Number 33 • Volume 112 August 17, 2017

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Inside thisweek’s issue …

Obituaries … Page 5Chuck O’Connor ~ Larry Harrison

Thomas “Tom” O’ConnorGilda Phyllis Denke

Sports … Page 6Play Days ResultsSDRA Results

Public Notices … Pages 8 & 9Penn. Co. ~ City of Wall

Town of Quinn ~ Town of WastaPenn. Co. Plan & Zone

(Reprinted with permission fromthe Tri-State Livestock News)

By Kaycee Monnens Another successful SouthDakota High School Rodeo Associ-ation finals rodeo and NationalHigh School Rodeo Finals is com-plete. These rodeos wouldn’t bepossible without the horses thatcarry their riders to success. Onespecial horse has been named theSouth Dakota High School RodeoAssociation horse of the year fortwo years in a row. “Foxy” is owned by EmileePauley of Wall. Pauley is a juniorat Wall High School, where she isan outstanding basketball athlete.However, rodeo takes up most ofEmilee’s time. She participates infive events in high school rodeo,and often rides outside horses andday works for other ranchers whenshe is home. She qualified to theNational High School FinalsRodeo in goat tying and girl’s cut-ting. She rides Clint Price’s horse,Jelly Bean, in the cutting event. “I’ve never really thought ofnot rodeoing,” says Pauley. Infact, she may not have had muchof a choice. Her father was anNFR bronc rider; her mother,Bunny, rodeoed and still trainshorses; her step-brother, JesseBail, was an NFR qualifier; herstep-sister, Tracy, was an avidbreakaway roper; and her oldersisters, Mazee and Mattee arealso very distinguished all-around cowgirls. Pauley says,“It’s a family lifestyle.” The family happened upon Foxyat a horse sale in Philip and pur-chased her for $450 as a filly. Themare came with an interestingbackground, because her sire wasa mistaken identity. After the stal-lion was born, he and another colt

switched mothers. One colt wasbred for barrel racing and theother was cow bred. One familytook the weanling that was sup-posed to be bred for barrel racing,but discovered its bloodlines whenit was DNA tested. Therefore, thewrong colts went to the wrongowners. Foxy is by the barrel rac-ing bred stallion, named TCSmokin Firefox. Once Foxy was old enough toride, the family sent her to atrainer. However, every time shewas ridden, “she got broncier,” ac-cording to Pauley. Foxy camehome and was turned out for atime. Later, brother Jesse wouldtake Foxy. Each time he went toride the young mare, he wouldhave to tie her foot up. Ornery wasan understatement, as Foxy lovedto buck and kick at everything, in-cluding other horses. During a dry summer when haywas scarce, Bunny ordered any-thing that was not broke bebrought to the sale barn. Emilee was found out workingwith Foxy to try and prove thatshe was rideable. She was buckedoff several times for her efforts,but Foxy got to stay. Foxy was sixyears old at thetime, and wasseven beforePauley was com-fortable ridingher in somethingother than asnaffle bit. Slowly butsurely, Foxybegan provingherself. Pauleystarted her on the barrels first,then progressed to roping and goattying. Her, Mazee and Mattee allhad a hand in training Foxy for

the arena, and they often broughther to small playdays and jack-pots. The three girls were using a vet-eran horse, named Chubby, for themajority of their events at thetime. At a 4-H rodeo in 2015,Chubby acted as if she wouldcolic, so Foxy was elected to takeover for the breakaway roping,goat tying and pole bending. The three Pauley girls gradu-ally worked Foxy into their stringof good horses. When disasterstruck in August, 2015, Foxystepped up to fill some big shoes.Chubby severely injured herspinal cord in a breakaway ropingrun in Ft. Pierre, and Emileeneeded a goat horse within mo-ments of the accident. She wouldhave won the state title, if not forthe goat getting up at the last sec-ond. The achievement was sur-prising, because, “she wasn’t agoat horse at all,” said Pauley. Mattee college rodeoed on Foxyfor a semester in the fall of 2015.Once she was back in Emilee’shands, she qualified for theNHSFR in goat tying in June,2016. Foxy won horse of theyear at the state level, and

Pauley was eighthin the goat tyingon the nationallevel. In July,Emilee took Foxyto the NationalLittle Britches fi-nals to compete inbarrel racing, polebending, goat tyingand breakawayroping. The team

placed fifth in the goat tying andsixth in the barrel racing aver-ages. The average placing wasspecial because, “she hadn’t

Photo by Loretta MonnensEmilee Pauley, junior at Wall High School, takes a chance on a small filly to transform her intoan award-winning mare. Foxy and Pauley compete as a team in multiple events, including goattying, featured in the photo above.

Foxy wins horse of the year, twice

ran barrels much competi-tively,” according to Pauley. Pauley says, “She’s kind of beenthe main mount, and won threeall-around saddles this year. She’skind of spoiled now, but she’ll still

buck once in a while.” Ironically, Foxy hates practicinggoat tying. Pauley says, “I hardlyever practice on her. You just jumpon her at the rodeos and she’s hon-est. She just does crazy things in

the practice pen in the goat tying.”Whatever Pauley has been doingis working, as she won the shortround at state and has now com-pleted her third National HighSchool Finals Rodeo.

“She’s kind ofspoiled now, butshe’ll still buckonce in a while.”

Emilee Pauley

By Afton Burns It was last fall when a group ofcommunity members congregatedtogether at a “Lunc h and Learn” todiscuss ways in which they couldenhance the town of Wall. Several ideas were discussed atthis gathering, but ultimately oneidea stood above the rest, whichwas to do something spectacular,fun and entertaining during the fa-mous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally®. Thousands of bikers from allover travel through Wall as theyhead to Sturgis. Offering an eventto motivate these bikers put downtheir kickstands and stay in Wallawhile was definitely somethingworth considering. After hours of brainstormingand planning for almost a full year,the “Wall Crawl” came to life. Last Monday, Aug. 7, the first

annual Wall Crawl was held.Committee members were able tofinally see all of their hard workand efforts come to fruition. Theevent had multiple different ac-tivities going on throughout theday, as well as entertainment andfood during the night. The Wall Crawl supported anon-profit group, Ride TherapyProject, that rebuilds motorcyclesand ATVs for disabled veterans.The Poker Run was a fundraiserdedicated specifically for the RideTherapy Project. This motorcycleride had 15 participants who trav-eled from Wall, through Quinn,through the Badlands NationalPark and finished with a quickstop in Wasta before returning toWall. Winners from the poker runwere, third place – Kim Morgan,second – Timothy Eisenbraun, and

first place went to Josh Graham. The Poker Run donations andraffle ticket sales allowed the RideTherapy Project to raise over$1,300 that will be put towardtheir mission. And with the moneyraised through the Ride TherapyProject raffle, they were able togive away a $7,800 cash prize thatwent to Wayne Davis. In front of the Wall Car CareCenter there was also a “Show andShine Motorcycle Show.” A “Peo-ple’s Choice Award” and $50 cashprize went to David Ermish. The Wall Crawl hosted a con-cert at the Wall Rodeo Groundsfrom 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Performingwas the band “35th & Taylor” whois known for their rock sound witha heavy blues influence. They en-tertained bikers and communitymembers of all ages. The people

danced and sang along with themusic. The meal included smokedbrisket sandwiches from the WallMeat Processing, beans and chips.The Wall Golf Course provideddrinks to those 21 and over. With no idea how the first WallCrawl would turn out, Wall Eco-nomic Development Director,Cheyenne McGriff, was enthusedwith how well it did go, “The firstannual Wall Crawl went reallywell. All of the events were won-derful and we look forward togrowing the Wall Crawl!” She added, “The Wall Crawlplanning team was extremely im-pressed with the event, and is ex-cited to start planning for the WallCrawl 2018!”

Bikers’ kickstands go down in Wall

Wall volunteers, Wall-Badlands Area Chamber Executive Direc-tor, Kelsey Walters, Wall-Badlands Area Chamber PresidentJackie Kusser, and Cindy and Dan Hauk with 4th Avenue Floral,pose for a photo at the Poker Run registration booth.

Bikers register for the Poker Run at the booth next to the Badlands Harley Davidson in Wall on Aug. 7, 2017 Courtesy Photos

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Community Pennington County Courant • August 17, 20172LibraryTheresa Schaefer, Library Director | 279-2929

It was eclipse day at the librarylast Friday. Ranger Ed Welsh andastronomy volunteer ChuckSchroll from Badlands NationalPark showed how an eclipse hap-pens with a globe, a little ball, anda light, and told the kids so manyfascinating things about the totalsolar eclipse that is coming upMonday, August 21. They gaveeclipse viewing glasses to all, andled the group outside to view thesun through the glasses. It was atotally brilliant morning! Free eclipse viewing glasses willbe available at the library throughAugust 18, while supplies last.Also, Wall Community Libraryhas partnered with the U.S. For-est Service National GrasslandsVisitor Center to provide free

enter the grand prize drawings.Friday, August 25, starting at 9:00a.m., story time will be followed bythe Project Completion Party. Cer-tificates and prizes will beawarded, and there will be icecream. Everyone is invited. In a little over one month, BookGroup will resume its meetingswith a get-together on Thursday,September 21, after hours from6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The Septemberdiscussion will be “What I ReadOn My Summer Vacation.” All arewelcome. If your summer has beentoo busy for reading, the libraryhas a selection of books fromAARP’s list of 50 Years of SizzlingSummer Reads.

eclipse viewing glasses at theirTotal Solar Eclipse program to bepresented on Monday, August 21at the Visitor Center. The programwill last for the duration of theeclipse, 10:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. The swimming pool may be clos-ing soon, but children can havesome beach fun at the library thisFriday at 9:00 a.m. BrendaCarmichael will read and tellabout beach adventures. The storytimers will have a chance tosearch for seashells, and to createa two-dimensional sand castle totake home. Wear your swimsuit ifyou dare. There is just one week left tobring in your completed readingrecords. Turn them in at the li-brary by Thursday, August 24 to

Committing Adultery Now, in most respects, we try tobe good people around here. Wepay taxes, attempt to do unto oth-ers as we would have them dounto us, try not to do anything il-legal, immoral or fattening. But Ihave been made aware increas-ingly that there are two areas inwhich we actually encourage thatatrociously awful sin of adultery. No matter how careful we are,or how much we remind everyone,it seems that pairs of socks do notfall into the laundry hamper withthe mate with which they camefrom the drawer. Each morning,four pairs of little socks go on fourpairs of feet. By midmorning, atleast one kid is in the yard devoidof at least one shoe. If only socks were not handy forso many things. In our home,socks double as mittens for play-ing pretend, carriers for little toysand animals, sleeping bags forstuffed animals, and – my per-sonal worst – as “money bags” tobe filled with sand from the sand-box. Armed with multicoloredmoney bags, the Little People actout all manner of Robin Hood rob-bing-the-rich-to-feed the poorscenes. In the end, the sandboxwins, and the kids return to thehouse in bare feet. Finally, I got tired of having togo out and root around in thesandbox in order to properly washsocks. Legislating from the bench,the Judicial Branch handed downa ruling that the LegislativeBranch was no longer allowed touse socks as anything but a placefor putting feet. Of course, theLegislative Branch protested. Igot the Executive Branch to ratifymy decision. Now we had prece-dent set. No children were al-

lowed into the house unless all ofthem had socks and shoes on theirfeet as they crossed the threshold. Long story short, it did notwork. I still find random, match-less socks floating around theyard, in the house and, subse-quently, in the laundry hamper. Icollect these single socks, hopingto reunite them with their mates.And then I finally lose patience,and begin to pair socks accordingto whose feet they fit. A pink sockand an orange sock, both belong-ing to Child A, were not a pair, butnow are. A week or two later,when the pink sock’s originalmate appears in the laundry pile,I have no choice but to pair it witha green and blue striped sock. Thepink socks are on different cyclesof laundry, now, and therefore aresubject to Forced Sock Adultery. A small matter, you say. Yes.The Little People ask no ques-tions, and just assume socks comein strange colored pairs like that.But then we have the case ofpolygamy out in the pasture. Tryexplaining that to the Little Peo-ple… I have heard both my father-in-law and my father say that “Youdon’t have to explain the facts oflife to country kids.” I beg to dif-fer. This assumptive statementasserts that kids in the country,around animals all the time, pickup by osmosis from whence comebabies. Harumph. My kids arepicking up mixed messages aboutmarriage. Back at the beginning of thesummer, when the bulls cameback to our place and were putout with the cows, the Little Peo-ple were interested. They likehaving Jake home, and just as-sumed all the cows and calves

Working For A LivingChastity Julson

would like having their dadshome, too. Peanut Butter the milkcow bull appeared in the corralswith the milk cows. One cow, Pe-gasus, was showing signs of heat.Peanut Butter followed heraround everywhere. She did notseem interested in him. Child A,watching, observed, “It looks likehe is a man who asked a lady tomarry him, and she doesn’t wantto get married.” Well, yeah… And then Child B, who enjoyscrunching numbers, realizedthere was nowhere near a 1:1ratio of bulls to cows. Who was ac-tually married to whom, hewanted to know. And how couldone bull be the father of multiplecalves in the pasture, when thecalves have different mothers?Hmm… So then we have to explain it.“See, kids, with cows, the bull hasseveral different wives.” “Likepeople in the Bible?” “Yeah. Notreally the ideal for you guys, butthat is what animals do.” And then Child A, who willstart kindergarten in two weeks,observed, “Yeah, because the bullsput seeds into the cow’s stomachs,and the seeds grow into a calf. Soif you have another baby some-time, maybe that’s what hap-pened.” Oh, my. So much for not havingto explain things to country kids.Now we have some explaining todo for sure. Like, why we forceadultery on socks and animals.The difference in species, finiteand eternal beings, and our moralexpectations for each. Oh, and wewill have to explain to Child A’sschoolmate’s parents why ourdaughter is seeking to educatetheir kids with her country-kidstyle of understanding.

The first summer I gardened inSouth Dakota was warm, but nottoo warm, wet, but not too wet,and though I thought at the timewas quite windy, I now know wasnot windy at all. Moreover, we did-n’t get a killing frost until wellinto October. The result was vege-tal abundance. I spent severalweeks that autumn canning andfreezing produce, and I was stilleating “from the garden” whenspring rolled around and it wastime to sow seeds once again.Year two was similarly prolific,

as was year three. The last twoyears, on the other hand, haven’tbeen so great. Year four was un-usually cool, year five hot and dry,both with very late thaws andearly frosts. So, for the past two harvests,

I’ve gotten only a handful of redtomatoes. The rest of the tomatoeshard and green when the coldweather blew in (though we didend up with a few box-ripened jarsof tomato sauce.) We also put upsome beans, some winter squash,some beets, a few onions, and ofcourse, the impossible to killstandby: zucchini. Still, we didn’tmake it very far into winter beforethe cupboard was bare.I was just sure this year would

be different. Our new little green-house meant an early start, so wehad thigh-high seedlings to trans-plant by the end of May, but ourpea shoots withered in the ground,most of the carrots once againfailed to germinate, and half theherbs didn’t even make it out ofthe peat pots -- they turned to

a bit of a blow.In truth, there is still plenty to

celebrate in our garden: There iskale and chard, basil, sage, andparsley, and just yesterday EmmyRose and I plucked a handful ofyellow pear tomatoes, each asbright and golden as a miniaturesun.Today, I am writing on the patio

while Emmy coos and talks to herplump toes. Over our heads archesa chokecherry tree. The cherriesare ripened to a deep and duskypurple. All morning the branchesof the tree have been dancing,alive with a small flock of brownthrushes, who pull the cherriesfrom their stems. They do notseem to notice us, sitting beneaththem, only a few inches away. Per-haps they are intoxicated by thesweet magic of all that juicy fruit.I stop writing for a moment, and

watch them. I think of the bibleverse “Therefore I say to you, donot worry about your life, whatyou will eat or what you willdrink; nor about your body, whatyou will put on. Is not life morethan food and the body more thanclothing? Look at the birds of theair, for they neither sow nor reapnor gather into barns; yet yourheavenly Father feeds them. Areyou not of more value than they?” The thrushes continue their

feasting, and I smile at my daugh-ter. Suddenly, one of the birds liftsherself into the air, the whole ofthe blue heavens ready to hold heras she flies; the whole prairie, ablanket at her feet.

brown stalks after one day in thewind. We hadn’t completely lost hope,

but the first days of August deliv-ered a sudden hail storm that leftthe tomatoes and potatoes tornand flat. Meanwhile, the zinniasand marigolds I sowed betweenrows to add a little color lookbedraggled and shabby. Instead ofsprucing things up, they have hadthe same effect as putting lipstickon a pig -- except the lipstick ismore like old, gooey chapstick.That’s gardening in western

South Dakota for you. Nothing isa sure bet (except maybe theaforementioned zucchini.) Plus,being on the road playing musicfor a week had its consequences. Arogue chicken has breached thegarden fence, and dug up thehandful of carrots that survived.Voles are eating the cucumbers offthe vines. The only thing that re-ally looks healthy are the newweeds that are, of course, growinglike weeds. And don’t get me started on vis-

iting my mother in Minneapolis.She has two potted tomato plantson her deck that are taller thanme and full of fruit. “What did youdo to get them to grow like that?”I asked in an awed whisper.“Nothing,” she replied with a

shrug.All around her urban neighbor-

hood, gardens a-riot with blos-soms and fruit, and tall toweringtrees abound. If you could drink ingreen, I sure tried, like a desertwanderer in an oasis. It all madereturning to our desert conditions

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Temporary exhibit displays Parker Collectionat Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

Minuteman Missile NationalHistoric Site is pleased to an-nounce the installation of a newtemporary exhibit case at thepark’s visitor center. “While the park’s exhibits pro-vide an excellent overview of theCold War, the exhibit area did notinclude a capacity to rotate addi-tional items from our museum col-lection,” said Superintendent EricLeonard, “the generosity of formermissileers has allowed the parkthe ability to display additionalitems which explore our Cold Warstory.” The exhibit case was purchasedthrough the support of a 2016 Mis-sile Heritage Grant from the Asso-ciation of Air Force Missileers. Along-standing partner of the park,the Association of Air Force Mis-sileers is a nonprofit organizationfor all who have earned the United

