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Olin Hinseth RAPID CITY — Olin Edgar Hinseth, 91, of Rapid City, died Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Hospice House in Rapid City. Olin was born June 3, 1922 in Irene, SD to Ole & Emma (Lee) Hinseth on the family home- stead farm which was es- tablished in 1878. Olin attended Turkey Val- ley Country School near Irene. He joined the U.S. Army leav- ing on November 11, 1942. State- side he was stationed in Cheyenne, Wyo., Fort Lewis, Wash. and Camp Stoman near Oakland, Calif. As a technical sergeant he served with the 27th armored division in the Pa- cific (Hawaii and Guam and Makin Island.) He received the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic- Pacific Campaign ribbon. He was honorably discharged No- vember 21, 1945. He never had a furlough through his entire serv- ice. On August 27, 1950 Olin mar- ried Ardys Low. They made their home and raised their fam- ily in Irene. Olin worked in farm- ing and in the farm implement business. He also enjoyed driv- ing truck hauling cattle for his brother’s Elton’s trucking busi- ness. In 1980 Olin and Ardys moved to Yankton, SD where he was a maintenance man for sev- eral apartment complexes, get- ting up all hours of the night to help anyone in need. Olin & Ardys were blessed with two grandchildren. They al- ways referred to Tara as their “favorite granddaughter” and Tyler as their “favorite grand- son.” Olin was always very proud of both Tara and Tyler and enjoyed all the times they had together. In 1994, Olin & Ardys moved to Rapid City and Olin became employed part time as a greeter at Wal-Mart. He liked to keep busy and this job allowed him to meet new friends. After Olin retired at age 85 people would come up to him often recogniz- ing him from his days as a greeter. He was acknowledged to be the oldest veteran that was ever employed. He also made a promise to finish his High School Diploma and on May, 2001 he received his High School Diploma from Irene High School class of 2001 at age 79. Olin was a member of South Canyon Lutheran Church in Rapid City. Attending church on Sunday was very important to do throughout his life. One of Olin’s highlights was going to Washington, DC on the World War II Honor Flight with his son Richard, which made it even more special. Over the past two years as Olin’s health started to fail, he resided at Golden Living Center- Prairie Hills along with Ardys where they shared a room to- gether. They continued to enjoy visitors and short outings with their kids and continued to play Quiddler (a scrabble card game) with their friends on Tuesdays when he was able. He enjoyed watching Billy Graham every Saturday night along with all types of Westerns, especially Bonanza and Gunsmoke. Olin is survived by his wife Ardys of Rapid City; son Richard (Ellie) Hinseth of Rapid City; daughter Barbara (John) Carver of Rapid City; two grandchildren Tara Carver and Tyler Carver both of Denver, CO; two sisters Madeline and Florence Hinseth of Irene, SD; two brothers Arnold (Delores) Hinseth of Sioux Falls and Elton (Sharron) Hinseth of Irene, SD; two nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Ole and Emma (Lee) Hinseth and two brothers Syl- van Hinseth and Sidney Hinseth. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 23 at Os- heim & Schmidt Funeral Home in Rapid City. Services will be 10:00 a.m. on Friday Jan. 24, at South Canyon Lutheran Church in Rapid City. Burial with military honors will be at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Hills and South Canyon Lutheran Church. An online guestbook for Olin may be signed at www.osheim- schmidt.com. Yankton Press & Dakotan January 22, 2014 Morris Nelson Morris Nelson, 86, of Yank- ton died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton. Arrangements are pending with the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Yankton. Douglas Wohler Douglas Lee Wohler, 59, of Elk Point died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa. Services are pending with the Kober Funeral Home. Wednesday, 1.22.14 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWSROOM: [email protected] PRESS DAKOTAN PAGE 3 the midwest OBITUARIES Crop Prices Trim Demand For Ag Land LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The drop in corn prices apparently has dampened demand for farmland in Nebraska and cooled off the hot seller’s market. The Lincoln Journal Star says two reports suggest the rise in farmland value has slowed. A report by Farm Credit Services of America says that dur- ing the second half of last year, Nebraska farmland value in- creased at the slowest rate seen in several years, rising less than 1 percent. And a regional farmland price index kept by Creighton University economist Ernie Goss hit its lowest level since 2009. A January report issued last week said the index dropped for the second month. Corn prices dropped to less than $5 a bushel last year from more than $6 a bushel in 2012. Domina Launches Neb. Campaign LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s U.S. Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Mike Johanns officially has a Democratic candidate. David Domina, a lawyer, launched his campaign with a speech in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. After the event, Dom- ina spoke about his views on the Keystone XL pipeline, gun con- trol and health care. Domina represents landowners challenging a state law that has allowed TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline to proceed. Domina says TransCanada should not have eminent domain power. On gun control, Domina says there are reasonable restric- tions on every constitutional right and that applies to the Second Amendment as well. He says citizens should not be armed in the same way as the military. Domina also says the federal health care law should be fixed, not thrown out. Neb. Lawmaker To Push For Casinos LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker wants to give voters another chance to legalize casino gambling. Sen. Russ Karpisek of Wilber proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would place the issue on the No- vember ballot. Lawmakers have rejected similar measures in recent years, and voters shot down two proposals that ap- peared on the same ballot in 2004. The new proposal would use 50 percent of any gambling- tax revenue to reduce property taxes. Another 25 percent would go to public schools, 12 percent would go to the state Game and Parks Commission, 12 percent would pay for state water projects, and 1 percent would go to a state program that helps problem gamblers. Supporters argue that Nebraska is losing revenue to Iowa and South Dakota, which allow casino gambling. Neb. Patrol Urges Safety After Fatalities LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities are urging mo- torists to obey traffic safety laws after six fatalities were reported on state roadways over a four-day period. The Nebraska State Patrol says the fatal crashes occurred be- tween Friday and Monday in four state counties. Four of the six crashes involved single-vehicle rollovers. Of those crashes, at least three people killed were not wearing seat belts. Col. David Sankey, patrol superintendent, says the number of fatalities over a short period should be a wake-up call for mo- torists. Eight people have died on Nebraska roads since the beginning of the year. Twelve fatalities were reported at this same time last year. Call 605-668-8150 to schedule your digital mammogram at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital. www.averasacredheart.org Digital Mammography Because your health matters to more than just you. When it comes to preventing breast cancer, you need the best technology available. At Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, that’s what you get. 23rd & Broadway Yankton • 665– 4383 All– You–Can–Eat Steak Tips $ 11 95 Tonight Tonight 5–9 pm Steakhouse Quality IN REMEMBRANCE W INTZ & R AY FUNERAL HOME and Cremation Service, Inc. 605-665-3644 W INTZ FUNERAL HOME INC. Hartington, Coleridge, Crofton 402-254-6547 www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com Donna Jean Konken 10:30 AM, Friday Immanuel Lutheran Church Coleridge Y ANKTON MONUMENT C O. Family Memorials by Gibson 325 Douglas Ave. • Yankton • 664-0980 www.gibsonmomuments.com • 1-800-658-2294 Amber Larson 610-6992 Lisa Goehring Lisa Marie Goehring, age 52 of Menno passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Menno- Olivet Care Center, Menno. Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 24, 2014 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Clayton, SD with Rev. Kenneth Soyk officiating. Visitations will begin 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Janu- ary 23, 2014 at Aisenbrey- Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Menno, SD with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitations will resume one hour prior at the church. Lisa was born October 14, 1961 to Leroy and Lu- cille (Werning) Goehring at Parkston, SD. She was bap- tized by Rev. Nicolaus Hildebrandt. Lisa’s spon- sors were Marvin & Elda Baumiller. On May 18, 1975 she was confirmed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Clayton, SD by Rev. Dennis Angland. Lisa attended Emery Public Schools, graduating from high school in 1979, and was valedictorian. She attended Dakota State in Madison for two years for accounting, then worked for Citi Bank for several years and then went back to Vermillion to finish her schooling. She worked in Rapid City and Denver before she became disabled. Lisa’s sister, Laurie was her care- giver from 1995 to 2004. Lisa entered Menno- Olivet Care Center in February 2004. She loved to go to the drive-in theater in Luverne, MN and she enjoyed her dog, Matty. She is survived by her father, Leroy and step- mother, Cheryl of Emery, SD; brothers, Leland (Lori) Goehring and son Ben and daughter, Hannah of Hum- boldt, SD, Corey (Peggy) Goehring and son, Kody of Hartford, SD; sister-in-law, Dawn Anderson and daugh- ter, Brittany of Bridgewater, SD; step-siblings: Kenneth Kayser of Emery, SD, Kathy Kayser of Emery, SD, David (Lori) Kayser of Emery, SD and Todd Kayser of Park- ston, SD; and nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her mother, Lu- cille, sister, Laurie; broth- ers, Curtis and Craig, and grandparents, William and Marie Werning and Andrew and Martha Goehring. Yankton Press & Dakotan January 22, 2014 Online condolences at: www.opsahl-kostelfuneralhome.com AISENBREY Goehring Hinseth Maynard ‘Whitey’ Larsen Maynard V. “Whitey” Larsen, 91, of Yankton died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the Avera Sister James Care Cen- ter, Yankton. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Riverview Reformed Church, Yankton, with the Rev. Rod- ney Veldhuizen officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery with military grave- side rites by the Ernest- Bowyer VFW Post #791 Honor Guard, Yankton and the SDARNG Honor Guard, Sioux Falls. Visitations are 5-8 p.m. Fri- day, Jan. 24, at the Opsahl- Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, with the family present. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. BY CARSON WALKER Associated Press SIOUX FALLS — Congress needs to move quickly to pass a farm bill, largely to help western South Dakota ranchers recovering from a fall blizzard that killed thousands of cattle, Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson and leaders of the South Dakota Farmers Union and SD Stock- growers Association said Tuesday. The early October storm impacted more than 600 farmers and ranchers, some of whom lost more than half their herds, said Doug Mack, a board member of the Stockgrowers Association. “These producers have been sitting there waiting as patiently as possible for months now,” he said. “Without these things going forward, we’re going to lose some excellent producers.” Mark Buchholz, who ranches near Philip and owns an implement dealer- ship, said he hopes the bill caps pay- ment limitations at $250,000, which would cover the loss of about 125 cattle. “Even though you’re a sole owner, there’s hired men involved,” he said of other costs. “$100,000 is a Band-Aid. $250,000 is at least going to be dressing on the wound.” Buchholz also would like Congress to make the payments retroactive to cover losses from the 2012 drought. “Be- cause in this country, everybody was af- fected by the drought something terrible,” he said. Farm bill negotiators have been working nearly continuously — includ- ing over Congress’ Christmas break — to try and broker a compromise be- tween House and Senate versions of the roughly $500 billion measure. Both houses approved versions of the five- year bill in 2013, but they contained key differences regarding crop subsidies and how much to cut from food stamp programs. Negotiators have said they are clos- ing in on a deal, with a goal of having one in place by the end of the month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has worked to maintain milk subsidies that would prevent dairy prices from sky- rocketing, giving negotiators more time. But that flexibility is expected to be gone by the end of the month. Passage would mark the first farm bill since a 2008 deal. That expired in 2012 but was extended until last Sep- tember. Johnson, Mack and Doug Sombke, president of the South Dakota Farmers Union, also warned Congress not to di- lute the Country of Origin Labeling law that tells consumers