls, movesabout 95 percent of its inventorythrough West Coast ports and hasbeen forced to miss deadlines, paylate-delivery penalties, and pass up

important sales opportunities, in-cluding in December during thepeak holiday season. In fact, BNSFrailroad testified at the hearingthat they have been forced to cutweekly train service to ports in halffrom 60 trains per week to 30trains. This dramatic reduction inservice underscores the ripple ef-fects that are being felt across thecountry.

While our nation’s businesses aredynamic and adaptable, this situa-tion cannot go on indefinitely, andwe cannot continue to expect ourbusinesses and households to ab-sorb the unnecessary costs of de-lays. Congestion and labor disputesin our ports are causing a largedrain on our nation’s economy andwill take months to unwind.

While this has been on-goingsince late last summer, I urge allsides in the dispute to come to-gether and find a long-term solutionas soon as possible. This also re-quires the president and the admin-istration to get actively involved toresolve this impasse. As chairmanof the Commerce Committee, I willcontinue to highlight the direct im-pact this slowdown is causing busi-nesses in South Dakota and acrossthe country and I am committed toworking with all parties to get thisvital link in our nation’s supplychain back on track.

Port disruptions causing

challenges for S.D. ag

producers and retailers

From the U.S. Senate • Senator Mike Rounds •

Small main-street banks are crit-ical to the success of small busi-nesses in South Dakota. They offerloans to farmers and support oursmall businesses that provide goodjobs and essential services to all cor-ners of our state. Often times, theyalso serve as community centerswhere birthdays, anniversaries,town meetings and other gather-ings are held and lifelong memoriesare created. We understand thatthe longevity and prosperity of com-munity banks are essential.

Recently, financial institutionshave been hounded by onerousrules and regulations, especiallysmall community banks. With morethan 6,500 community banksthroughout the country supportingeven the remotest areas, the federalgovernment must make sure it isenabling, not hindering, their abil-ity to function properly. Almost halfof small businesses, which we allknow are the driver of job creationand economic growth in America,are supported by small communitybanks. Providing these institutionswith regulatory relief is critical.

We recently examined ways we

can help community banks duringa two-part hearing in the SenateBanking, Housing and Urban Af-fairs Committee. During the hear-ings, we specifically focused on theneed to roll back some of the regula-tions in the 2010 Dodd-Frank finan-cial reform law. Dodd-Frank wasintended to clean up the messcaused by the housing finance col-lapse which had nothing to do withcommunity banks. Unfortunately,this has hit small banks with un-necessary regulatory roadblocks.

In the first part of our hearing,we questioned the regulators re-sponsible for implementing theserules for community banks. I chal-lenged officials concerning burden-some paperwork requirements.Currently, financial institutions arerequired to file periodic financialand other information with their re-spective regulators. These formsare currently 80 pages long andcontain more than 670 pages of in-struction material. Complying withthis paperwork has been increas-ingly difficult for smaller bankswith inherently fewer resources. Iwas pleased to hear many of thewitnesses agree that reforms arenecessary to ease these regulatoryburdens.

The second part of the hearing in-

cluded testimony from communitybankers. They offered additional in-sight on how we can best provide re-lief from some of the outdated andunnecessary regulations, and howspecifically they have hinderedtheir ability to be effective. The bot-tom line is this: if banks are goingto be subject to a more intrusiveregulatory environment, those costswill eventually be passed down tothe consumer. And if communitybanks are put at a competitive dis-advantage, then consumers – in-cluding many South Dakotans –would have less flexibility andfewer choices when it comes to fi-nancial decisions. This ultimatelybogs down economic activity, begin-ning at the local level.

Small community banks don’tthink of banking in terms of ‘deriv-atives’ and ‘default swaps’ like theydo on Wall Street; they think ofbanks in terms of how they can bestserve their communities – theirfriends, neighbors, store ownersand job providers. I wholeheartedlysupport efforts to provide them withregulatory relief and separate themfrom Wall Street banks. I will con-tinue to seek ways to do so as amember of the Senate BankingCommittee.

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CITY OF PHILIP, SD – GeneralMaintenance Worker. Full-timeposition. Wage DOEQ with excel-lent benefit package. Job descrip-tion and applications available at605-859-2175 or email [email protected].

AURORA COUNTY HIGHWAYDEPARTMENT: Must be able toobtain a CDL and operate heavyequipment. Request informa-

tion/application: Auditor, Box397, Plankinton, SD 57368 or call605-942-7752.

CUSTER REGIONAL SENIORCARE is accepting applicationsfor Director of Nursing, ResidentCare Supervisor, RN or LPN andNurse Aides. We also have open-ings for RNs at Custer RegionalHospital. New Graduates wel-come! Located in the beautifulsouthern Black Hills, Custer is agreat place to live and enjoy theoutdoors. We are just a short dis-tance from Mount Rushmore,Wind Cave National Park, CusterState Park, Jewel Cave NationalPark and many other outdoor at-tractions. We offer competitivepay and excellent benefits. Con-tact Human Resources at (605)673-9418 for more information orlog onto www.regionalhealth.comto apply.EEOC/AA.

FARM HELP WANTED forfeedlot and crops. Experience pre-ferred. Call 605-547-2257 or 712-551-7828 for details.

HOWARD FARMERS COOP ishiring full time in the AgronomyDepartment. CDL required, Ap-plicators License preferred. Call605-772-5543 for information orto apply.

MANAGING EDITOR, TODDCOUNTY Tribune, Mission, SD.Duties include: news coverage ofarea, office duties and more. Goodreporting and editing skills. Sendresume or inquire to:

[email protected], or mail to:Booster, P.O. Box 610, Martin,SD, 57551.