States Air Force Missile Badge orthe Missile and Space Badge, aswell as others with an interest inpast or current missile and spacesystems. The Association of AirForce Missileers has given morethan $250,000 to more than 29museums since 1993. The preliminary exhibit in theartifact case are items donated tothe park by Major General RobertParker (retired). General Parkerserved as the Twentieth Air ForceCommander, June 1994 – July1996. The Parker collection, in-cluding a red box code safe, will re-main on display through this Oc-tober. Minuteman Missile NationalHistoric Site's headquarters andvisitor center is located off of exit131, Interstate 90. The park con-sists of three sites along a fifteenmile stretch of Interstate 90 in

Western South Dakota. Author-ized by Congress in 1999, Minute-man Missile National Historic Sitepreserves components of the Min-uteman II intercontinental ballis-tic missile system, interpretingthe deterrent value of the land-based portion of America's nucleardefense during the Cold War eraand commemorating the peopleand events associated with this re-cent period of American history.The park is open daily 8:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. except Thanksgiving,Christmas, and New Year’s Day.More information about the parkcan be found on the internet atwww.nps.gov/mimi or by phone at:605-433-5552. Visit us on Face-book at www.facebook.com/Min-utemanMissileNHS and Twitterat https://twitter.com/mimi_ranger

Community 3August 17, 2017 • Pennington County Courant

Standing Strong AgainstForeign Aggression

Today, as threats to the UnitedStates continue to grow across theglobe, it is important to remindourselves that we remain thestrongest, most powerful countryin the world and can face anychallenge presented by America’senemies. The U.S. military is themost sophisticated and capablefighting force the world has everseen, and, with continued supportfrom Congress and the president,can regain the required level ofreadiness lost during years of un-derfunding. As a member of theSenate Armed Services Commit-tee, I’m extremely proud of ourability to come together to supportour troops and their missions eachyear. Recently, news broke that North

Korea has allegedly developed anuclear warhead that could bemated to a missile and reachUnited States soil. Many Ameri-cans are rightly concerned aboutthis development. In response toNorth Korea’s nuclear weaponsinitiatives, the United Nations Se-curity Council unanimously votedto approve new, global sanctionsagainst North Korea. This cameshortly after Congress passed andPresident Trump signed into lawan expanded set of sanctionsagainst hostile actors, to includeNorth Korea. While the United States is capa-

ble of taking military actionagainst those wishing to do usharm, sanctions can be a helpfultool we can use to deter and re-spond to destabilizing, dangerousbehavior without the risks associ-ated with a military response. TheUnited States has a long history ofusing sanctions as a tool of foreignpolicy, and I support its use as apeaceful attempt to apply pres-sure to rogue nations. Further, ifNorth Korea takes steps towardbecoming a more responsible actorin the international community,the U.S. and international com-munity could reward such behav-ior by rolling back selected sanc-tions. A successful implementa-tion of sanctions on North Koreawill require international cooper-ation, especially from China.Specifically, these sanctions would

directly affect North Korea’s sen-ior leadership and their support-ers.However, we must keep all op-

tions on the table as we continueour efforts to stabilize and de-es-calate dangerous situations, in-cluding that with North Korea. AsI’ve said many times before, thedefense of our nation is the pri-mary responsibility of the federalgovernment. The North Koreanregime has threatened the UnitedStates and our allies countlesstimes, and we must continue tosend a strong message that ag-gression will not be tolerated.But the Korean peninsula isn’t

the only area in which we mustkeep a careful watch on rogue ac-tors. Elsewhere in the world, Irancontinues to violate internationalrestrictions prohibiting ballisticmissile testing and illicit armstransfers. Russia has invadedUkraine and, in violation of inter-

national law annexed theCrimean peninsula. It alsobrazenly engages in cyberattacks,as exemplified by their efforts dur-ing the 2016 U.S. presidentialelection. The recent sanctions leg-islation that President Trumpsigned into law punishes both ofthese nations, in addition to NorthKorea, for their continued aggres-sive, destabilizing behaviors. Earlier this summer, I wrote

about the importance of rebuild-ing our armed forces and promot-ing ‘Peace Through Strength,’ aphilosophy implemented by Pres-ident Ronald Reagan to success-fully end the Cold War in the1980s. Now more than ever, wemust be prepared to use our mili-tary strength along with non-mil-itary measures to deter aggressionand, if deterrence fails, make cer-tain that attacks on our country orour allies are soundly defeated.

Mike RoundsU.S. Senator from South Dakota

Graduating College, Careerand Life Ready

It’s hard to believe my oldestgrandchild is starting kinder-garten this year. With a week-and-a-half left before his first day,Henry is looking forward to start-ing school.Even though it’s been a while

since I was in the classroom, I’velearned a few things as a parent,public servant and now, grandfa-ther. I know how crucial educa-tion is to individual achievementand how, particularly during highschool, planning and forminggood habits can help studentssucceed.For high schoolers and their

parents, I have three tips to sharefor the upcoming school year.First, don’t underestimate the

importance of showing up. Someabsences cannot be avoided, andthat is understandable. Some-times, though, absences add upwithout students and familiesnoticing. Research tells us thatmissing just 10 percent of a schoolyear negatively impacts studentachievement. That breaks downto missing only two or three days

of school a month. So it’s easy tosee how those absences can accu-mulate, yet escape families’ atten-tion.This tip applies beyond just

high schoolers, as it is importantto build good attendance habitsfrom the beginning. In the earli-est grades, good attendance is astrong predictor for whether stu-dents will be proficient readers.By middle school, chronic absenceputs students at risk of not grad-uating. In fact, by 9th grade, astudent’s attendance record is aneven better predictor of gradua-tion rates than are 8th grade testscores.Second, high school juniors and

seniors should consider dualcredit options. Dual credit coursesallow students to simultaneouslyearn high school and collegecredit. For those with busy sched-ules or who live in rural areas,dual credit courses can be takenonline. At only $48.33 per credithour, these courses provide stu-dents and their families signifi-cant cost savings. These are thecheapest university or technicalschool credits a student will ever

take, and they can save hundredsof dollars by taking just onecourse. Last year, South Dakotastudents saved more than $4.4million by using this program –averaging more than $1,000 perstudent in savings.And last, enjoy the present but

think about the future. Highschool is the time to start think-ing about career paths. Highschoolers should explore differentfields by taking advantage of in-ternships, job-shadowing oppor-tunities and hands-on learningexperiences. They need to beginto weigh their interests, goals,and abilities, and to considerwhat jobs are available and whatpaths will lead to employment.The goal of our education sys-

tem is to successfully prepare stu-dents for college, career and life.Whether they go on to one of ourstate’s public universities, techni-cal institutes or right into theworkforce, we want students tograduate with a plan in place fortaking their next steps. Consis-tent attendance, dual credit andjob exploration can help lay thefoundation for that to happen.

Dennis DaugaardGovernor of South Dakota

The Future is WithinOur Reach

The 24-hour cable news cycle istypically dominated by frontburner issues of the day – every-thing from the latest news inWashington to updates aboutevents or instability in other partsof the world. Many of these storiesrightfully deserve the Americanpeople’s attention, but whether it’sa national cable network or asmall town newspaper, there’snever enough time in the day orspace on the page to cover everysingle story.One story that isn’t likely to gen-

erate a breaking news alert orland above the fold is the goodwork happening behind the scenesin our Senate committees. I’ve al-ways believed that Congress canwalk and chew gum at the sametime. We can focus on the big pic-ture issues of the day while keep-ing our nose to the grindstone onother priorities. For the last sev-eral years, that’s been my goal aschairman of the Senate Committeeon Commerce, Science, and Trans-portation.This year alone, the committee

has sent nearly forty bills, almostall of them bipartisan, to the fullSenate. More than a quarter ofthose bills made it to the House,and we’ve already had a handfulsigned into law. In early August,

the Senate passed a half dozencommittee-approved technologyand telecommunications bills thatare now one step closer to becom-ing law. Among them was my MO-BILE NOW Act, which would helplay some important groundworkfor next-generation gigabit wire-less broadband services through-out the country.If you grew up in the ‘80s or ‘90s

or are interested in film and tele-vision, you’re probably familiarwith Hollywood’s take on the fu-ture, which at the time onlyseemed possible on the big screen.Dick Tracy had a two-way radiowrist watch, Marty McFly hadself-tying shoes, a smart jacket,and a hoverboard, and Elroy Jet-son had, well, every kind of toy orgadget a young kid could imagine.While some of Hollywood’s futuris-tic portrayals have since becomereality, thanks in large part to theexplosive growth of wireless broad-band technology, America’s innova-tors and entrepreneurs have thecapability and desire to do so muchmore. That’s one of the main rea-sons why I introduced the MO-BILE NOW Act.My bill would help get the gov-

ernment out of innovators’ way bycutting red tape and ensuringmore spectrum (the airwaves thathelp make today’s wireless tech-nology possible) is made available

to folks in the private sector. Thegovernment currently controls alarge portion of underutilized spec-trum, so my bill sets a realistictimeline for transferring a signifi-cant amount of it to the commer-cial sector for innovators and en-trepreneurs to use. My bill wouldalso accelerate and streamline theprocess for the creation of physicalinfrastructure projects, like anten-nas and towers, which will be re-quired for next-generation gigabitwireless broadband services, like5G, for example.Think about all of the technolog-

ical advancements that have oc-curred just in your lifetime. Nowimagine what could be accom-plished in the next 10 or 20 yearsif innovators had the tools and op-portunities to take the next step,free from unnecessary governmentobstacles and red tape. I’m excitedfor what’s to come, and I hope I canhelp South Dakota be a pioneer inthis upcoming digital revolution.

John ThuneU.S. Senator from South Dakota

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Economic and WorkforceDevelopment GoHand in Hand

It’s been a while since we’veheard optimism about the econ-omy. The unemployment rate ishovering around 4 percent. Theeconomy is consistently producingmore than 200,000 jobs per month.Nearly 7 in ten Americans feelgood about where the economy isheaded – that’s up five percentagepoints since June alone and com-parable to what folks felt in theearly 2000’s, according to a recentCBS News poll. Even the NewYork Times posted a headline thatread: “Jobs Roar Back.”While momentum must con-

tinue on key growth issues likeregulatory relief and tax reform,we must also focus on anotherarea: our workforce. Are youngpeople getting the training andqualifications they need to com-pete and win in this new, modern-ized, and growing economy? Toooften, the answer I hear is “notquite.”In South Dakota, we are incred-

ibly blessed to have a network oftech schools that provide trainingfor the most in-demand jobs. Re-cently, WalletHub ranked us ashaving the nation’s best system ofcommunity colleges. So, this Au-gust, I stopped by Lake Area Techin Watertown to discuss with local

businesses and educators whatmakes South Dakota stand out.At Lake Area Tech, 99 percent of

graduates are employed aftergraduation, and they’re often land-ing good jobs, earning around 25percent more than other newhires. What makes the difference?For one, South Dakota techschools, like Lake Area Tech, areproviding quality training and ed-ucation. But they are also puttingin the work necessary to connectthose educating our workforcewith those hiring our workforce.That connection can be instrumen-tal to a student’s success.This partnership between edu-

cators and employers ought to be amodel for the nation. Earlier thisyear, I helped pass the Strengthen-ing Career and Technical Educa-tion Act through the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. The legislationtakes many of the ideas that areworking at places like Lake AreaTech and creates an infrastructurefor them to work nationwide.More specifically, the legislation

would better align education within-demand jobs. It does so by lift-ing some of the barriers that dis-courage strong partnerships be-tween job creators and educators.It also grants states and local com-munity leaders more flexibility inusing federal education dollars,opening opportunities for innova-

tive learning experiences. Finally,the bill would increase trans-parency to ensure career and tech-nical education programs are de-livering real results.These are smart reforms that

I’m hopeful the Senate will take upsoon, so we can get them to thepresident’s desk.There’s a lot of focus right now

on economic development, which isnecessary and a good change ofpace from the previous adminis-tration. I’m going to continue tobuild on the successes we’ve hadrepealing job-killing regulationswhile also pursuing tax reformthat leaves more money in people’spockets and helps businesses cre-ate jobs and increase wages.But alongside economic develop-

ment, we have a responsibility topursue workforce development.America’s most valuable asset is –and always has been – our people.We are hardworking and smart.We take pride in a “Made in Amer-ica” label. And we live by a set ofvalues that celebrate freedom, lib-erty, and personal responsibility.By continuing to innovate new,more effective workforce develop-ment programs, we can help Amer-icans from all walks of life not onlyfind good-paying jobs, but mean-ingful careers they can grow in.

Kristi NoemU.S. Representative from South Dakota

Game meat donations increased again Donation of game meat to fami-lies in need increased again in2016 with a modest increase in do-nations by hunters and significantincrease in meat donation throughthe Sportsmen Against Hunger(SAH) salvage processing pro-gram. Deer hunters continued to showinterest in, and play an importantpart in, donation of game meatthrough SAH to food pantriesacross the state. Total harvesteddeer which were donated in-creased from 348 in 2015 to 397 in2016. These numbers included 256antlerless deer in 2016 comparedwith 204 antlerless deer in 2015.The antlerless deer were donatedthrough the SAH processing cer-tificate program in which a pro-cessing certificate completed andsubmitted by the hunter to a par-ticipating SAH game processorpaid for most or all of the process-ing cost. The SAH salvage processingprogram has always been an im-portant program in that funding

geese, 1,831 pheasants, 1 buffaloand 237 walleyes. The totalamount of processed donated gameand fish meat provided to foodpantries from all sources, includ-ing game meat food drives, in-creased from 31,512 pounds in2015 to 48,174 pounds in 2016,and this meat was made availableto families in need throughout thestate. In addition to recognizing thoseindividuals and wildlife manage-ment agencies who donated gameanimals and fish, credit needs tobe given to those hunters who do-nated considerable cash to SAHthrough the GFP license applica-tion check-off system. SAH wouldalso like to acknowledge the corpo-rations, foundations, organiza-tions, and government entitieswho also provided funding to SAHfor the primary purpose of payingfor processing of certain donatedgame. The large variety andamount of support for SAH trans-lates into much-appreciated gamemeat for families in need.

has been available to pay for pro-cessing of salvageable game car-casses provided by the SouthDakota Department of Game, Fishand Parks (GFP) and other gamemanagement agencies. This gamehas included road-kills, confis-cated game, euthanized researchanimals, culled animals from aNational Wildlife Refuge, and ani-mals taken in city deer reductionprograms. The amount of processed sal-vaged game meat received a hugeboost this past winter when WindCave National Park conducted anelk herd reduction program fromwhich harvested elk wereprocessed and the meat providedto food pantries and other charita-ble food distributors affiliated withFeeding South Dakota. SAH wasone of several funding partnerswhich paid for processing of thesesalvaged elk. Sportsmen and sportswomenalso donated a variety of othertypes of game this past year in-cluding 7 antelope, 1,895 Canada

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Motorcycle rally is over. Sun-day, August 13th was the last day.They already have a new logomade for the 78th Sturgis Rally(next year). Amanda Poste stopped in Wallon Thursday afternoon, August10th, to visit her grandma. Shehad been home to Rapid City fora couple days; now back to workat Philip. Our sympathy goes out to thefamily and friends of Theresa For-tune, Philip, who passed away on

August 6th. Memorial serviceswere at the American Legion Hallon Saturday, August 12th. On Saturday morning, Larryand Barbara Byrne and daughterKaren of Sundance, stopped inRapid City for Evelyn Kjerstadand later were all in the DrugStore, Wall, for coffee. They wereen route to Philip to attend theservice for Theresa Fortune. “Theme” meal was held atPrairie Village on Monday, Au-gust 14th. Might be the last picnicof the season — burgers, potatosalad, mixed veggies, V8 juice andwatermelon. Potluck supper will be onThursday evening as usual. Seeyou there! Charles (Chuck) O’Connorpassed away last week. Serviceswere held Monday morning at theSacred Heart Catholic Church,Philip. Our sympathy goes out tohis family and friends. Last week, Gary, Ruby andKirby Keyser headed north forthe biennial Wolf reunion at Beu-lah, N.D. Gary and Kirby’s auntLaRue (widow of the late BennyWolf) flew in to Rapid City fromSacramento, Calif., and accompa-nied Gary and Ruby to the re-union. Pam and Gene Blakesleyof Amboy, Minn., attended theget-together also. Kirby said the Beulah area re-ceived quite a lot of rain whilethey were there and some prior tothat time. They were dry like weare but now it’s nice and green.LaRue Wolf will take a flighthome on Wednesday. As LaRue isthe only one left of that genera-

tion, she was honored as the“Alpha Wolf Female” at the re-union. Gilda Phyllis (Fischer) Denkepassed away July 22, 2017. I had-n’t heard until this week. She andI had attended school together for12 years. She celebrated her 90thbirthday on June 17th. Serviceswere held at Kirk Funeral Home,Rapid City, on July 27th with bur-ial in the Black Hills NationalCemetery. She is survived bythree daughters, Sonia Smith ofPalm Desert, Calif., JeanetteDenke and Donna (Tim) Strobel,all of Rapid City; and one son,James Denke, also of Rapid City;and four grandchildren. Our con-dolences go out to her family andfriends. Wanda and Gail Johnson of thePierre area, and Christi Guptill’stwin boys of Interior, wereovernight guests of Norm andBetty Klingbile on Wednesday,August 9th. A birthday party was held atthe Drug Store on August 9th.Sue Michels was hostess honoringCarla Brucklacher, the birthdaygirl! There was a big table full ofwell-wishers to enjoy coffee anddoughnuts. Happy birthday,Carla, and many more! Alice Munger, who lived in Wallat one time, passed away on Fri-day, August 4th, at Custer Re-gional Senior Care. After servicesin Spearfish on Monday, August14th, she was buried in the BlackHills National Cemetery. Congratulations go out to Edand Linda Eisenbraun as theycelebrated 50 years of marriageon Sunday, August 13, 2017!Their anniversary is on August20th. Had a couple showers lastweek. Tuesday, I thought theclouds were going to split and by-pass us (again) but my gauge hada little more than six-tenths of aninch. Others had more. Friday af-ternoon, we had another showercoming up with a quarter of aninch. Guess every little bit helps. A total solar eclipse is to takeplace on August 21st. Some peo-ple are traveling so they can seeit better than at home. I’ve heardat different times it will be seenclear across the nation in 14states, sometimes blacked out forover two minutes. Since I don’tplan to leave home, I haven’t re-ally checked it out. Hope it livesup to their expectations! Have a good week! Remember that not gettingwhat you want is sometimes awonderful stroke of luck.