where their food comes from. Republican Sen. John Thune said farm bill negotiators are close to reach- ing agreement on the major sticking points, including livestock payments, dairy policy and the labeling law, though on that issue they have to en- sure it doesn’t draw retaliation from Canada and Mexico, as both countries have vowed. Thune said he hopes the farm bill could move out of conference commit- tee this week. “However, this Farm Bill’s history is that of new issues popping up when it appears major differences are resolved,” he said in an emailed statement. S.D. Waiting On Word About Farm Bill BY BOB MERCER State Capitol Bureau PIERRE — Executive direc- tor Wayne Carney answered questions about the South Dakota High School Activities Association for two hours Tuesday from legislators who want more transparency and accountability from the organ- ization. Seventeen members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Appropriations met with Carney in a special afternoon hearing. He promised to pro- vide more information to law- makers and the public. “We will do what we need to do to be better communica- tors in what we do,” Carney told the panel in his closing comment. It isn’t clear yet what legis- lators might do next. One proposal under dis- cussion by Sen. Corey Brown, R-Gettysburg, would make clear the association is sub- ject to South Dakota laws on open meetings and public records and would require the association to report on a reg- ular basis to the Legislature’s joint committee on govern- ment operations and audits. Brown spoke with Carney several times in recent months. He wasn’t a member of the committee that met Tuesday with Carney. Legislators raised points Tuesday about the association being covered by the South Dakota Retirement System, which is for public employees, but not being subject to open- meeting and public-record laws. Lawmakers also learned that Carney and other top members of his staff receive free automobiles to use, through a corporate sponsor- ship, and that he receives extra compensation through a variety of commissions rang- ing from 3 to 5 percent for cor- porate sponsorships he secures and renews. Carney said the commis- sions average $16,638 annually for sponsorships that average $259,727 annually. He said commissions of 15 to 20 per- cent previously were paid to a Minnesota marketing com- pany before he became execu- tive director. The association also oper- ates a foundation that was empty until last year, when the directors voted to put $55,000 into it from excess association revenue and $10,000 from a re- fund by the national associa- tion. The board also voted last year to increase ticket prices for district and regional events by $2. The board subse- quently dedicated $1 from those sales to the foundation. That generated $73,628 from football and volleyball last fall. The board voted last week to halt the $1 for the founda- tion after school district su- perintendents rose against it. Sen. Deb Peters, R-Hart- ford, and Sen. Phyllis Heine- man, R-Sioux Falls, challenged Carney to explain how the foundation was created after the state House defeated sev- eral pieces of legislation that were intended for foundation funding. “That’s a great question,” Carney replied to Heineman. He said the legislation would have allowed “foundation games” but it didn’t address district, regional or state ticket prices. Several legislators said the foundation should have its own board. Carney said that is intended and the association’s board is acting as the founda- tion board in the meantime. SDHSAA Head Promises Better Communication “Without these things going forward, we’re going to lose some excellent producers.” DOUG MACK
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Olin HinsethRAPID CITY — Olin Edgar
Hinseth, 91, of Rapid City, diedMonday, January 20, 2014 at theHospice Housein Rapid City.
Olin wasborn June 3,1922 in Irene,SD to Ole &Emma (Lee)Hinseth on thefamily home-stead farmwhich was es-tablished in1878. Olin attended Turkey Val-ley Country School near Irene.
He joined the U.S. Army leav-ing on November 11, 1942. State-side he was stationed inCheyenne, Wyo., Fort Lewis,Wash. and Camp Stoman nearOakland, Calif. As a technicalsergeant he served with the27th armored division in the Pa-cific (Hawaii and Guam andMakin Island.) He received theGood Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon. Hewas honorably discharged No-vember 21, 1945. He never had afurlough through his entire serv-ice.