RDO EQUIPMENT CO. – Com-petitive wages, benefits, training,profit sharing, opportunities forgrowth, great culture and innova-tion. $1,500 Sign on Bonus avail-able for Service Technicians. Tobrowse opportunities go towww.rdoequipment.com. Mustapply online. EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran.

LOG HOMES

DAKOTA LOG HOME Buildersrepresenting Golden Eagle LogHomes, building in eastern, cen-tral, northwestern South & NorthDakota. Scott Connell, 605-530-2672, Craig Connell, 605-264-5 6 5 0 ,www.goldeneagleloghomes.com.

MISCELLANEOUS

BUFFALO WYOMING’S HIS-TORIC Occidental Hotel: “GetAway Package” for 2. Suite,champagne, dinner, breakfast.$175.00. Cross country trails,snowmobiling, skiing, ice skating& shopping. 1-307-684-0451.

DISH NETWORK -SAvE!Starting $19.99/month (for 12months.) Premium Channel offersavailable. Free equipment, instal-lation & activation. Call, comparelocal deals! 1-800-809-8647.

MEET SINGLES RIGHT NOW!No paid operators, just real peo-ple like you. Browse greetings, ex-changes messages and connectlive. Try it free. Call now: 1-800-958-7963.

HOJER RANCH ANNUALPRODUCTION / Monday March2, 2015 / 1 p.m. Magness Live-stock / Huron, SD / Selling 106bulls / 60 open heifers / Gelbvieh,Balancers, Blacks, Reds / BreedLeading EPD's /Visit www.hojer-ranch.com

NOTICES

ADvERTISE IN NEWSPA-PERS statewide for only $150.00.Put the South Dakota StatewideClassifieds Network to work foryou today! (25 words for $150.Each additional word $5.) Callthis newspaper or 800-658-3697for details.

Deadline is Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

Call: 669-2271

CLASSIFIED ADvERTISING

CLASSIFIED RATE: $5.00 minimum for up to 20 words.10¢ per word afterinitial 20. Each name and initial must be counted as one word.

CARD OF THANKS: Poems, Tributes, Etc. $5.00 minimum for up to 20words.10¢ per word after initial 20. Each name and initial must be counted asone word.

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

DISPLAY AD RATE: $5.20 per column inch.

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate, advertised in this newspaper is sub-ject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to adver-tise “any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, or nationalorigin, or any intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimi-nation.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate whichis a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertisedin this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Help WantedCAREGIvER/AIDE: Part timeposition available in the Murdoarea assisting elderly and disabledindividuals in the comfort of theirown homes. Will assist with basiccleaning, laundry, meal prep, per-sonal cares, and other tasks whichallow independence. Flexibleschedules and great supplementalincome. Please contact the office(605) 224-2273 or 1-800-899-2578.Be sure to check out our web siteat homecareservicessd.com.

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THE JONES COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT is cur-rently accepting applications forspecial education aides.Salary depends on experience andincludes health insurance, sickleave and retirement. This posi-tion will include working withchildren at different ability levels.If interested contact Lorrie Esmayat 669-2297 or [email protected]. M8-1tc

Business & Professional Directory

(605) 869-2150

Family owned and operated –

Our family serving your family

Daryl & Scott Isburg,Funeral Directors

Ranchland Drug259-3102

Located in White River, S.D.• Nightly Deliveries to Murdo• Senior Citizen’s Discount

605-669-2681

Low–Income Housing1 & 2 bedroom apartments

Income–based rentIncludes light, heat, water and garbage pickup

Equal Housing

Opportunity

Murdo Housing & RedevelopmentRent This Space

$4.25 a week/minimum 3 mos.

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ValburgValburgAERIAL & AG SERVICE

•Aerial & Ground Application•Chemical & Fertilizer Sales

• GPS EquippedMurdo, Martin & White River

Dan: 605-259-3134 Charlie: 605-452-3311

Darren Boyle SalesNew & Used Farm Equipment

REA SeedsCell: 605-222-0317 • Pierre, S.D.

E-mail: [email protected]: www.darrenboylesales.com

dba Jones County Clinic 609 Garfield Ave., Murdo, SD 57559

J.S. McNeelyRN, CFNP

605-669-2121 Clinic 605-669-2553 Home

ALL PRO TOWING24-Hour Service

Light to Heavy Duty TowingRepairs Domestic Cars & Trucks

Phone: (605) 669-2075Murdo, S.D.

Your Full Service Lumber and Hardware Store105 E. 2nd Street • PO Box 108 • Murdo, SD 57559

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

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AUCTIONS

(2) ABSOLUTE AUCTIONS:Feb. 22, 2015 at 5 p.m. A) 93acres, 7 mi. N of Sturgis, SD; B)Home in Sturgis, SD. Arnes-onAuction.com (605) 798-2525.

Murdo NutritionProgram Menu

February 23Spaghetti w/ MeatsauceBroccoliBananaChocolate Pudding w/ ToppingBread

February 24Salisbury Steak w/ GravyBaked PotatoCalifornia Blend VegetablesOrange JuicePlumsBread

February 25Upside Down PizzaPasta Veggie SaladLS V-8 JuiceApples

February 26BBQ RibsBaked Potato WedgesSeasoned Spinach7 Layer SaladMandarin OrangesDinner Roll

February 27Breaded ShrimpBaked PotatoGlazed CarrotsCrunchy Cranberry SaladBread

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