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A moderately busy week thispast one and now Saturday andjust finishing with us and hurry-ing on to September! Friday, a rain shower came byand sprinkled the trees, fresh-ened the air and moved on eventhough we were doing all wecould to persaude the moisture tolinger just a little while longer.This is not a “whine” as we feelgrateful for any shower the cloudsgive to us — OR whatever is thescientifically correct way to ex-press the rain! Wednesday, Mary Lewis and I

attended Dorothy Shearer’s PatioParty. In years past it has been a“Garden Party” but with the lackof rain this spring and summer,her flowers are looking a little sadand puny. For me, it was sort of mixedemotions as it is so delightful tobe surrounded by beautiful flow-ers in a well tended garden, butthe human element that brings asort of perverse comfort as thevoice in the mind says, “Well, it isa very bad year for flowers ifDorothy’s are looking be-drag-gled’! No wonder no matter what

you do, Margee, your bravestblooms just want to do a ‘hunkerdown, drop some seed and rest’! The party was as always goodfun and with new folks to meet.Former neighbors, LourineWinkowitsch and daughter, Del-Rene Smart, Marilyn Wilsey,Judy Yocum were enjoying thevisit as certainly Mary and I did. Lourine Winkowitsch has livedin Rapid City for the past 20years or so but had memories incommon with Dorothy of kids andschool times, neighbors gatheringand the busyness of life. Daughter, DelRene, who livesin Annapolis, Md., had fond mem-ories as well of the days in the“neighborhood”. Marilyn Wilsey and I are prac-tically related with a Rose familyconnection as well as othershared interests, yes, flowers forone. Judy Yocum is a quilter andthat is a topic always interesting.Her group makes and donatesquilts to the Veterans at Ft.Meade. How thoughtful is that? Yes, the afternoon was mostpleasant as they always are sit-ting on the Shearer patio and en-joying the view and the people.Thank you Dorothy. It was so verynice. Mary and I both enjoyed itso much. Thank you, Dorothy —your flowers are still beautiful! Wasta was fairly quiet this“Rally” year with the Interstateseeming not so full as other years.We will probably be hearing andreading the numbers soon. Sunday, the “Country Gals”donned their red hats and purpleoutfits and went off to attend theBlack Hills Playhouse in CusterState Park. To make it a properouting, a restaurant stop for atasty lunch was necessary and ac-complished. Kellie Linn was brave and gra-cious enough to be planner, guideand driver and maintained hersense of humor throughout theday — even with conflicting direc-tions and too much silliness fromthe back seat. The play was really funny, theold slap stick style comedy withjust a bit of naughtiness tossed infor appeal to those more sophisti-cated members of the audienceand titled Unnecessary Farce. It was another grand day withKellie and Jean Linn, Dorothyand Leslie Anderson, MargaretNachtigall, Myrna Smith andMargee Willey. Wicksville happenings, Satur-day, August 19th: the yearly OldSettlers Picnic: Horseshoe Tour-nament at the Clubhouse at 9:00a.m.; Open House and program atthe lovingly refurbished (insideand outside) 100 year old formerchurch, half mile north of Club-house, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon;Program at the church starting at11:30 a.m.; Lunch at noon at theClubhouse; games and conversa-tions — a guaranteed good time— after lunch. Hope to see youthere. Happy Trails! Mr. and Mrs. W.

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Sarah Hyden-Smith was usually a cheerful, confi-dent woman. Lennox Valley Methodist Church washer third appointment, having served as an associatepastor at two larger churches since graduating froma fine seminary in Central Ohio five years earlier. Sarah, however, was no longer in Central Ohio,

and today was a day of two firsts: It was the firsttime she stood in front of the congregation as “the”pastor and the first time she faced a congregation fol-lowing a column in the local paper suggesting thatshe and the Valley’s other young single pastor, JacobGehrig at Lennox Valley Lutheran Church, mightcreate sparks not seen since the previous Fourth ofJuly celebration.The good Methodist folks of the Valley had burned

the phone lines for weeks, sharing their thoughtsconcerning a supposedly single female with a hy-phenated name. Was she divorced? A widow? Doesshe have a husband in some far off place, waiting tojoin her in their lovely village?When she met with the parish committee a few

weeks earlier, she never mentioned her marital sta-tus. And since Marvin Walsh had used up his ques-tion when he asked about Sarah’s stance on the Fed-eral Reserve System, there was no one left in theroom with the courage to approach Sarah concerningthe subject. Wearing nothing on her ring finger, and since

Sarah hadn’t brought up the subject of a spouse,everyone assumed she was single, or divorced, or awidow. And now that Maxine Miller had pretty muchannounced to the entire community in her column,“Rumor Has It,” that sparks might fly between thetwo young pastors in town, it was assumed by every-one that Sarah Hyden-Smith was a single womanwith a hyphenated name.It was appropriate that the opening hymn, “O, For

a Thousand Tongues,” was perhaps the all-timeMethodist favorite. They love that song the wayLutherans love “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.”Sure, it may not carry the emotional baggage of theBaptist favorite, “Just As I Am,” but there was no

doubt you were in a Methodist church when theCharles Wesley favorite started ringing from the pipeorgan.As Sarah faced the congregation, her right hand

shook just a little as she placed it on the pulpit. Heropening prayer seemed to go smoothly, and she couldfeel the congregation’s eerie quietness as they seem-ingly waited for angels to appear or lightning tostrike as the first female pastor in the history ofLennox Valley took the stage.Due to the fact that it was the first Sunday with a

new minister, coupled with that minister being awoman, the sanctuary of the old Methodist churchwas as full as it had been since a brief charismaticperiod following the release of “The Cross and theSwitchblade” back in 1970. Smiles filled the congre-gation as 22 children came forward for the children’ssermon, which took place following the prayer. Sarahhad been told that there were normally eight or tenchildren in attendance, so she was a little surprisedwhen she saw the throng approaching.Sarah’s plan was to have them each take a place

along a rope, holding on as their pastor led them ona walk around the sanctuary. The idea behind the“rope walk” was that if anyone were to fall, someonewould be right behind them to pick them up. Every-thing seemed to be going well as the new female pas-tor led the three to eight-year-olds around the sanc-tuary, with smiling adults watching and listening astheir children and grandchildren starred in the show.Sarah was surprised, however, as she led the paradeback to the altar area, when she saw young Brad andElizabeth Albright sitting on the steps, just in frontof the pulpit.Sarah turned to Brad, the older of the two, and in-

nocently asked, “Why didn’t you join us on our walkaround the sanctuary?”Brad’s response brought down the house and guar-

anteed that Sarah Hyden-Smith’s first day as pastorwas a success: “Because our daddy told us if we gotup and walked around during children’s sermon onemore time, he was going to beat our butts.”No one remembered very much about Sarah’s first

sermon, but her first children’s sermon was a hugesuccess.Oh, for the record, no one mentioned seeing angels

or lightning at Lennox Valley Methodist Church onthat Sunday in late June of 1998.

It’s finally Sunday!Can anyone save Sarah?

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St. Margaret Church • LakesideMass: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

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First Evangelical Lutheran ChurchRev. Christopher McCarthy • Wall

Sunday Service, 9 a.m.

Emmanuel Lutheran ChurchCreighton

Sunday Services, 11 a.m.

New Underwood Community Church Pastor Wes WilemanSunday School 9 a.m.;

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For the love ofmoney is the root ofall evil: whichwhile some covetedafter, they haveerred from the faith,and pierced themselves throughwith many sorrows.1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)

The more money people make,the more they tend to spendand the more they want.Greed is a vicious cycle thatdiverts attention away fromGod. Don’t let it happen toyou. Keep your eye on Godand be content with what Hegives you. Remember, all thatyou are and all that you haveyou owe to Him.

The more money people make,the more they tend to spendand the more they want.Greed is a vicious cycle thatdiverts attention away fromGod. Don’t let it happen toyou. Keep your eye on Godand be content with what Hegives you. Remember, all thatyou are and all that you haveyou owe to Him.

August 17 , 2017 • Pennington County Courant

Devotional CornerGary McCubbin | Kadoka Presbyterain Church Pastor

ObituariesYou Bet Your Life

The famous comedian, GrouchoMarx, was the host of an earlypopular television program called,“You Bet Your Life”. In the pro-gram Groucho would ask contest-ants funny questions and theywould win cash prizes. We are all betting our lives,

whether we realize it or not, onthe important question of our be-lief in the existence of God. To il-lustrate this we have to go back afew hundred years. There once was a boy name

Blaise Pascal (pronounced “BlazePass CAL”) who was born in aprovincial town in France in 1623.His father saw that he was bril-liant. In order to keep the boyfrom being distracted from hisother studies his father locked upall the math books in the house.But you know how children are.

They find a way to discover any-thing they want. Blaise foundthem and began to excel in math-ematics. By the age of 16 somepeople were saying that he wasthe smartest man in Europe. If you have ever used hy-

draulics or pneumatics in a trac-tor or backhoe you can thankBlaise Pascal. He discovered theprinciples behind these inven-tions. Born into a Catholic family, he

never cared about religion untilone night in his early 30s. Thenhe had a religious experience thatturned him around and convincedhim that there was a living God.He called it his “Night of Fire”.For the rest of his life Pascal kepta description of that night sewedin his jacket.The bestselling author Andrew

Klavan quotes from Pascal’s noteabout his “Night of Fire” in thefront of his 2016 book, “The GreatGood Thing-a Secular Jew Comesto Faith in Christ”.Blaise wanted to write a de-

fense of his new faith in JesusChrist that would appeal to all his

atheistic and agnostic friends.The result is what we call “Pas-cal’s wager”. Pascal started out by saying

what is obvious. Life is a gambleor a wager for all of us. We pursuegoals with our time and moneybetting on what will pay off andwhat won’t. We often say thingslike, “I’ll bet it will rain today” or“I’ll bet this will be a good year tosell cattle or plant corn.”But many of us practice avoid-

ance behavior about the issuesthat are the most important inour lives. We use the daily de-mands of work and life to keep usfrom thinking about eternalthings. We race forward so fast wenever stop to think of where weare headed or what life is allabout. We sleep walk through lifeuntil it comes to an end. Pascal says the ultimate bet is

whether to believe and follow Godor to be an atheist. An atheist be-lieves that there is no God. Ifthese are your two choices and theprobability of each one is 50/50,then you must look at the choicesand the outcomes. On the ques-tion of God’s existence there arefour possible choices.CHOICE ONE IS IF YOU BET

ON ATHEISM AND YOU ARERIGHT that there is no God whatdo you win? Not much. You maylive a life of personal pleasure butnothing else. CHOICE TWO IS IF YOU BET

ON ATHEISM AND YOU AREWRONG, there is a God then youface the eternal wrath of God. CHOICE THREE IS IF YOU

BET ON GOD AND YOU AREWRONG, there is no God whatdid you lose? Not much. You maylose a life of personal pleasure butnothing else.FINALLY CHOICE FOUR IS

IF YOU BET ON GOD AND YOU

ARE RIGHT then what do yougain? You gain eternal life withJesus Christ, infinite rewards,and adoption into the family ofGod. So which bet should we make

with our lives? Pascal says that aperson who is truly rationalshould bet his life on God. Heshould bet his life on God even ifhe thinks that the evidence forand against God is just 50/50. The reason we should bet on

God is that the reward is infi-nitely great and the risks aresmall. If we bet on atheism the re-ward is small and the risks aregreat. Every one of us is betting our

lives on this question of whetherto believe and follow God and hisson Jesus Christ or not. If we re-fuse to choose, we have chosen notto believe in God. In a sense we are all playing the

game of “You Bet Your Life”.Which choice will you make?

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Our mother, Goldie, loved surprises and she surprised her familyand caregivers by quietly entering the glorious splendor of heaven

to be with Jesus, July 27, 2017. The outpouring of all yourprayers, calls, cards, gifts of food, flowers and memorials, as well

as your presence at her funeral service, has been a great comfort tous. Thank you to Pastor McCarthy for the timely visits with

Goldie, and your scriptural funeral message; to Rush Funeral Home for your patient guidance; to the

ushers and pallbearers for being so helpful; and to the ladies ofEmmanuel Lutheran Church for the tasty meal.

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God bless you all,Karel Reiman and family ~ Paula Eisenbraun

Ed and Linda Eisenbraun and family

Chuck O'Connor, age 80, Philip,S.D., died Thursday, Aug. 10,2017, at the Hans P. PetersonHospital in Philip. Welcoming their 10-and-a-halfpound baby boy, Charles “Chuck”Joseph O’Connor to the world onMarch 19, 1937, were his parents,Catherine (Murphy) and FJ O’-Connor. He quickly grew into an ener-getic young boy who was joined byfour siblings, Rita, Bill, Paula andJim. He attended St. Martin’sAcademy, Rapid City, for one yearduring his elementary schoolyears before continuing and fin-ishing his education in Philip. In high school, he made moneybreaking horses so he could takeShirley to the movies. The first carride he ever gave her was thescariest ride of her life, and sheswore she would never ride withhim again (but she rode with himfor 62 years). He followed herthrough school and all the way toOregon before marrying her Nov.12, 1955. To earn money, they pickedpeaches and worked in a canneryin Oregon so they could buy a carand move back to the ranch inSouth Dakota. When they made ithome, all that was left in theirpockets was $7.50, and that is howtheir story began. Ranching was his passion, andChuck loved the cowboy way oflife. Whether it be roping calvesout of the back of a pickup, doinga roundup on a lope, or going onlong cattle drives, there was al-ways excitement wherever Chuck

was. Over the years, he pro-gressed from riding horses to rid-ing four wheelers. He had aunique way of training cattle, witha different method in each in-stance. Chuck loved to drive, andhe was often seen making dust flyby pulling a trailer up and downthe road. He was never without ajoke or a story to make otherslaugh, and his wisdom was end-less. Chuck had a way of makingothers laugh, and he never wentanywhere that he didn’t run intoan old acquaintance or make anew friend. His Irish wit andsense of humor will be remem-bered by all who knew and lovedhim. Outside of ranching, Chuck wasinvolved in various activities. Heenjoyed acting in communityplays, he was a board member of

the Stockgrowers Association aswell as the school board. One ofhis bigger thrills was racing hishorse, Crazy Horse, in the BadRiver Suicide Ride. He evenchased his roots to Ireland on atrip of a lifetime. At work or play,he made the most of every day. Family members grateful forsharing his life include Shirley, hiswife of 62 years; one daughter,Shelly (Mike) Peris, Butte, Mont.;two sons, Tim (Susan) O’Connor,Henderson, Nev., and Todd(Laura) O’Connor, Philip; ninegrandchildren, Tiekola Fortune,Tomlin O’Connor, Jennifer Murga-troy, Sean Peris, Travis, Caleb andTara O’Connor, and Race andPaige O’Connor; seven great-grandchildren, Randall Chance“R.C.” Marymee, Olivia and WyattMurgatroy, Gavin Peris, HunterO’Connor, Karisma Devarona, andNoah Faria; one brother, James“Jim” (Phyllis) O’Connor,Cheyenne, Wyo.; brothers-in-law,John Tavernier, Coos Bay, Ore.,Chuck Tavernier, Eugene, Ore.,and Frank Narcisian of Golden,Colo.; sisters-in-law, Rhoda (Ted)Lufkin, St. Helens, Ore., VirginiaTavernier, Coos Bay, Ore., JuneTavernier, Escondido, Calif., andSandra O’Connor-Gittings (Leo),Philip; and a host of other rela-tives and friends. Chuck was preceded in death byhis son, Thomas “Tom” O’Connor;his parents; one brother, William“Bill” O’Connor; two sisters, RitaNarcisian and Paula O’Connor;and six brothers-in-law, Roger,Boyd, Jimmy Lee, Bob, Larry andMike Tavernier. Mass of Christian burial wascelebrated Monday, Aug. 14, at theSacred Heart Catholic Church inPhilip. Interment was at the MasonicCemetery in Philip. Arrangements were with RushFuneral Home of Philip.

Chuck O'Connor

Thomas "Tom" O'Connor, age 59,Philip, S.D., died Aug. 8, 2017,near Philip. Thomas James "Tom" O’Connorwas born Aug. 31, 1957, in RapidCity, the first of four children bornto Charles and Shirley (Tavernier)O’Connor. He enjoyed fishing, coyote hunt-ing, working with cattle and beingoutdoors. He liked visiting withold friends and reminiscing aboutold times. Tom was blessed with twodaughters, Tiekola and Tomlin. Survivors include his parents,Shirley and Chuck O'Connor,Philip; two daughters, TiekolaFortune, West Point, Neb., andTomlin O'Connor, Rapid City; twobrothers, Tim (Susan) O'Connor,Henderson, Nev., and Todd(Laura) O'Connor, Philip; one sis-ter, Shelly (Mike) Peris, Butte,Mont.; several nieces andnephews; and a host of other rela-tives and friends. Graveside services were held

Friday, Aug. 11, at the MasonicCemetery in Philip with FatherGary Oreshoski officiating. Arrangements were with RushFuneral Home of Philip.

Thomas “Tom” O'Connor

Larry Harrison, age 72, WhiteRiver, S.D., died Aug. 13, 2017, atthe Dougherty Hospice House inSioux Falls. Survivors include his wife,Linda, White River; one daughter,Olivia Conrad and her husband,Tony, Sioux Falls; two stepchil-dren, Spencer Blom, White River,and Kaitlyn Blom, Gillette, Wyo.;four grandchildren, Kenisha andZahra Harrison, Isabelle Barnesand Leightyn Blom; two sisters,Patt Stromer and her husband,Wayne, White River, and PeggyHonn and her husband, Tom, Col-orado; and a host of other relatives

and friends. Visitation will be held from 6:30to 7:30 p.m. CDT with a prayerservice at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug.20, at the United MethodistChurch in White River. Funeral services will be held at11:00 a.m. CDT Monday, Aug. 21,at the Community Events Centerin White River. Interment will be at the WhiteRiver Cemetery. A full obituary will follow in nextweek’s paper. Arrangements are with RushFuneral Home of Philip.

Larry Harrison

Gilda Phyllis Denke Gilda Phyllis Denke, 90, passedaway on July 22, 2017. She wasborn to Fred and Paulina (Fry)Fischer on June 17, 1927, inTripp, S.D. She attended school ina country school and graduatedfrom Quinn High School in 1945. On November 7, 1945, she mar-ried Erwin Denke at Erwin’s par-ents’ home, north of Quinn. Formany years they lived in Califor-nia. In 1971, they moved back toRapid City when Erwin retiredfrom the Navy; and then to HotSprings in 1985. After Erwin’spassing in 2000, she moved back

to Rapid City. Survivors include her threedaughters, Sonia Smith of PalmDesert, Calif., Jeannette Denkeand Donna (Tim) Strobel, all ofRapid City; one son, JamesDenke, Rapid City; four well-lovedgrandchildren; and many niecesand nephews. She was preceded in death byher parents; her husband; adaughter; and seven siblings. A Memorial service was heldJuly 27, 2017, at Kirk FuneralHome. Burial followed at BlackHills National Cemetery.

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Isabel Rodeo & CelebrationIsabel, Aug. 5-6

Bareback Riding: 1. Jake Carmody, Mo-bridge, 69 Barrel Racing: 1. Christy Willert,Kadoka, 18.52; 2. (tie) Rudie Hepper, Mo-bridge, and Kailee Webb, Isabel, 18.75; 3.Kaydin Davis, Buffalo, Wyo.,18.76; 4. SydneyMaher, Timber Lake, 18.80; 5. Sidni Fergu-son, Dupree, 18.87; 6. Heather Bosse,Cogswell, N.D., 18.89; 7. Jenny Belkham,Blunt, 19.02 Breakaway Roping: 1. Samantha Jor-genson, Watford City, N.D., 2.4; 2. ShaylaHowell, Belle Fourche, 2.8; 3. Megan Steiger,Rapid City, 3.0; 4. Cedar Jandreau, Ken-nebec, 3.1; 5. (tie) Bailie Vandenburg,Flasher, N.D., and Taylor Bothwell, Pierre,3.3; 6. (tie) Sidney Carey, Oral, JordynSchafer, Des Lacs, N.D., Sierra Lee, Rhame,N.D., Tanegai Zilverberg, Holabird, 3.7 Bull Riding: 1. Chris Fischer, Faith, 84;2. Hunter Johnson, Kadoka, 83; 3. KyleFriese, Wessington Springs, 82; 4. Lane Mac-connell, Isabel, 79; 5. Josh Baretta, Wall, 77;6. Jake Foster, Meadow, 73 Calf Roping: 1. Brent Belkham, Blunt,

8.5; 2. Cole Robinson, Moorcroft, Wyo., 9.0; 3.Prestyn Novak, Newell, 9.2; 4. Logan Brown,Miles City, Mont., 11.3; 5. Dallas Louden,Martin, 11.6; 6. (tie) Kourt Starr, Dupree, andMatt Peters, Hot Springs, 11.80 Goat Tying: 1. Rickie Engesser,Spearfish, 6.6; 2. (tie) Amy Tierney, Oral, andTearnee Nelson, Faith, 7.30; 3. (tie) BriannaWilliams, Buffalo, and Katy Miller, Faith,7.5; 4. (tie) Brandi Cwach, Newell, andMegan Corr, Hermosa, 7.6 Mixed Team Roping: 1. Brooke Howell,Belle Fourche/Guy Howell, Belle Fourche,6.0; 2. Nelson/Wylee Nelson, Faith, 6.5; 3.ReAnn Crane, Whitewood/Tommy Crane,Whitewood, 7.2; 4. Kaitlyn Latham, Flan-dreau/Jade Nelson, Midland, 8.0; 5. DeniseNelson, Midland/Jake Nelson, Creighton, 8.1;6. Tanegai Zilverberg, Holabird/Gary Zilver-berg, Holabird, 8.4 Saddle Bronc Riding: 1. WyattSchuelke, Opal, 79; 2. Rhett Fanning, Mar-tin, 78; 3. Dylan Schofield, Philip, 76; 4. (tie)Cole Pateneaude, Halliday, N.D., and KashDeal, Dupree, 75; 5. (tie) Cole Hindman,Kadoka, and Lane Stirling, Buffalo, 72 Sr. Men’s Breakaway: 1. (tie) Mark Ful-

ton, Miller, and Tim Nelson, Midland, 3.0; 2.John Hoven, McLaughlin, 3.7; 3. (tie) G. Zil-verberg, and Glen Hostutler, Midland, 4.0; 4.Mark Schumacher, Wolsey, 4.1; 5. Jay Matt-son, Sturgis, 4.5 Steer Wrestling: 1. Tye Hale, Faith, 4.4;2. Kody Woodward, Dupree, 4.8; 2. RowdyBenson, Morristown, 4.8; 3. (tie) Tee Hale,Union Center, Brent Woodward, Dupree, andJustin Boll, Hartford, 5.0 Team Roping: 1. Clint Gorrel, Beach,N.D./Tim Franzen, Bowman, N.D. 4.8; 2.Tyrell Moody, Edgemont/Tel Schaack, Flan-dreau, 5.6; 3. Layne Carson/Elliot Gourneau,Kennebec, 6.0; 4. Jon Peterson, Belle Fourche/J.D. Kirwan, Spearfish, 6.2; 5. Tucker Mc-Daniel, Midland/Jeff Nelson, Philip, 6.5; 6.Jade Schmidt, Box Elder/J.D. Gerard, Ken-nebec, 6.7; 7. Colton Musick, Pierre/CarsonMusick,6.9

Perkins County RodeoBison, Aug. 5-6

Bareback Riding: 1. Joe Alaniz, Faith,77 Barrel Racing: 1. Maher, 16.32; 2. Sum-mer Kosel, Glenham, 16.60; 3. Alyssa Lock-hart, Oelrichs, 16.71; 4. Amy Wilcox, Howes,16.76; 5. Jill Moody, Pierre, 16.78; 6. TayleBrink, Newell, 16.82 Breakaway Roping: 1. Sawyer Gilbert,Buffalo, 2.7; 2. Engesser, 2.8; 3. Kassie Kautz-man, Walcott, N.D., 2.9; 4. Lockhart, 3.0; 5.Jacey Hupp, Huron, 3.2; 6. T. Nelson, 3.3; 7.Jorgenson, 3.4; 8. (tie) Syerra Christensen,Kennebec, and R. Crane, 3.6 Calf Roping: 1. Justin Scofield, Wessing-ton Springs, 9.0; 2. Troy Wilcox, Red Owl,10.1; 3. (tie) Preston Novak, Newell, and TreyYoung, Dupree, 10.2; 4. (tie) Tarin Arneson,Enning, and Cole Robinson, Moorcroft, Wyo.10.3 Goat Tying: 1. (tie) Tawny Barry, Carter,and Tierney, 7.20; 2. (tie) Alyssa Lockhart,Oelrichs, and Engesser, 7.6; 3. Cwach, 7.70;4. (tie) Hupp, and Williams, 7.8 Mixed Team Roping: 1. Tierney/CashHetzel, Lemmon, 6.6; 2. Jorgenson/Gerard,6.8; 3. Howell/Bobby Harris, Highmore, 7.1;4. Christensen/Carson Musick, Pierre,7.7; 5.R. Crane/T. Crane, 8.0; 6. Kelsey McDaniel,Midland/T. McDaniel, 8.30 Saddle Bronc Riding: 1. Carter Elshere,Elm Springs, 77; 2. Cash Wilson, Wall, 72; 3.Foster, Meadow, 69; 4. (tie) Schofield, andCole Pateneaude, Halliday, N.D. 68; 5. Hind-man, 67 Sr. Men’s Breakaway: 1. Lyle Wilcox,Red Owl, 3.3; 2. (tie) Shawn Carey, High-more, and Kirk Ford, Piedmont, 3.4; 3. (tie)Darrell Barry, Belle Fourche, and Jeff Schae-fer, Des Lacs, N.D., 3.9 Steer Wrestling: 1. Tye Hale, Faith, 4.0;2. Justin Boll, Hartford, 4.8; 3. Miles Spick-elmier, Buffalo, 5.10; 4. Brett Wilcox, RedOwl, 6.1; 5. Jeremy Stadheim, Reder, N.D.,6.4; 6. Justin Dahl, Keene, N.D., 6.8 Team Roping: 1. Gorrel/Franzen, 5.4; 2.Moody/Schaack, Flandreau, 5.6; 3. Eli Lord,Sturgis/Paul Griemsman, Piedmont, 6.0; 4.Jason Thorstenson, Rapid City/Cash Hetzel,Lemmon, 6.1; 5. Tim Nelson/Jake Nelson, 7.0;6. Barry Knippling, Chamberlain/Allen Auer,Whitewood, 8.0

Isabel, Bison host SDRA rodeos

Frink Quarter HorsesTravis & Amanda Frink

Due to no Fall Extravaganza in Philipthis year, we will be selling 3 weanlings

and 1 BROKE 6-year-old gelding atLopez Meyer Lauing Sale,

September 2nd, at Faith LivestockPreview, 11:30 a.m., Sale at 1:30 p.m.For more information, call 605-515-0450.

6 & Under Barrels1. Lacy Reinert; 2. Cole Vander-

May; 3. Cooper Sampson6 & Under Goats

1. Lacy Reinert; 2. HoustonHapney; 3. Cooper Sampson

6 & Under Poles1. Lacy Reinert; 2. Cole Vander-

May; 3. Raylie VanderMay7-9 Girls Barrels

1. Emmy Moon; 2. Harley Hap-ney; 3. Paytin Johnson

7-9 Girls Goats

Lurz; 3. Rhyden Frink10-13 Girls Barrels

1. Jayda Reinert; 2. T. Merrill;3. Piper Cordes

10-13 Girls Goats1. T. Merrill; 2. Piper Cordes; 3.

Jayda Reinert10-13 Girls Poles

1. Jayda Reinert; 2. T. Merrill;3. Sierra Hilgenkamp

10-13 Girls Breakaway1. Jayda Reinert; 2. Sierra

Hilgenkamp10-13 Boys Barrels

1. Rylan Elshere10-13 Boys Goats

1. Kipp Cordes; 2. Quinn Moon10-13 Boys Flag Race

1. Kipp Cordes; 2. BrandHilgenkamp; 3. Carson Vander-May

10-13 Boys Breakaway1. Brand Hilgenkamp; 2.

Matthew Heathershaw; 3. CarterFortune

14 -18 Girls Barrels:1. Kellyn Shearer; 2. CJ Liver-

mont; 3. Camri Elshere14 -18 Girls Goats

1. Camri Elshere14 -18 Girls Poles

1. Trista Reinert; 2. SamanthaDeutscher; 3. Kellyn Shearer

14 -18 Girls Breakaway1. Trista Reinert; 2. Camri

Elshere

1. Emmy Moon; 2. Paytin John-son; 3. Londyn Shearer

7-9 Girls Poles1. Nora Hoffman; 2. Kameron

Reedy; 3. Emmy Moon7-9 Boys Barrels

1. Gatlin Cordes; 2. WestonReedy; 3. Christopher Lurz

7-9 Boys Goats1. Gatlin Cordes; 2. Christopher

Lurz; 3. Weston Reedy7-9 Boys Poles

1. Gatlin Cordes; 2. Christopher

Play Days results

Six years and under Courtesy Photos

Seven to nine year olds

10 to 13 year olds

14 to 18 year olds

Cell: 605-441-2859 • Res: 605-859-2875 • Fax: 605-859-3278

520 E. Hwy. 14 PO Box 38Philip, SD 57567 • www.all-starauto.net

“I can findWHATEVER

you’re lookingfor!”

– David Burnett,Owner

2002 Chrysler Town & CountryMini-Van, V6, Auto., 7-PassengerHaul the groceries & the kids!!

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised in this newspaper issubject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal toadvertise “any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, ornational origin, or any intention to make any such preference, limitation,or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estatewhich is a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellingsadvertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

POSITIONS OPEN: Acceptingapplications for part time cashierand part time graveyard shifts.Individuals need to be flexibleand dependable. Applicationsare available at fuel desk, Dis-count Fuel, Kadoka. K36-2tc

PHILIP HEALTH SERVICES -FULL TIME AND PART TIMEOPENINGS! Part Time Cook:Some evenings and weekends,seeking team player with greatattitude! Nursing Assistantsneeded: No experience required.Training and certification pro-vided. Extra pay for nights,evenings, and weekends. House-keeping: No experience needed,full time. Call today! More detailsat www.philiphealthservices.com. Drug test and backgroundcheck required. EOE. Apply inperson, email questions@region-alhealth.com, or call 605-859-2511, ext. 191. P36-tfn

SILVERLEAF ASSISTED LIV-ING CENTER – NURSING AS-SISTANTS NEEDED: Full andpart time positions available, noexperience required, trainingand certification provided. Fulltime cook: Benefits availablewhile working only 3.5 days perweek. Drug test and backgroundcheck required. EOE. Apply inperson, email questions@region-alhealth.com, or call 605-859-2511, ext. 204. P36-tfn

OPEN POSITION: Full timeJackson County Highway De-partment Worker. Experience inroad maintenance preferred.CDL pre-employment drug andalcohol screening required. Ap-plications / resumés accepted.Information (605) 837-2410 or(605) 837-2422, fax (605) 837-2447. K35-6tc

FALL HELP WANTED: BadlandsTrading Post, I-90 Exit 131, Au-gust – September – October - No-vember, Full or Part Time, VeryFlexible Scheduling / Competi-tive. Contact Heidi 605-433-5411. P34-3tc

GOLDEN VET CLINIC -MILESVILLE is looking for fulltime office help (would considerpart time). Call 544-3377 orHeather, 441-3210. P34-tfn

HELP WANTED: Ranch hand forcattle and horse ranch. Housingavailable. Mechanical ability aplus. References required. Call605-985-5235. PR49-tfn

HELP WANTED 3Bs Heating &Air Conditioning is now hiring.Wage DOE. Call Brian Hanson441-6543 PR48-3tc

HELP WANTED: Apply at PhilipCustom Meats. Full and parttime positions. PR10-tfn

S/P FENCING: Shannon andPete Reinert. Call us for yourfencing needs. Specializing inbarbed wire construction. Sev-eral references available. Call forfree quote: 605-515-0823.

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O’CONNELL CONSTRUCTION,INC., PHILIP: Rock, Sand,Gravel (screened or crushed). Wecan deliver. Dams, dugouts,building sites. Our 42nd year.Glenn or Trace, 859-2020.

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WEST RIVER EXCAVATIONwill do all types of trenching,ditching and directional boringwork. See Craig, Diana, Saunteeor Heidi Coller, Kadoka, SD, orcall 837-2690. Craig cell: 390-8087, Sauntee cell: 390-8604;wrex@ gwtc.net K50-tfn

FARM & RANCHEAR CORN FOR SALE: Formore info., call Dallas, 605-843-2557, or Zachary, 605-280-8201. McKinleyFarms.com

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FOR SALE: 1998 Merritt 53' cat-tle pot with floor being at 60%asking $20,000 and a CowCountry 28 ton overhead binwith 9' 6" clearance only had oneload of feed ran through it ask-ing $9,000 located in Interior,SD. For more information callTom or Whitney O'Rourke at605-433-5383 or 605-685-4608.

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WHEAT HAY FOR SALE: 9.5-10.5 protein, 115-130 RFV, nonitrates. Located Milesville, SD.Call 605-685-4261. P34-tfn

SUMMER PASTURE AVAIL-ABLE IMMEDIATELY: For moreinformation, call 462-6329 or685-8684 or 441-9550.

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WANTED: Ranch/farm with orwithout cattle and equipment,approximately 500 to 2,000acres located in South Dakota,house optional, private partycash transaction. Call Don, 413-478-0178. PR3-tfn

HELP WANTEDHELP WANTED: Waitresses,full- or part-time and bar-tenders, Red Rock Restaurant &Lounge, Wall. Call 685-3233.

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RUMMAGE SALERUMMAGE SALE at 515 Hick-ory St., Kadoka. Len Sanftner,residence. Yard, house andclothing sale. Saturday, Aug. 26,8 a.m. to 4 p.m. K52-2tc

WINDOWSCUSTOM BUILT WINDOWS forolder homes or new construc-tion. Manufactured right inSouth Dakota. Double hung,bays, bows, sliders. Call Therm-o-Loc windows TODAY at 605-770-7677 for an in-homedemonstration and free esti-mate. Thank you. K16-tfn

BUSINESS & SERVICENEED A PLUMBER? Licensedplumbing contractor for all yourindoor plumbing and outdoorwater and sewer jobs. Call DaleKoehn, 441-1053, or leave amessage at 837-0112. K38-tfn

POSITIONS OPEN: KadokaNursing Home is seeking moti-vated, responsible, caring RNs.Wages are negotiable. Full-time,part-time and as needed hours.Improved benefits package avail-able for full-time. Contact Heidi,Whitney or Kala at (605) 837-2270 for more information.

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JOBS WANTEDPERSON LOOKING FOR anytype of farm work. I’m from Wis-consin. Call 608-214-0031.

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MISC. FOR SALEFOR SALE: 16 station PACECircuit exercise equipment. Sell-ing all together. Call 441-1909.

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FOR SALE: 1983 18’ Crestlinerboat, 90hp Evinrude outboard,Shorelander trailer, 3hp electrictrolling motor. And old pool tablewith new felt and pockets. 441-1909. K36-2tc

FOR SALE: Clean ink barrels(not burn barrels). Contact Pio-neer Review in Philip, 859-2516.$30 each – only a few available.

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BUSINESSOPPORTUNITY

FOR SALE: Pizza Etc, Philip. Es-tablished, profitable, turnkeyfamily business with great po-tential to expand. Kim or Vickie,605-859-2083. P21-tfn

RENTALSFOR RENT: 700 sq. ft., 1 roomapartment, newly remodeled,nonsmoker, on a quiet street.$500/mo. includes utilities &Wi-Fi. In New Underwood. 605-209-8875. PR52-2tc

FOR RENT: 3 bedroom, 2 bathhome near Cactus Flat. Call605-279-2558. PW35-2tp

REAL ESTATEHOUSE FOR SALE IN PHILIP: 4bedroom, office room, 1-1/2bath, new roof, new windows, 1-car garage, automatic sprinklersystem, corner lot, 201 Hone St.Serious inquiries. JR, 454-5112.See pictures on Philip GarageSale site. P34-tfn

PRICE REDUCED: 3 bdrm, 1.5baths, 3 heat sources, attachedshop/garage, partially fur-nished, one block from MainStreet in Kadoka, space includedfor expansion, call 605-840-0163, 605-840-2533, 605-842-2533. K32-tfn

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EMPLOYMENT:

FT MAINTENANCE SUPERIN-TENDENT –City of Dupree, SD.Applications/job descriptionavailable at the City Office.  Com-pleted applications with drug freeblood test must be submitted by9/11/17.  Must live within/adja-cent to city limits.  CDL requiredwithin ninety days of employmentand Drinking/Waste Water Certi-fications within first year of em-ployment.  Salary negotiable DOE.605-365-5181. EOE

CHS DAKOTA PRAIRIE in Edge-ley ND is hiring for FT Grain Op-erations Specialists. Competitivewages & full benefits. More detailsat chsdakotaprairie.com or 1-800-726-3582.

THE DUPREE SCHOOL is accept-ing applications for a Special Ed-ucation Instructor ($42,480/base,bonus & housing available).  Con-tact Supt. Shanks (605) 365-5140

DEPUTY SHERIFF OPENING inSanborn County. Send resume toSanborn County Sheriff, PO Box426, Woonsocket, SD 57385 orcall 605-796-4511 for details.

BENEFITS SERVICES REPRE-SENTATIVE: Customer satisfac-tion is one of Delta Dental’s toppriorities. Ideal candidate willhave dental knowledge and/or ex-perience in the dental field, aswell as prior experience providingexcellent customer service to peo-ple. Individual must have goodcommunication skills over thetelephone, be detail-oriented, or-ganized, professional, and self-motivated. Position based inPierre, SD. Hours are 8:00–5:00,Monday-Friday. Salary DOE. Ex-cellent benefits. Send cover letter,resume, and list of business refer-ences to: Delta Dental of SouthDakota / Attn: Summer Sporrer,HR / 720 N. Euclid Ave. / Pierre,SD 57501 Summer.Sporrer@deltadentalsd.com.

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TRAILER TIRES FOR SALE:14-ply, 235/85/16R, all steel.$170, mounted. Les’ BodyShop, 859-2744, Philip.

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Public Notices Pennington County Courant • August 17, 20178PROCEEDINGS OFTHE PENNINGTON

COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

AUGUST 1, 2017

The Pennington County Board ofCommissioners met at 9:00 a.m. onTuesday, August 1, 2017, in the Commis-sion Chambers in the County Administra-tion Building, Rapid City, South Dakota.Chair Deb Hadcock called the meeting toorder with the following Commissionerspresent: Ron Buskerud, Mark DiSanto,George Ferebee and Lloyd LaCroix. REVIEW AND APPROVE AGENDA

MOVED by DiSanto and seconded byLaCroix to approve the agenda as pre-sented. Vote: Unanimous.CONSENT ITEMS

MOVED by DiSanto and seconded byLaCroix to approve the Consent Agendaas presented. Vote: Unanimous.

5. Approve the minutes of the regularmeeting – July11, 2017.

6. Approve the minutes of the regularmeeting – July18, 2017.

7. Acknowledge disinterment permit#1169256.

8. Acknowledge the annexation ofproperty as described by the Auditor tothe Knotty Pines Road District effectivefor tax year 2017 and after. Legal de-scription: NW1/4 NE ¼; S1/2 NE 1/4&N1/2 SE ¼ of SECTION 32, T1S, R7E;LOT 1-2 & 30’ WIDE PRIVATE RDLYING WITHIN LOT 1 OF BRANDTSUBDIVISION; AND LOT 1 OF BLOCK4 OF HART RANCH WEST #1 SUBDI-VISION, BHM, PENNINGTON COUNTYSD.

9. Acknowledge the annexation ofproperty as described by the Auditor tothe Sunset Ranch Road District effectivefor tax year 2017 and after. Legal de-scription: LOTS 1-16 INCLUSIVE OFBLOCK 4, LOT 9, LOT 12-13, LOT 16(COMMON LOT), LOT 17-18, LOT 25-27OF BLOCK 6; LOT 1-7 INCLUSIVE OFBLOCK 8; LOT 1-8 INCLUSIVE, LOT 10-11, LOT 14-16 OF BLOCK 9; LOT 1-6 IN-CLUSIVE OF BLOCK 10 OF SUNSETRANCH SUBDIVISION; AND GL3; GL4LESS SUNSET RANCH & LESS ROW;N1/2S1/2NW1/4 OF SECTION 4, GL 1-2 LESS SUNSET RANCH & LESSROW; SW1/4; N1/2S1/2NE1/4 OF SEC-TION 5 OF T1N R10E, BHM, PENNING-TON COUNTY SD.

10. Acknowledge the Order of Organ-ization and Incorporation for the UpperHorse Creek Road District effective fortax year 2017 and after.

11. Schedule a hearing (SP17-009) at9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2017to supplement the General Fund Operat-ing Transfer budget in the amount of$2,304.08 from the County General Fundunassigned reserves to the HealthcareTrust fund to properly account for 2016Interest earnings, and to establish the In-terest Distribution for County Funds asfollows: Healthcare Trust Fund and E911Fund will retain their respective interestearnings each year in order to complywith proper financial reporting require-ments. All other interest for county fundswill remain in the General Fund.

12. Approve the spending policy fornon-general government funds as fol-lows: Road & Bridge will spend proceedsfrom current year revenue from sales offixed assets first and secondly restrictedfund balance and all other non-generalgovernment funds will spend restrictedfund balance first.

13. Declare 1 PepperFog CS-TearSmoke Generator and 1 Midland 13-301Power Megaphone as presented as sur-plus for the purpose of destruction.End of Consent AgendaCOUNTY CARES PRESENTATION:VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE: No ac-tion was taken on this item.CENTRAL STATES FAIR UPDATE –RON JEFFRIES GENERAL MAN-AGER: No action was taken on this item.ITEMS FROM AUDITOR

A. 9:15 A.M. HEARING – GENERALFUND BUDGET SUPPLEMENT SP17-008 – HHS JOHN T VUCUREVICHBUDGET: MOVED by LaCroix and sec-onded by DiSanto to approve a supple-ment to the 2017 General Fund John TVucurevich Budget in the amount of$35,000 from current year non budgetedrevenues. Vote: Unanimous.ITEMS FROM HIGHWAY DEPART-MENT

A. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASEOFFICE FURNITURE FOR NEW HIGH-WAY OFFICES – SHOP: MOVED byLaCroix and seconded by Buskerud toauthorize the Highway Department toproceed with the ordering of office furni-ture from Dakota Business Center in theamount of $94,070.99. Vote: 3-2 withFerebee and DiSanto voting no.

B. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASETWO POST LIFT OFF STATE BID:MOVED by DiSanto and seconded byBuskerud to authorize the Highway De-partment to purchase from the Statebids, the Stertil/Koni SK2.20 hydraulicvehicle lift from D&J Equipment Salesand Service LLC, for $33,457.65, per theState of South Dakota bids. Vote: 4-1with Ferebee voting no.

MOVED by Buskerud and secondedby LaCroix to move to Items 19, 20 and21. Vote: 2-3 with Buskerud, DiSantoand Ferebee voting no.EXECUTIVE SESSION – SDCL 1-25-2

A. Personnel Issue per SDCL 1-25-2(1)

B. Contractual/Pending Litigation perSDCL 1-25-2(3)

MOVED by Ferebee and seconded byBuskerud to go into executive sessionwith legal counsel for Personnel pursuantto SDCL 1-25-2(1). Vote: Unanimous.

MOVED by Buskerud and secondedby DiSanto to come out of executive ses-sion. Vote: Unanimous.

MOVED by DiSanto and seconded byLaCroix to allow Dispatch Director KevinKarley to hire Nicole Miller outside of thewage policy up to a Step 12 on Grade 15of the Pennington County wage scale.

Vote: Unanimous.ITEMS FROM PLANNING & ZONINGBOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: MOVED byLaCroix and seconded by DiSanto toconvene as the Board of Adjustment.Vote: Unanimous.

A. VARIANCE / VA 17-10: TracySpaans. To reduce the minimum re-quired lot size from 10 acres to 2.818acres in a Limited Agriculture District forproposed Lot 3A in accordance with Sec-tions 206 and 509 of the PenningtonCounty Zoning Ordinance.

BEGINNING at the northwestcorner of said Lot 3 of Tract Aof Metz Addition; THENCE;along the northerly boundaryline of said Lot 3 of Tract A ofMetz Addition, North 49°46’39”East, 292.64 feet; THENCE;leaving said northerly bound-ary line, South 09°06’53” East,395.82 feet to a point on thenortherly line of a 16-foot-wideaccess easement as shownon the plat filed in Plat Book12, Page 146; THENCE; alongsaid northerly line of said 16-foot-wide access easement,North 83°56’41” East, 254.41feet; THENCE; continuingalong said northerly line ofsaid 16-foot-wide accesseasement, South 48°22’03”East, 18.71 feet to a point onthe southwesterly boundaryline of said Lot 3 of Tract A ofMetz Addition; THENCE;along said southwesterlyboundary line, South41°38’00” West, 187.48 feet toan angle point in said south-westerly boundary line of saidLot 3 of Tract A of Metz Addi-tion; THENCE; South89°17’00” West, 137.65 feet toa point on the northerly Right-of-Way line of South DakotaHighway 40; THENCE; 274.56feet along a curve to the left ofsaid northerly Right-of-Wayline, said curve having a ra-dius of 2939.79 feet, a centralangle of 5°21’04” and beingsubtended by a chord whichbears North 70°18’22” East,274.46 feet; THENCE; leavingsaid northerly Right-of-Wayline, North 11°08’30” West240.59 feet to the POINT OFBEGINNING; The above-de-scribed parcel of real propertycontains 122,466.1 squarefeet, 2.818 acres, more orless; Section 10, T2S, R6E,BHM, Pennington County,South Dakota

MOVED by LaCroix and seconded byDiSanto to approve Variance / VA 17-10.Vote: Unanimous.

MOVED by DiSanto and seconded byLaCroix to adjourn as the Board of Ad-justment and reconvene as the Board ofCommissioners. Vote: Unanimous.PLANNING & ZONING CONSENTAGENDA

The following item(s) have beenplaced on the Consent Agenda for actionto be taken on all items by a single voteof the Board of Commissioners. Any itemmay be removed from the ConsentAgenda for separate action.

MOVED by LaCroix and seconded byDiSanto to approve the Planning andZoning consent agenda as presented.Vote: Unanimous.

B. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTREVIEW / PU 08-04: Linda Kramer. Toreview a Planned Unit Development toallow for three (3) additional cabins in aPlanned Unit Development in accor-dance with Section 213 of the Penning-ton County Zoning Ordinance.

The N1/2 of the NE1/4 lyingeast of County Road, Section18, T1N, R3E, BHM, Penning-ton County, South Dakota.

Approve of the extension of PlannedUnit Development / PU 08-04 with thefollowing twelve (12) conditions:

1. That the well and the wastewaterdisposal system meet the requirementsof the South Dakota Department ofHealth;

2. That the required setbacks for allstructures be a minimum of 25 feet fromall property lines;

3. That the permitted uses be a three(3) bedroom single-family residence, two(2) bedroom guest cabin, chapel, recre-ational hall, corral, three (3) one-bed-room cabins, three (3) storage barns,and accessory residential structures;

4. That the day visitor groups be lim-ited to a maximum of 50 occupants;

5. That Building Permits be obtainedfor any structure exceeding 144 squarefeet or located on a permanent founda-tion, which includes the necessary siteplans to be reviewed and approved bythe Planning Director;

6. That a guest list be maintained anda smoke detector be placed in eachsleeping room;

7. That each smoke detector be testedsemi-annually for proper function. Thesmoke detectors must be UnderwritersLaboratory (UL) listed and be either ACor battery operated;

8. That the applicant has at least one2A-BC dry chemical fire extinguisher ac-cessible to all guests at all times on eachfloor or structure;

9. That the address of the property beposted inside each cabin for the guestsand outside each cabin for emergencylocation purposes;

10. That the applicant maintain a min-imum of 24 parking spaces and that eachparking space be a minimum of nine feetby eighteen feet and be maintained indust free manner;

11. That the recreational resort be lim-ited to one sign totaling four square feetin area and be shall be located a mini-mum of 17 feet from any property line;and,

12. That this Planned Unit Develop-ment be reviewed on a complaint basisor as directed by the Planning Commis-sion or Board of Commissioners to verifycompliance with the above-mentionedConditions of Approval.

C. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTREVIEW / PU 06-07: Rapid City MHP,LLC. (Cimarron Mobile Home Park). Toreview a Planned Unit Development toallow a mobile home park in accordancewith Section 213 of the PenningtonCounty Zoning Ordinance.

Tract C of Lot B of NE1/4NW1/4 less Pengra Subdivi-sion, Section 17, T2N, R7E,BHM, Pennington County,

South Dakota.Continue the review of Planned Unit

Development / PU 06-07 to the Septem-ber 5, 2017, Board of Commissioner’smeeting.

D. VACATION OF PLAT / VP 17-01:Walter Horton. To vacate the plat of Lot5 (also in Sections 27 and 21) of MoonRanch Subdivision in Section 28, T1S,R1E, BHM, Pennington County, SouthDakota.

EXISTING LEGAL: Lot A inthe NE1/4 of Section 22, T2N,R8E, BHM, PenningtonCounty, South Dakota.

PROPOSED LEGAL:H.E.S. 551 in Sections 21, 27,and 28, T1S, R1E; less Lot 6of Moon Ranch Subdivision,BHM, Pennington County,South Dakota.

Continue Vacation of Plat / VP 17-01to the September 5, 2017, Board of Com-missioner’s meeting.End of Consent AgendaPLANNING & ZONING REGULARAGENDA

E. REQUEST TO WAIVE BUILDINGPERMIT PENALTY FEES: GabrielleMiller. MOVED by DiSanto and sec-onded by Ferebee to waive the $757.00in penalty fees.

Substitute motion: MOVED by LaCroixand seconded by Buskerud to deny therequest to waive the $757.00 in penaltyfees.

Substitute motion: MOVED by Fere-bee and seconded by DiSanto to tablethis item until later in the meeting to beable to speak with The Department ofEqualization. Vote: Unanimous.

F. REQUEST TO WAIVE BUILDINGPERMIT PENALTY FEES: MoniqueNewcomb. MOVED by LaCroix and sec-onded by Buskerud to table this item untillater in the meeting to be able to speakwith The Department of Equalization.Vote: Unanimous.

G. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OFBUILDING PERMIT OUTSIDE OFCOUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE: AlDial: MOVED by DiSanto and secondedby Ferebee to approve the Planning Di-rector’s signature issuing a building per-mit in a Light Industrial District outside ofthe County’s Ordinance. Vote: Unani-mous.

H. FIRST READING AND PUBLICHEARING OF MAJOR PLANNED UNITDEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT / PU 17-04: Kelly Development / Ryan Kelly. Toamend the existing Planned Unit Devel-opment in accordance with Section 213of the Pennington County Zoning Ordi-nance.

Tract B less Sheridan LakeHighlands less ROW, Section2, T1S, R6E, BHM, Penning-ton County, South Dakota.

MOVED by DiSanto and seconded byHadcock to approve of Major PlannedUnit Development Amendment / PU 17-04 with the following twenty-one (21)conditions. Vote: Unanimous.

1. That the Planned Unit Developmentconsists of no more than four (4) residen-tial lots;

2. That the minimum size of the resi-dential lots be two (2) acres;

3. That proposed Lots 3 – 6 of Block 4of Sheridan Lake Highlands Subdivisionhave areas for a single-family residence,accessory structures, and two (2) drain-fields sites;

4. That a minimum of two (2) off-streetparking spaces be provided for each res-idential lot. All off-street parking spaceson the site shall measure at least nine (9)feet by eighteen (18) feet, be surfacedwith gravel, concrete, or asphalt andmaintained in such a manner that no dustwill result from continuous use;

5. That no off-premise signs be al-lowed within the Planned Unit Develop-ment;

6. That the Planning Director mayallow additional development or con-struction which is consistent with the ex-isting development on this property. Sig-nificant changes in the use or impacts onadjacent land uses as determined by thePlanning Director shall require anamendment to this Planned Unit Devel-opment;

7. That an approved Building Permitbe obtained for any structure exceeding144 square feet or permanently an-chored to the ground, which requires asite plan to be reviewed and approved bythe Planning Director;

8. That no lot is permitted to take ac-cess off of Sheridan Lake Road;

9. That the required minimum set-backs for all structures be a minimum of25-feet from all property lines;

10. That each unit has an individualaddress that must be posted in accor-dance with Pennington County Ordi-nance Amendment #20;

11. That subject lots within this PUDremain part of the Sheridan Lake High-lands Road District;

12. That proposed Lots 3 – 6 of Block4 of Sheridan Lake Highlands, becomepart of the Homeowners Association cre-ated for Sheridan Lake Highlands, withinsix (6) months of their creation and thatLots 3 – 6 of Block 4 of Sheridan LakeHighlands remain part of the Home-owner’s Association;

13. That any plat of the subject prop-erty show the continuation of RockwoodRoad adjoining Sawmill Road and thatthis area of land be dedicated as an ac-cess easement with a width of 66-feet;

14. That prior to applying for any futureplats within this Planned Unit Develop-ment, the applicant submits to the Sheri-dan Lake Highlands Road District andPennington County Planning Departmentrevised road and drainage plans. Pen-nington County Planning Staff will for-ward the plans to the Pennington CountyHighway Department for their review;

15. That the applicant signs and com-plies with the Pennington County Nox-ious Weed Management Plan for pro-posed Lots 3 – 6 of Block 4 of SheridanLake Highlands Subdivision;

16. That any portion of proposed Lots3 – 6 of Block 4 of Sheridan Lake High-lands Subdivision lying within the RapidCity platting jurisdiction be plattedthrough both Pennington County and theCity of Rapid City;

17. That due to the possibility of poorsoil conditions and negative environmen-tal impacts, no On-Site Wastewater Per-mits be issued for proposed Lots 3 – 6 ofBlock 4 of Sheridan Lake Highlands priorto the Pennington County EnvironmentalPlanner approving the type and locationof such system. This may include theuse of Aqua Safe septic tanks. The Pen-

nington County Environmental PlanningSupervisor may, at his or her discretion,require a Registered Professional Engi-neer to approve of and sign off the per-colation tests and septic system design;

18. That the existing 60-foot x 126-footstructure (built in 1987) be allowed onproposed Lot 3 of Block 4 of SheridanLake Highlands Subdivision, that noitems be left outside of the structure thatwould constitute a public nuisance, andthat all future structures meet currentPennington County Zoning OrdinanceStandards;

19. That no private wells will be drilledon any individual lots; and, Lots 3 – 6 ofBlock 4 of Sheridan Lake Highlands re-main part of the existing water system;

20. That the applicant signs the State-ment of Understanding (SOU) for thisMajor Planned Unit DevelopmentAmendment, within ten (10) days of itsapproval. The SOU is available at thePennington County Planning Depart-ment; and,

21. That this Planned Unit Develop-ment be reviewed in one (1) year or upona complaint basis; or as directed by thePlanning Commission or Board of Com-missioners to verify that all Conditions ofApproval are being met.

I. FIRST READING AND PUBLICHEARING OF MAJOR PLANNED UNITDEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT / PU 17-07: Donna and Lyle Hartshorn. To re-zone 4.38 acres from Highway ServiceDistrict to a Planned Unit Developmenton Lot 4 of Tract E of Government Lot 2of NW1/4SE1/4, NE1/4SW1/4 andSW1/4SE1/4, and to amend an existingPlanned Unit Development to allow afarmer’s market to include a maximum of60 vendors, on the subject properties, inaccordance with Section 213 of the Pen-nington County Zoning Ordinance.

Lot 4 of Tract E of GovernmentLot 2 of NW1/4SE1/4,NE1/4SW1/4 and SW1/4SE1/4; and NE1/4SE1/4 lessLot 1, Tract D of NW1/4SE1/4less Lot 1, all located in Sec-tion 3, T1S, R7E, BHM, Pen-nington County, South Dakota.

MOVED by DiSanto and seconded byLaCroix to approve of Major PlannedUnit Development Amendment / PU 17-07 with the following twenty-eight (28)conditions. Vote: Unanimous.

1. That the purpose of this PlannedUnit Development be to allow a ResortDevelopment and events, such as: wed-dings; wedding receptions; Chapel usefor occasional weddings, funerals andservices; birthday parties; reunions; pic-nics; small gatherings; school tours;wagon rides; pony rides; horse stabling;pasturing of cattle, bulls, calves andother livestock; on-premise signage;beer and wine sales; single-family resi-dence with outbuildings, single-wide mo-bile home as ranch-hand’s residence;farmer’s market; pumpkin patch; cornmaze; sunflower farm and/or maze; out-door/indoor riding arena; rodeos; and,other types of small gatherings similar innature;

2. That the number of guests be lim-ited up to a maximum of 300 at any one-time;

3. That this Planned Unit Developmentbe considered an overlay zoning district;whereby, the provisions of the underlyingGeneral Agriculture District, Limited Agri-culture District, and Highway ServiceDistrict still apply and, if the property isno longer utilized in accordance withPlanned Unit Development / PU 17-07,the zoning reverts back to General Agri-culture District, Limited Agriculture Dis-trict, and Highway Service District in theirrespective locations;

4. That the applicant notify the Plan-ning Director prior to transferring owner-ship of the property so that the PlannedUnit Development / PUD 16-01, may bebrought forth for review;

5. That prior to operation, the applicantmeet with the Pennington County FireCoordinator to discuss and create anEmergency Plan to evacuate guestsfrom the property in the event of anemergency and that a copy of said planbe submitted to the Planning Director tobe kept on file;

6. That prior to starting any outdoorfires, the applicant must obtain a FirePermit from the SD Wildland Fire Divi-sion. Further, the owners are responsiblefor knowing when the County’s Burn Or-dinance is in effect;

7. That the grass/weeds and othervegetation must be cut short so as to re-duce the possibility of a fire;

8. That the parking areas be largeenough for a minimum of one-hundredand twenty-two (122) parking spaces andthe arena parking area be large enoughfor a minimum of seventy (70) parkingspaces and each parking space shallmeasure a minimum of 9 feet by 18 feet,with travel lanes measuring at leasteighteen (18) feet wide between rows ofparking spaces and each parking lotshall be maintained in a dust-free man-ner, in accordance with Section 310 ofthe Pennington County Zoning Ordi-nance;

9. That prior to operation, the applicantsubmit a Parking Plan to the Planning Di-rector for review to ensure its compliancewith Section 310 of the PenningtonCounty Zoning Ordinance;

10. That prior to operation, the internaldriveway be widened to eighteen (18)feet in width consisting of a four (4) inchgravel surface to accommodate one andtwo-way traffic;

11. That the days of operation for theFarmer’s Market; Pumpkin Patch; CornMaze; and, Sunflower Farm and/orMaze, be allowed seven (7) days eachweek, and the hours of operation, for theabove-mentioned, shall be between 10a.m. and 10 p.m. only;

12. That any music being provided forany activities be shut down by 10 p.m.;

13. That the applicant install direc-tional signs along the interior driveway todirect visitors;

14. That temporary structures, such astents and port-o-potties, only be erectedwhen needed and not on a permanentbasis;

15. That all lighting be installed andmaintained so as to minimize spillage oflight outside of the sign face so as not tocreate a nuisance and the sign must beeffectively shielded to prevent beams orrays from being directed toward any por-tion of the traveled ways, and must notbe of such intensity or brilliance to causeglare or impair the vision of the driver ofany motor vehicle or otherwise interfere

with any driver’s operation of a motor ve-hicle;

16. That the applicant obtain all nec-essary permits from other governing bod-ies for the operation, including, but notlimited to, South Dakota Department ofHealth and a sales tax license from theSouth Dakota Department of Revenue;

17. That a portable fire extinguisherwith a minimum 2 A-BC rating shall beplaced in each structure so it is accessi-ble at all times and the fire extinguishershall be inspected and tagged annually;

18. That the physical address for bothexisting residences and any future ad-dresses that are assigned, be posted inaccordance with Pennington County Or-dinance #20;

19. That prior to the installation of anyon-site wastewater system or alterationto the existing on-site wastewater systemthe landowner shall meet with the appro-priate County and/or City staff;

20. That if another well is to be dug onthe property, that it be continually testedand monitored per South Dakota regula-tions;

21. That port-o-potties may be utilizedby the guests of the events for waste-water disposal, but any other means ofwastewater disposal will require properpermitting and review of the system bythe City of Rapid City and the PenningtonCounty Planning Department;

22. That prior to the placement of anyon-premise signs, the applicant must ad-here to Section 312 of the PenningtonCounty Zoning Ordinance;

23. That the applicant ensure the res-idential and agricultural character of theproperty is maintained;

24. That an approved Building Permitbe obtained for any structure exceeding144 square feet or permanently an-chored to the ground, which requires asite plan to be reviewed and approved bythe Planning Director;

25. That the Planning Director mayallow additional development or con-struction, which is consistent with the ex-isting development on this property. Sig-nificant changes in the use or impacts onadjacent land, uses as determined by thePlanning Director, shall require anamendment to this Planned Unit Devel-opment;

26. That the operation be conductedby members of the family residing on thepremises and event staff, as necessary;

27. That the applicant signs the State-ment of Understanding within ten (10)business days of approval of PlannedUnit Development / PUD 17-07, which isavailable at the Planning Office; and,

28. That Planned Unit Development /PUD 17-07, be reviewed in one (1) year,on a complaint basis, or as directed bythe Pennington County Planning Com-mission and/or Board of Commissionersto verify that all Conditions of Approvalare being met.

J. APPEAL OF CONDITIONAL USEPERMIT / CU 17-25: Donald Woj-ciechowski; Lisa Loerzel – Agent. Toallow for one (1) pole barn and three (3)greenhouse structures in a SuburbanResidential District located on theNW1/4NE1/4SW1/4 in Section 31, T1N,R7E, BHM; and to allow one (1) polebarn structure in a Suburban ResidentialDistrict located on the E1/2 GL3, Section31, T1N, R7E, BHM; and to allow the one(1) pole barn structure to remain on theE1/2 GL3, Section 31, T1N, R7E, BHM,when the principle structure is removedfrom the property in the future, in accor-dance with Sections 208 and 510 of thePennington County Zoning Ordinance.

NW1/4NE1/4SW1/4, and E1/2GL3, all located in Section 31,T1N, R7E, BHM, PenningtonCounty, South Dakota.

MOVED by Ferebee and seconded byDiSanto to approve of Conditional UsePermit / CU 17-25 with the following ten(10) conditions. Vote: Unanimous.

1. That the address, 8374 MiracleDrive, for subject property of lot E1/2GL3, be posted so it is clearly visiblefrom Miracle Road in accordance withPennington County Ordinance #20;

2. That the address, 8368 MiracleDrive, for subject property of lotNW1/4NE1/4SW1/4, be posted so it isclearly visible from Miracle Road in ac-cordance with Pennington County Ordi-nance #20;

3. That an approved Building Permitbe obtained for any structure exceeding144 square feet or permanently an-chored to the ground, which requires asite plan to be reviewed and approved bythe Planning Director;

4. That the minimum setback require-ments of a Suburban Residential Districtbe continually maintained on the proper-ties, or the appropriate Variance(s) beobtained;

5. That the subject properties remainsfree of debris and junk vehicles;

6. That the accessory structures beused for personal-use only and no com-mercial-type uses and not for livingspace;

7. That the structures are located onthe subject properties in accordance withthe submitted Site Plan (Exhibit A – Wo-jciechowski dated July 10, 2017) with theConditional Use Permit Application;

8. That an approved On-Site Waste-water Construction Permit be obtained, ifa new on-site wastewater treatment sys-tem is installed;

9. That the applicant signs the State-ment of Understanding within ten (10)business days of approval of ConditionalUse Permit / CU 17-25, which is avail-able at the Planning Office; and,

10. That this Conditional Use Permitbe reviewed in one (1) year, on a com-plaint basis, or as directed by the Pen-nington County Planning Commissionand/or Board of Commissioners to verifythat all Conditions of Approval are beingmet.

K. VACATION OF SECTION LINE /VS 17-02: Croell, Inc. To vacate theSection Line Right-of-Way lying in theSE1/4NE1/4 and NE1/4SE1/4 of Section9; and in the SW1/4NW1/4 and theNW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 10, all locatedin T1S, R7E, BHM, Pennington County,South Dakota.

Section Line Right-of-Waylying in the SE1/4NE1/4 andNE1/4SE1/4 of Section 9; andin the SW1/4NW1/4 and theNW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 10,all located in T1S, R7E, BHM,Pennington County, SouthDakota.

MOVED by Buskerud and secondedby LaCroix to approve of Vacation ofSection Line / VS 17-02 with the follow-

ing three (3) conditions. Substitute motion MOVED by Ferebee

and seconded by DiSanto to delay thisitem until the Supreme Court gives a rul-ing on issuing a permit. Vote: 2-3 withBuskerud, LaCroix and Hadcock votingno.

Original motion carried on a 3-2 votewith DiSanto and Ferebee voting no.

1. That all necessary resolutions andexhibits vacating the Section Line Right-of-Way be recorded by the applicant atthe Register of Deeds Office;

2. That a Utility Easement is createdand filed with the Register of Deedsalong or adjacent to the existing SectionLine Right-of-Way for future develop-ment; and,

3. That the applicant signs a State-ment of Understanding within ten (10)business days of approval of Vacation ofSection Line / VS 17-02, which is avail-able at the Planning Office.

MOVED by LaCroix and seconded byFerebee to go back to Items E and F thatwere tabled. Vote: Unanimous.

E. REQUEST TO WAIVE BUILDINGPERMIT PENALITY FEES (GABRIELLEMILLER): MOVED by DiSanto and sec-onded by Ferebee to waive the penalties.Vote: 3-2 with Buskerud and LaCroixvoting no.

F. REQUEST TO WAIVE BUILDINGPERMIT PENALTY FEES (MONIQUENEWCOMB): MOVED by LaCroix andseconded by Buskerud to deny thepenalty fee. Substitute motion: MOVEDby Ferebee and seconded by DiSanto towaive the penalty fee. Vote: 3-2 withBuskerud and LaCroix voting no.ITEMS FROM COMMISSION ASSIS-TANT:

A. 2017 COUNTY ACHIEVEMENTAWARD & OUTSTANDING SERVICEAWARDS: MOVED by LaCroix and sec-onded by DiSanto to nominate Veteran’sCourt for the County AchievementAward. Vote: Unanimous.

B. THE ART AND PRACTICE OFCOLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIPTRAINING PROPOSAL – MALCOMCHAPMAN. MOVED by DiSanto andseconded by LaCroix to approve the pro-posal for the Collaborative LeadershipTraining Program and pay for it out of theCommission Budget. Vote: 4-0 with Fere-bee abstaining.ITEMS FROM THE CHAIR/COMMIS-SION MEMBERS:

A. REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF AP-POINTMENT TO BLACK HILLS NA-TIONAL FOREST ADVISORY BOARD:MOVED by Buskerud and seconded byHadcock to support the appointment ofLloyd LaCroix to the Black Hills NationalForest Advisory Board. Vote: 3-0 withFerebee and LaCroix abstaining. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS: MOVEDby Buskerud and seconded by LaCroixto approve the vouchers entered belowfor expenditures for insurance, profes-sional services, publications, rentals,supplies, repairs, maintenance, travel,conference fees, utilities, furniture andequipment totaling $190,644.90. Vote:The motion carried 4-1 with Ferebee vot-ing no.

AT&T Mobility, 891.59; BH Power Inc,885.69; BH Power Inc, 1,210.12; BHPower Inc, 455.18; Century Link,7,086.97; Century Link, 251.68; City OfHill City, 16.36; City Of Rapid City -Water,2,505.31; Executive Mgmt Fin Office,27.00; First Interstate Bank, 1,657.16;Midcontinent Communications, 97.11;Midcontinent Communications, 3,045.92;Montana Dakota Utilities, 686.74; Mon-tana Dakota Utilities, 3,365.03; PioneerBank & Trust, 13,500.40; Reliance Tele-phone Inc, 10.80; Vast Broadband,1,526.01; Vast Broadband, 431.75; Veri-zon Wireless, 5,270.61; Verizon Wire-less, 1,038.42; Wellmark, 63,533.25;Wellmark, 81,734.93; West River Elec-tric, 1,416.87. AUDITOR’S ACCOUNT OF THETREASURER To the Pennington CountyBoard of Commissioners, I hereby sub-mit the following report of my examina-tion of the cash and cash items in thehands of the County Treasurer as of July24, 2017: Total balances ofchecking/savings accounts,13,983,552.51; Total balance of Trea-surer’s Office safe cash, 13,100.00; Totalcertificates of deposit, 3,548,804.37;Total Prime Value Investment,20,638,974.08; Total petty cash, 16,205;Total long/short, (362.38); Total,38,200,273.58. Submitted by Lori Wes-sel, Deputy Auditor.PAYROLL

Commissioners, 15,356.04; Elections,14,984.88; Auditor, 26,829.91; Treasurer,61,180.06; MacArthur Grant, 7,914.58;State's Attorney, 235,949.89; Public De-fender, 152,281.24; Buildings &Grounds, 125,015.49; Equalization,81,767.91; Register of Deeds,27,195.62; IT, 54,748.19; Human Re-sources, 9,828.41; Sheriff, 449,492.99;HIDTA Grant, 10,168.15; Jail,620,347.70; JSC, 214,623.16; JSC Juve-nile Alternative, 9,486.37; CCADP,62,706.71; Life Enrichment Center,91,303.77; Economic Assistance,58,943.62; Extension, 2,540.80; Weed &Pest, 32,718.34; Mountain Pine Beetle,1,089.36; Planning and Zoning,25,889.78; Water Protection, 6,511.24;Road & Bridge, 180,643.68; Fire Admin-istration, 6,754.25; Dispatch, 176,286.02;Emergency Management, 9,067.19; 24-7 Program, 25,615.08.PERSONNEL

Buildings & Grounds: Effective7/16/2017 – Scott Weyer at $19.30/hr.

ESCC: Effective 7/17/2017 – JaredSchifel at $18.38/hr.

Equalization: Effective 7/17/2017 –Rod Sletten & Trent Gonzalez at$19.30/hr. and Trevor Abernathie at$22.35/hr.

IT: Effective 08/08/2017 – CalebStraub at $22.91/hr.

PUBLIC DEFENDER: Effective08/01/2017 – Linton Clarke III at$5,424.00/mo.

STATES ATTORNEY: Effective08/01/2017 – Josh Hendrickson at$6,510.00/mo. & Tracey Dollison Deckerat $6,349.00/mo.ADJOURN

MOVED by LaCroix and seconded byBuskerud to adjourn the meeting. Vote:Unanimous. There being no further busi-ness, the meeting adjourned at 12:10p.m.

/s/Julie A. Pearson,Auditor

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $283.18.

Public NoticesAugust 17, 2017 • Pennington County Courant 9QUINN TOWN

BOARDOF TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETINGAUGUST 7, 2017

The Quinn Town Board met on Mon-day, August 7, 2017 at 7 pm at the QuinnCommunity Center. Board memberspresent were Gary Vernon and PattyColeman. Others present were Teri Alli-son, Harmony Nelson, Lorna Moore,Kevin Wenzel and Debbie Bryan. DonaldKelly entered the meeting at 7:10. The meeting was called to order byCo-Chairman Gary. Motion by Gary, sec-onded by Patty to approve the minutes ofthe July meeting, motion carried. Motion by Gary, seconded by Patty toapprove the June vouchers, motion car-ried; WREA $277.00; Pennington CountyCourant $16.27; WRLJ Rural Water$50.00; Donald Kelly $25.00; Gary Ver-non $25.00; Patty Coleman $25.00; Deb-bie Bryan $264.65; Wall Building Center,$4.00 and $6.99; Bob Eggers, $74.81. Kevin reported that there are skunksall over town. Debbie will contact theState Trapper. It was suggested that theytalk to Justin Eisenbraun about the mat-ter. Lorna reported that she needs helptaking the horseshoe stated out of theground in the park. There are dead treesthat need to be taken care of; Lorna willpaint the teeter totter. It was decided to purchase a culvert,add an approach and gravel the ap-proach to the Town of Quinn property onthe east side of town. With all business complete, the meet-ing was adjourned.

Debbie BryanFinance OfficerTown of Quinn

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $16.27.

WALL CITYCOUNCIL MEETING

COMMUNITY CENTERMEETING ROOM

AUGUST 3RD, 2017 6:30PM

Members Present: Marty Huether,Mayor; Rick Hustead, Councilman; JerryMorgan, Councilman; Mike Anderson,Councilman; Dar Haerer, Councilman;Stan Anderson, Councilman

Others Present: Carolynn Anderson-Fi-nance Officer; Garrett Bryan-PublicWorks Director; Cheyenne McGriff-Eco-nomic Development Director; JessicaZelfer; Donna & Dan Curr; SteveGramm, Scout Sudbeck and Derek En-glund w/DOT Members Absent: Dan Hauk, Council-man (All action taken in the following minutescarried by unanimous vote unless other-wise stated.)

Mayor Huether called the meeting toorder at 6:35pm; roll call was taken anda quorum was present.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Motion by Morgan, second by S Ander-son to approve the agenda. Motion car-ried.

Sgt. Harkins gave the police report.Harkins pointed out that July has been abusy month with the Wall Celebration.Harkins commented there will be extracoverage for the Wall Crawl on August7th.

Motion by Haerer, second by S Andersonto approve the consent agenda. Motioncarried. „Minutes of July 20th council meeting „City of Wall, Fire Department, Li-brary and Cemetery claims „Budget report Review •On-call schedule/Compensatory re-port •Community Center report •Ambulance District report •Water usage report •Sales Tax report

CITY BILLSAUGUST 3, 2017

Gross Salaries – July 31, 2017: Gross Salaries: Adm. - $9,984.19 PW$10,167.42; Seasonal - $7,772.54 AFLAC, Employee Supplemental Ins.,$161.03; HEALTH POOL, Health/Life In-surance, $3,893.74; SDRS, EmployeeRetirement, $2,418.20; SDRS-SRP, Em-ployee Supp Retirement plan, $150.00;FIRST INTERSTATE BANK, Employeepayroll tax, $6,834.92August 3, 2017 Bills:Ainsworth-Benning Construction, PayRequest #6, $75,257.50; Anderson, Car-olynn, airport supplies, $45.57; Banyon,software support, $795.00; Barr's Signs,airport sign, $550.00; Curr, Rowdy, CCdeposit refund, $205.00; BH CommunityEconomic Development, membership,$100.00; FIB, ach fees, $12.60; FIB,sales tax, $584.12; First InterstateBankcard, office supplies-lodging,$3,902.26; Golden West Telecom,phone-internet, $828.82; Haggerty's Mu-sicwork, sound system in GH-video inMR, $19,731.95; Hawkins Inc, pool sup-plies, $147.00; KLJ, airport engineering,$31,587.11; Mastec, handhole repair inalleyway by WBC, $2,025.00; Penning-ton Co Courant, publishing, $200.42;Petty cash, postage, $165.91; Rapid De-livery, shipping water samples, $12.65;Rapid City Regional, testing for CDL,$20.00; Reclamation Services, grindingasphalt, $7,675.00; Riteway, AP checks,$159.20, Shull, Pat, water deposit re-fund, $180.00; Wall Badlands Chamber,BBB funds, $1,614.13; Wall Drug, batter-ies, $4.9; WEST RIVER ELEC, electric-ity, $15,146.71; WEST RIVER ELEC-TRIC ASSOC, INC, Main Street loan,$7,500.00; West River Lyman Jones,water purchase, $3,500.00

AdditionsBad River Law, attorney fees, $443.40;De's Oil, tire repair, $9.50; Lurz Plumb-ing, Water connection to fridge, $219.74;

Wall Building Center, supplies, $261.11;Pool & Spa, pool vac head, $155.85. TOTAL BILLS: $173,040.54

Approved by the Wall City Councilthis 3rd day of August 2017.

FIRE DEPARTMENT BILLSAUGUST 3, 2017

August 3, 2017 Bills:Badlands Auto, Brush 5-1/Tender 3-2 re-pairs, $334.52; Coca-Cola, supplies,$150.00; Crown Oil, fuel, $963.16; FirstInterstate Bankcard, fuel-supplies-washer/dryer, $1,656.39; M & T Fire, aircompressor repair, $699.00; Philip Motor,AC on truck #61, $266.25; Post Office,stamps, $49.00; West River Electric,electricity, $193.92

AdditionsWall Building Center, supplies, $418.85 TOTAL BILLS: $4,731.09

Approved by the Wall City Councilthis 3rd day of August 2017.

LIBRARY BILLSAUGUST 3, 2017

Gross Salaries – July 31, 2017: Gross Salaries: $1,254.00 FIRST WESTERN BANK, Employeepayroll tax, $362.77August 3, 2017 Bills:FIRST INTERSTATE BANK, books fromAmazon, $377.72; Golden West Tech-nologies, security monitoring, $179.94;WEST RIVER ELEC, electricity, $48.20

AdditionsWall Food Center, supplies, $10.60 TOTAL BILLS: $616.46

Approved by the Wall City Councilthis 3rd day of August 2017.

CEMETERY BILLSAUGUST 3, 2017

August 3, 2017 Bills:Wall Building Center, supplies, $5.00 TOTAL BILLS: $5.00

Approved by the Wall City Councilthis 3rd day of August 2017.

Motion by S Anderson, second by Haererto approve Pay Request #6 to AinsworthBenning for $75,257.50. CouncilmanHaerer questioned if the City should dis-cuss with Geiger Architect about access-ing penalties for the delay in getting theproject completed. The council was inagreement to contact the architect aboutthe delay in completing the project.

Steve Gramm with the DOT presentedthe results of the Transportation studythat was done for the City of Wall. Gra-ham explained an intern position is hiredeach summer to do a transportationstudy for a community and this year theCity of Wall was chosen. This type ofstudy usually costs approximately$20,000 and the only cost to the City wasthe publication cost for the two publicmeetings that were held. Input was givenat the public meetings with commentsand concerns that citizens have and theywere addressed in the study along withother things the intern found while walk-ing throughout the town. This plan will bebeneficial when making decisions with in-frastructure upgrades as well as applyingfor grants for the upgrades.

A complaint from Jessica Zelfer was ad-dressed at this time. Motion by Haerer,second by Morgan to go into executivesession for the purpose of discussingpersonnel issues according to SDCL 1-25-2 at 7:42pm.

Mayor Huether declared the meeting outof executive session at 8:00pm and totake a five-minute recess.

Mayor Huether declared the meetingback in session at 8:06pm.

The building permit application for RickHustead was moved to the next meetingfor lack of a quorum to vote on the re-quest.

Wall Economic Development DirectorMcGriff reported the following: •Archery Range Update °3-D Walking Range Meeting prior tothe council meeting •Funding Request Update °GOED Bulldoze and Beautify Pro-gram – not ready and too many require-ments °South Dakota Economic Develop-ment Partnership Program •Funding is unavailable •Wait for next year °WEDC Board of Directors is exploringother possible funding options •Budget committee will put togethera $100,000 budget with plans for fund-ing. •Revolving Loan Fund Training °Attending August 9th – 11th, Min-neapolis, MN

The proposed changes to the Ordinanceallowing for a conditional use permit wasreviewed and discussed. It was a con-sensus to proceed with making changesand research more with it.

Motion by Haerer, second by S Andersonto approve the 1st reading on Ordinance17-02; Building permit. Motion carried.

The Resolution for the land transfer tothe Rodeo Club was reviewed. Dan Currasked if anyone had questions from therequest for land transfer from the lastmeeting. Mayor Huether explained sincethe attorney was unable to attendtonight’s meeting unexpectedly and therewas some verbiage in the deed the coun-cil felt needed to be clarified; a decisionwould not be made on the transfer ofland until the next meeting when the at-torney could attend.

The Relay for Life group is scheduling awalk around Wall in conjunction with theWall in the Fall on October 15th. It wasthe consensus of the council to approvethe route through town proposed by theRelay for Life.

A Right of Way work request was submit-ted by West River Electric Association toplace a transformer in the City’s right ofway in the alley between the Wall Build-ing Center and America’s Best Value Inn.Motion by S Anderson, second by Mor-gan to approve the request. Motion car-ried.

Mayor Huether questioned Public WorksDirector (PWD) Bryan on the water levelof the wells with the lack of rain and ifthere should be more usage from WestRiver Lyman Jones Water. PWD Bryan

stated he has been watching the wells,but he could shut a well down and wouldhave someone from SD AssociationRural Water down to get more accuratelevel measurements of the wells.

The Budget Committee met before thecouncil meeting and some of the projectsplanned for the 2018 budget will be re-viewed and see if some could be com-pleted in the 2017 Budget.

Finance Officer (FO) Anderson com-mented the agenda for the SDML confer-ence was included for the council to re-view and would need to know by the nextAugust meeting if anyone plans to attendthe conference.

FO Anderson shared an email on the sta-tus of the door hardware and commentedthere are still a few items to be finishedon the remodel.

Public Works Director (PWD) Bryanshared prices on basketball hoops to beplaced at the Park. It was the consensusof the council to purchase the basketballhoop with an acrylic backboard.

Items for discussion – no action will betaken: To check on a drip system for thetrees on South Boulevard.

Next City Council meeting will be August17th at 6:30pm, with the personnel com-mittee meeting at 5:30pm.

____________Marty Huether,Mayor

__________________Carolynn M. Anderson,Finance Officer

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $106.27.

NOTICE TOBIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received at the Pen-nington County Commission office, lo-cated in the Pennington County Admin-istration Building, 130 Kansas CityStreet, Rapid City, SD 57701, or at thePennington County Highway Depart-ment, located at 3601 Cambell Street,Rapid City, SD 57701, on behalf of theBoard of Commissioners, until 9:40 AM(MDT) on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.Any bids received after 9:40 AM (MDT)at either location will be returned un-opened. The sealed bids will be openedat 10:00 AM (MDT) on Tuesday, August29, 2017 in the Pennington CountyBoard of Commissioners’ meeting room.

BR 2017-4 BRIDGE REPAIRSPROJECT (SHERIDAN LAKE ROAD)

Copies of the specifications are on file atthe Pennington County Highway Depart-ment, 3601 Cambell Street, Rapid City,South Dakota 57701, and may also beobtained from the Pennington CountyWebsite at www.pennco.org. For ques-tions and comments, please contact thePennington County Highway Departmentat (605) 394-2166.

By virtue of statutory authority, prefer-ence will be given to materials, products,and supplies found or produced withinthe State of South Dakota.

The Board of Commissioners reservesthe right to reject any or all bids and towaive any irregularities therein and re-serves the right to award the contract tothe lowest responsible bidder as they sodetermine.

Julie A. Pearson, AuditorPennington County

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $16.24.

NOTICE OF AUDITOF THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OF

PENNINGTON COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that the recordsand books of account of PenningtonCounty, South Dakota, have been au-dited by the Department of LegislativeAudit for the year ended December 31,2016, and that a detailed report thereonis filed with the county auditor of Pen-nington County and the Department ofLegislative Audit in Pierre, South Dakota,for public inspection.

This notice is published in compliancewith the provisions of SDCL 4-11-12.

Martin L. Guindon,CPA Auditor GeneralDepartment of Legislative Audit

Published August 17 & 24, 2017, at thetotal approximate cost of $16.11.

WASTA TOWNBOARD OFTRUSTEES

JUNE 14, 2017

The Wasta Town Board held a specialmeeting on Wednesday, June 14, 2017at the top of the hill by the water system.Norm Current called the meeting to orderat 4:30 pm with board members KendallKjerstad and Ed Shelton present. LynnSchell, Kent Cooley, Tom Rancour, andTammy Green were also present. The meeting was held to discuss andlook at the area that the soil conservationoffice wanted to dig pits for Range LandDays education. The request was tohave 8 holes dug with the following di-mensions: 8’x10’x4’ deep with a slope.There would also be some small 18”holes dug with a shovel. The holeswould be dug on Friday, June 16th andwould be filled back in by Friday, June23rd. Motion by Norm, second by Ed to ap-prove for the above mentioned holes tobe dug for Range Land Days. Motioncarried, with Kendall opposed. With no other business, Norm ad-

journed the meeting at 5:20 pm.

Niki MohrFinance OfficerTown of Wasta

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $18.27.

ADOPTION OF2018 PROVISIONAL

BUDGETFOR PENNINGTON COUNTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That theBoard of County Commissioners of Pen-nington County, will meet in the CountyCommissioners Meeting Room at theCounty Administration Building at 130Kansas City Street, Rapid City SD onTuesday, September 5, 2017 at 10 a.m.for the purpose of considering the Provi-sional Budget for the year 2018 and thevarious items, schedules, amounts andappropriations set forth therein and asmany days thereafter as is deemed nec-essary until the final adoption of thebudget on or before September 30,2017.

At such time any interested person mayappear either in person or by a represen-tative and will be given an opportunity fora full and complete discussion of all pur-poses, objectives, items, schedules, ap-propriations, estimates, amounts andmatters set forth and contained in theProvisional Budget.

“Pennington County fully subscribes tothe Americans with Disabilities Act. If youdesire to attend this public meeting andare in need of accommodations, pleasenotify the Commissioners’ Office at (605)394-2171 at least 24 hours prior to themeeting so that appropriate services andauxiliary aids are available.”

Julie A. Pearson,Pennington County Auditor

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $14.29.

NOTICE OFHEARING

BEFORE THE PENNINGTONCOUNTY BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

Notice is hereby given that the followingpetitioners have applied to the Penning-ton County Board of Commissionersunder the provisions of the PenningtonCounty Zoning Ordinance as follows:

Alfred and Paige Dial have applied for aRezone to rezone 5.64 acres from LightIndustrial District to Suburban Residen-tial District located on Lot 3 and Lot 4, G-S Subdivision, Section 23, T2N, R8E,BHM, Pennington County, South Dakota,located at the end of Fish Drive, in accor-dance with Sections 208, 211, and 508of the Pennington County Zoning Ordi-nance.

Notice is further given that said applica-tions will be heard by the PenningtonCounty Board of Commissioners in theAdministration Building at 10:30 a.m. onthe 5th day of September 2017. At thistime, any person interested may appearand show cause, if there be any, whysuch requests should or should not begranted.

ADA Compliance: Pennington Countyfully subscribes to the provisions of theAmericans with Disabilities Act. If you de-sire to attend this public meeting and arein need of special accommodations,please notify the Planning Director sothat appropriate auxiliary aids and serv-ices are available.

PJ Conover,Planning Director

Julie A. Pearson,Pennington County Auditor

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $16.56.

NOTICE OFHEARING

BEFORE THE PENNINGTONCOUNTY PLANNING AND

ZONING COMMISSION

Notice is hereby given that the followingpetitioners have applied to the Penning-ton County Planning and Zoning Com-mission under the provisions of the Pen-nington County Zoning Ordinance as fol-lows:

Christine and Hans Peter Streich haveapplied for a Minor Planned Unit Devel-opment Amendment to amend the exist-ing Planned Unit Development to allowthe road to be constructed with a 12-foot-wide minimum surface area width and 4

inches of gravel; that a maximum of 10bedrooms be utilized in the bed andbreakfast establishment with a maximumoccupancy of 24 persons at any onetime; to remove Condition #13; and thatthe specific uses of this Planned Unit De-velopment be for a resort developmentconsisting of a 10 bedroom bed andbreakfast and a residential developmentnot exceeding 1 residence per 10 acreslocated on the N1/2NW1/4SE1/4;SW1/4NW1/4SE1/4, Section 14, T1N,R5E, BHM, Pennington County, SouthDakota; 23165 Horsemans Ranch Road,in accordance with Section 213 of thePennington County Zoning Ordinance.

Bituminous Paving, Inc.; Bill Krakowski -Agent has applied for a temporary hotmix asphalt batch plant and stockpile siteand contractor’s storage area for contractwork in a General Agriculture District lo-cated on That PT of W1/2SE1/4 and thatPT of SE1/4SE1/4 located E of Highway385 less Forest View Subdivision lessLot H1, Section 28, T2N, R5E, BHM,Pennington County, South Dakota,12708 Kinsley Drive, in accordance withSections 205 and 510 of the PenningtonCounty Zoning Ordinance.

Sherri Wilkie has applied for a Condi-tional Use Permit to allow a single-widemobile home to be used as a permanent,

single-family residence on the subjectproperty in a Suburban Residential Dis-trict located on Lot A of Lot 10, Block 8,Eastern Acres Subdivision, Section 11,T1N, R8E, BHM, Pennington County,South Dakota, 5608 Corbin Drive, in ac-cordance with Sections 208, 304, and510 of the Pennington County Zoning Or-dinance.

Notice is further given that said applica-tions will be heard by the PenningtonCounty Planning and Zoning Commis-sion in the Pennington County Adminis-tration Building at 9:00 a.m. on the 28thday of August 2017. At this time, any per-son interested may appear and showcause; if there be any, why such requestsshould or should not be granted.

ADA Compliance: Pennington Countyfully subscribes to the provisions of theAmericans with Disabilities Act. If you de-sire to attend this public meeting and arein need of special accommodations,please notify the Planning Department sothat appropriate auxiliary aids and serv-ices are available.

PJ Conover,Planning Director

Published August 17, 2017, at the totalapproximate cost of $28.25.

PENNINGTON COUNTY'S2018 PROVISIONAL BUDGET

DEPARTMENT PROVISIONAL APPROVEDA&N Appointed Attorneys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375,000Auditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .695,469Buildings & Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,554,064Commissioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419,000Contingency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000Court Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400,000Court Appointed Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,175,000Detox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,218,688Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655,603Emergency Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,873Equalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,779,225Extension 4-H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,168GIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000Health & Human Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,812,460Health Care Clinics (CHC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,400HIDTA Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188,244Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257,777Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655,000IT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,009,706Jail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,536,725Jail - New Staff for 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232,129JTV Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60,000Juvenile Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693,973Juvenile Services Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,015,389Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,852,413Lease/Purchases -Radio Towers matures 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267,214Mental Health Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,948Natural Resources Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139,907OTO Gen Fund to 911 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731,583OTO Gen Fund to Emer Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,449Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518,344Predatory Animal Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,284Public Advocate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,000Public Defender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,723,607Register of Deeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523,030Search & Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,000Senior Citizens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,446Soil Conservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,414States Attorney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,169,428Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,318,533Water Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133,325Weed & Pest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350,488Witness PD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247,000Witness SAO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114,088General Fund Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,160,394

Bonds Payments - Accum Bldg * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,710,373Major Improvements Bldgs* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800,000Total for Accum Bldg Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,510,373

County Fairgrounds* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,503Total For County Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183,503

County Fire* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305,260Total For County Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305,260

Dispatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,875,926Total For Dispatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,875,926

Domestic Abuse Fund* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47,500

Drug Seizure* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000

Emergency Management* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438,898Homeland Security* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175,000Total Emergency Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613,898

Health Care Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,856,000

LEPC Grant $* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000

Library* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 457,336Long Term Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,000Total Library Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472,336

Modernation & Preservation (ROD)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,040

Road & Bridge* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,719,353New FTEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,207Total Road & Bridge* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,923,560

Title 3 S&R (new) 12/31/17=34,843.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34,844Total Title 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,844

OTO Unorg Rd to R&B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,048,400

24/7 Program* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .524,514Additional FTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,193Total 24/7 Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .537,707

TOTAL Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,701,741

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PHILIP LIVESTOCK AUCTIONPHILIP, SOUTH DAKOTA 859-2577

Philip, SD

TO CONSIGN CATTLE OR HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE LOOK AT YOUR CATTLE, GIVE US A CALL:THOR ROSETH, Owner

(605) 685-5826

BILLY MARKWED, FieldmanMidland • (605) 567-3385

JEFF LONG, Owner & AuctioneerRed Owl • (605) 985-5486

Cell (605) 515-0186LYNN WEISHAAR, Auctioneer

Reva • (605) 866-4670

DAN PIROUTEK, Market Rep.Milesville • (605) 544 3316

BOB ANDERSON, FieldmanSturgis • (605) 347-0151

(605) 641-1042BAXTER ANDERS, Fieldman

Wasta • (605) 685-4862

PHILIP LIVESTOCK AUCTION

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please call, Jerry Roseth at 605-685-5820, Jeff Long at

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UPCOMING SALES:TUESDAY, AUG. 22: SPECIAL

YEARLING & EARLY SPRING CALF SALE& REGULAR CATTLE SALE (ESTIMATING2,500 HEAD) WEIGH-UPS 10:00MT

YEARLINGS & CALVES 12:00MTADVANCED CONSIGNMENTS:YEARLINGS:LANDERS LIVESTOCK – 225 BLK STRS........................... 900#MCFARLAND – 165 BLK TESTED OPEN HFRS....................900#FAIRBANKS RANCH – 60 BLK STRS; HOME RAISED & NOIMPLANTS...................................................................900#SCOTT – 30 BLK TESTED OPEN HFRS..............................950#R. JONES & SONS – 30 BLK TESTED OPEN HFRS...... 850-900#R. WILLIAMS – 30 RED TESTED OPEN HFRS...................1000#CREW CATTLE CO – 25 BLK TESTED OPEN HFRS..............900#GRIMES – 15 RED ANG TESTED OPEN HFRS................... 1000#BENDIGO – 11 RED & BLK TESETED OPEN HFRS........900-950#THOMSEN – 10 BLK OPEN HFRS.................................... 900#LEVIN – 10 BLK OPEN HFRS......................................... 900#BAKER – 10 RED TESTED OPEN HFRS............................. 900#HARTY – 10 BLK TESTED OPEN HFRS...................... 850-900#SPRING CALVES: FS=FALL SHOTS, NI=NO IMPLANTSOLDENBERG & OLDENBERG – 300 BLK CLVS........... 400-450#DALY – 250 BLK CLVS......................................... 400-450#BRUNS – 235 BLK CLVS; FS.................................. 400-500#GUNN – 140 BLK & BWF CLVS; FS,NI......................400-500#ROSETH CATTLE CO – 120 BLK CLVS; FS,NI............ 400-450#BARBER – 100 BLK CLVS; FS,NI.............................400-450#GITTINGS RANCH – 95 BLK & RED CLVS; NI............ 400-450#

URBANIAK – 70 BLK & BWF CLVS; FS,NI..................400-425#A CONSIGNMENT – 50 BLK STRS; FS,NI................... 450-475#KOCH – 35 BLK CLVS................................................. 400#

FOR MORE INFO, CALL THOR ROSETH: 605-685-5826JEFF LONG: 605-515-0186

OR THE OFFICE: 605-859-2557

TUESDAY, AUG. 29: SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE &REGULAR CATTLE SALETUESDAY, SEPT. 5: NO SALETUESDAY, SEPT. 12: SPECIAL YEARLING & SPRING

CALF SALE, EARLY BRED CATTLE SALE, & REGULAR

CATTLE SALETUESDAY, SEPT. 19: REGULAR CATTLE SALETUESDAY, SEPT. 26: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF &

YEARLING SALE & REGULAR CATTLE SALETUESDAY, OCT. 3: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF &

YEARLING SALE & REGULAR CATTLE SALEWEDNESDAY, OCT. 4:WEIGH-UP COW, BULL & HFRT.

SALETUESDAY, OCT. 10: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF SALEWEDNESDAY, OCT. 11: WEIGH-UP COW, BULL &

HFRT. SALETUESDAY, OCT. 17: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF &

YEARLING SALEWEDNESDAY, OCT. 18: WEIGH-UP COW, BULL &

HFRT. SALE

SUPERIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION SCHEDULE:SALE DATE CATALOG DEADLINE VIDEO DEADLINELABOR DAY XXXVIII SEP. 14, 2017 AUG. 28, 2017 5:00 PM MT SEP. 6, 2017 5:00 PM CT

TUESDAY, OCT. 24: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF SALEWEDNESDAY, OCT. 25: WEIGH-UP COW, BULL &

HFRT. SALETUESDAY, OCT. 31: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF &

YEARLING SALEWEDNESDAY, NOV. 1:WEIGH-UP COW, BULL & HFRT.

SALESATURDAY, NOV. 4: SPECIAL STOCK COW & BRED

HEIFER SALE & WEIGH-UP COW, BULL & HFRT. SALETUESDAY, NOV. 7: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF SALE &

REGULAR CATTLE SALETUESDAY, NOV. 14: SPECIAL STOCK COW & BRED

HEIFER SALE & REGULAR CATTLE SALETUESDAY, NOV. 21: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF &

YEARLING SALE & REGULAR CATTLE SALE

TUESDAY, NOV. 28: SPECIAL BRED CATTLE SALE &REGULAR CATTLE SALETUESDAY, DEC. 5: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF SALE

FEATURING WEANED CALVES & REGULAR CATTLE SALETUESDAY, DEC. 12: SPECIAL STOCK COW & BRED

HEIFER SALE & REGULAR CATTLE SALE & WELLER ANGUSANNUAL BULL & FEMALE SALETUESDAY, DEC. 19: SPECIAL ALL-BREEDS CALF &

STOCK COW & BRED HEIFER SALE, REGULAR CATTLESALE, & SLOVEK RANCH BULL & FEMALE SALETUESDAY, DEC. 26: NO SALE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2017 Big run of weigh-ups along with some packages of open heifers. Also, a big run ofhorses. Strong market on the horses and a good cattle market. Next week, feeder

cattle with a special sale on spring calves and yearlings.

UPCOMING HORSE SALESTUEDAY, SEPT. 19: OPEN CONSIGNMENT

FOLLOWING THE CATTLE SALE

YEARLINGS:MADSEN RANCH - MIDLAND19.................................RED & BLK HFRS 913#..................... $137.75 BERNARD, JOHN & JAMES HERBER - KADOKA33................................ BLK & BWF HFRS 918#..................... $137.25 7.............................................RED HFRS 841#..................... $136.00 SCOTT SHOUN - NEW UNDERWOOD17........................................... BLK HFRS 925#..................... $136.75 LOUIE BRUNSON - NEW UNDERWOOD4.............................................BLK HFRS 925#..................... $136.75

WEIGH-UPS:SCOTT SHOUN - NEW UNDERWOOD1..............................................BLK COW 1260#..................... $75.00 LEVI GRIMES - KADOKA1............................................. RED COW 1395#..................... $74.50 A CONSIGNMENT1..............................................BLK COW 1410#..................... $74.00 35.......................................... BLK COWS 1376#..................... $72.75 LAUREL BEARHEELS - 4..................................RED & BLK COWS 1370#..................... $74.00 TK SAMPSON - INTERIOR30................................BLK & BWF COWS 1383#..................... $73.50 A CONSIGNMENT4............................................ BLK COWS 1345#..................... $73.50 17.......................................... BLK COWS 1456#..................... $73.25 RYAN EDWARDS - WHITE RIVER2............................................ BLK COWS 1473#..................... $73.00 3......................................BLK COWETTES 1053#..................... $94.50 TODD O'CONNOR - PHILIP1............................................. BWF COW 1460#..................... $72.50 1........................................... CHAR BULL 2140#..................... $91.00 KELLY RIGGINS - PHILIP1..............................................BLK COW 1400#..................... $72.50 LANDON STOUT - KADOKA1............................................CHAR COW 1720#..................... $72.00 KEVIN REINDL - CUSTER1..............................................BLK COW 1330#..................... $72.00 JERRY STOUT - KADOKA7.......................................... CHAR COWS 1434#..................... $71.25 5.......................................... CHAR COWS 1568#..................... $71.00

SANDRA GITTINGS - PHILIP1..............................................BLK COW 1495#..................... $70.50 DONELLE COBB - UNION CENTER3.......................................... CHAR COWS 1477#..................... $70.50 CLINT STOUT - KADOKA1............................................CHAR COW 1320#..................... $70.50 UDDER EXPRESS - NEW UNDERWOOD1..............................................BLK COW 1565#..................... $70.00 ROBERT & SHARON JONES - HOWES23................................RED & BLK COWS 1331#..................... $69.00 DOUG THORSON - QUINN18........................................ HERF COWS 1396#..................... $68.25 BUSTER PETERSON - KADOKA2.......................................... HERF COWS 1368#..................... $68.00 JERRY SAMPSON - INTERIOR1.............................................BWF BULL 1725#..................... $90.50 PATRICK SOLON - KADOKA3............................................RWF COWS 1335#..................... $67.50 JAMES LETTELIER - NORRIS1............................................HERF COW 1455#..................... $67.00 1............................................HERF COW 1470#..................... $66.00 NICHOLAS HERMAN - CUSTER1.............................................BLK HFRT 1070#..................... $93.00 STEVE WILLIAMS - NORRIS1.............................................RED BULL 950#..................... $108.00 JEREMY MEEKS - SCENIC1............................................. BLK BULL 835#..................... $107.00 A CONSIGNMENT1............................................. BLK BULL 1115#..................... $99.00 DON RAVELLETTE - PHILIP5............................................BLK BULLS 1165#..................... $96.00 LARRY GABRIEL - QUINN1............................................. BLK BULL 2170#..................... $94.00 1............................................. BLK BULL 1950#..................... $90.00 MIKE NELSON - PHILIP1............................................. BLK BULL 1880#..................... $94.00 ZANE JEFFRIES - BOX ELDER2............................................BLK BULLS 2073#..................... $93.50 BURL BARBER - NEW UNDERWOOD2............................................BLK BULLS 2325#..................... $92.50 ROCKY WILLIAMS - PHILIP1............................................. BLK BULL 2180#..................... $92.50

BLAINE & LOUANN KROGMAN - WHITE RIVER1............................................. BLK BULL 1900#..................... $92.50 DAWN DUGAN - KYLE1........................................... HERF BULL 1730#..................... $92.50 KJERSTAD CATTLE CO - QUINN1............................................. BLK BULL 2035#..................... $92.00 3............................................. BLK BULL 1865#..................... $91.00 1............................................. BLK BULL 1775#..................... $90.50 GENE & SHERYL MICHAEL - PHILIP1............................................. BLK BULL 2145#..................... $91.50 SPENCER CORDES - CREIGHTON1............................................. BLK BULL 1895#..................... $91.50 TJ GABRIEL - MIDLAND3............................................BLK BULLS 1228#..................... $91.50 BILL WELLER - KADOKA1............................................. BLK BULL 1905#..................... $91.00 TODD O'CONNOR - PHILIP1........................................... CHAR BULL 1895#..................... $91.00 JAMES HERBER - KADOKA2............................................BLK BULLS 1850#..................... $91.00 MIKE HEATHERSHAW - QUINN1............................................. BLK BULL 1785#..................... $91.00 ROYAL ADDISON - NORRIS1.............................................RED BULL 1700#..................... $91.00 1.............................................RED BULL 1875#..................... $90.50 MARTY WILLIAMS - WALL1............................................. BLK BULL 1640#..................... $91.00 JACK WIESER - OWANKA1............................................. BLK BULL 1945#..................... $90.50 GERAD & MEGAN JULSON - WALL1............................................. BLK BULL 1790#..................... $90.50 MYRON WILLIAMS - WALL1............................................. BLK BULL 2005#..................... $90.00 RONALD MILLER - MUD BUTTE1............................................. BLK BULL 1970#..................... $90.00 JASON EDDY - BOX ELDER1............................................. BLK BULL 1865#..................... $90.00 JERRY GRIMES - KADOKA1.............................................RED BULL 1290#..................... $90.00 1.............................................RED BULL 1695#....................... $9.50

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Don’t be a victim of a scam Another rehash of an increas-ingly common scam is targetingresidents of Rapid City and Pen-nington County. Luckily, it hassome red flags. The scam plays out like this:The scammer calls a potential vic-tim and informs them they’re witha local law enforcement agencyand that the person has missed ajury summons. The missed sum-mons has resulted the potentialvictim having a warrant (associ-ated with a large amount ofmoney) issued for their arrest.The scammer then says they’lldrop the warrant in exchange formoney, gift cards, or a wire trans-

fer. This is not how law enforcementin our area operates. If you havea warrant, law enforcement willnot request payment over thephone, through gift cards, orthrough wire transfer. If any ofthese red flags present them-selves, hang up the phone. Shouldyou wish to verify if you have alocal warrant, you may always doso by calling the PenningtonCounty Sheriff ’s Office WarrantsDivision at 605-394-6117. Recognizing the warning signsof a scam is the best way to keepyourself from being victimized.

Why it pays to keep a carefuleye on your earnings recordWhether you’re ready to retire,

just joining the workforce, orsomewhere in between, regularlyreviewing your Social Securityearnings record could make a bigdifference when it’s time to collectyour retirement benefits.Just think, in some situations, if

an employer did not properly re-port just one year of your workearnings to us, your future benefitpayments from Social Securitycould be close to $100 per monthless than they should be. Over thecourse of a lifetime, that could costyou tens of thousands of dollars inretirement or other benefits towhich you are entitled.Social Security prevents many

mistakes from ever appearing onyour earnings record. On average,we process about 236 million W-2wage reports from employers, rep-resenting more than $5 trillion inearnings. More than 98 percent ofthese wages are successfullyposted with little problem.But it’s ultimately the responsi-

bility of your employers — pastand present — to provide accurateearnings information to Social Se-curity so you get credit for the con-tributions you’ve made throughpayroll taxes. We rely on you to in-form us of any errors or omissions.You’re the only person who canlook at your lifetime earningsrecord and verify that it’s com-plete and correct.So, what’s the easiest and most

efficient way to validate yourearnings record?•Visit socialsecurity.gov/myac-

count to set up or sign in to yourown my Social Security account; •Under the “My Home” tab,

click on “Earnings Record” to viewyour online Social Security State-ment and taxed Social Securityearnings; •Carefully review each year of

listed earnings and use your ownrecords, such as W-2s and tax re-turns, to confirm them; and •Keep in mind that earnings

from this year and last year maynot be listed yet. If you notice that you need to

correct your earnings record,check out our one-page fact sheetat www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/EN-05-10081.pdf.Sooner is definitely better when

it comes to identifying and report-ing problems with your earningsrecord. As time passes, you mayno longer have past tax docu-ments and some employers mayno longer be in business or able toprovide past payroll information.If it turns out everything in

your earnings record is correct,you can use the information andour online calculators at www.so-cialsecurity. gov/planners/benefit-calculators.html to plan for yourretirement and prepare for the un-expected, such as becoming dis-abled or leaving behind survivors.We use your top 35 years of earn-ings when we calculate your ben-efit amounts. You can learn moreabout how your benefit amount iscalculated at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10070.pdf.

Tyler BowlingPubblic Affairs ApecialistSocial Security Administration

TIP programpaying off

As summer comes to an end andhunting seasons ramp-up, SouthDakota Game, Fish and Parks(GFP) is asking citizens to makethe call to the Turn In Poachers(TIPs) hotline if they observe ille-gal hunting, fishing or trappingactivity. “During the annual reportingperiod from July 1, 2016, throughJune 30, 2017, the TIPs programresulted in 364 investigationsleading to 227 arrests, $32,000 infines and $17,600 in liquidatedcivil damages,” said GFP conser-vation officer specialist Joe Kee-ton. “Although the number of TIPscalls declined from the previousyear, the number of arrests wasthe highest in program history.” This past year 364 citizenscalled in to report wildlife crimes,and the TIPs program rewardedthose individuals with over$7,500. “We are grateful to the men andwomen who have cared enough tocall,” said Keeton. “Each andevery report is integral in the ef-fort to curb poaching and other il-legal activity in our state.” Callers can remain anonymousand are eligible for rewards incases that lead to an arrest. Re-wards may range from $100 to$500, depending on the case.Higher rewards may be offered inextreme cases. The TIPs program began in1984, and since that time, citizenshave generated 11,658 investiga-tions that have led to 4,181 ar-rests. Individuals may call the TIPshotline at 1.888.OVERBAG (683-7224) to report violations, or re-port online at tips.sd.gov. FindTIPs on Facebook atfacebook.com/SDTIPs.