On August 27, 1950 Olin mar-ried Ardys Low. They madetheir home and raised their fam-ily in Irene. Olin worked in farm-ing and in the farm implementbusiness. He also enjoyed driv-ing truck hauling cattle for hisbrother’s Elton’s trucking busi-ness. In 1980 Olin and Ardysmoved to Yankton, SD where hewas a maintenance man for sev-eral apartment complexes, get-ting up all hours of the night tohelp anyone in need.
Olin & Ardys were blessedwith two grandchildren. They al-ways referred to Tara as their“favorite granddaughter” andTyler as their “favorite grand-
son.” Olin was always veryproud of both Tara and Tylerand enjoyed all the times theyhad together.
In 1994, Olin & Ardys movedto Rapid City and Olin becameemployed part time as a greeterat Wal-Mart. He liked to keepbusy and this job allowed himto meet new friends. After Olinretired at age 85 people wouldcome up to him often recogniz-ing him from his days as agreeter. He was acknowledgedto be the oldest veteran thatwas ever employed. He alsomade a promise to finish hisHigh School Diploma and onMay, 2001 he received his HighSchool Diploma from Irene HighSchool class of 2001 at age 79.
Olin was a member of SouthCanyon Lutheran Church inRapid City. Attending church onSunday was very important todo throughout his life. One ofOlin’s highlights was going toWashington, DC on the WorldWar II Honor Flight with his sonRichard, which made it evenmore special.
Over the past two years asOlin’s health started to fail, heresided at Golden Living Center-Prairie Hills along with Ardyswhere they shared a room to-gether. They continued to enjoyvisitors and short outings withtheir kids and continued to playQuiddler (a scrabble card game)with their friends on Tuesdayswhen he was able. He enjoyedwatching Billy Graham every
Saturday night along with alltypes of Westerns, especiallyBonanza and Gunsmoke.
Olin is survived by his wifeArdys of Rapid City; son Richard(Ellie) Hinseth of Rapid City;daughter Barbara (John) Carverof Rapid City; two grandchildrenTara Carver and Tyler Carverboth of Denver, CO; two sistersMadeline and Florence Hinsethof Irene, SD; two brothersArnold (Delores) Hinseth ofSioux Falls and Elton (Sharron)Hinseth of Irene, SD; two niecesand nephews.
He was preceded in death byhis parents Ole and Emma (Lee)Hinseth and two brothers Syl-van Hinseth and Sidney Hinseth.
Visitation will be from 5-7p.m. on Thursday Jan. 23 at Os-heim & Schmidt Funeral Homein Rapid City.
Services will be 10:00 a.m.on Friday Jan. 24, at SouthCanyon Lutheran Church inRapid City.
Burial with military honorswill be at Black Hills NationalCemetery near Sturgis.
Memorials may be directedto Hospice of the Hills andSouth Canyon Lutheran Church.
An online guestbook for Olinmay be signed at www.osheim-schmidt.com.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
January 22, 2014
Morris NelsonMorris Nelson, 86, of Yank-
ton died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014,at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital,Yankton.
Arrangements are pendingwith the Wintz & Ray FuneralHome and Cremation Service inYankton.
Douglas WohlerDouglas Lee Wohler, 59, of
Elk Point died Monday, Jan. 20,2014, at Mercy Medical Center,Sioux City, Iowa.
Services are pending withthe Kober Funeral Home.
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Crop Prices Trim Demand For Ag LandLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The drop in corn prices apparently
has dampened demand for farmland in Nebraska and cooledoff the hot seller’s market.
The Lincoln Journal Star says two reports suggest the risein farmland value has slowed.
A report by Farm Credit Services of America says that dur-ing the second half of last year, Nebraska farmland value in-creased at the slowest rate seen in several years, rising lessthan 1 percent. And a regional farmland price index kept byCreighton University economist Ernie Goss hit its lowest levelsince 2009. A January report issued last week said the indexdropped for the second month.
Corn prices dropped to less than $5 a bushel last year frommore than $6 a bushel in 2012.
Domina Launches Neb. CampaignLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s U.S. Senate race to replace
retiring Sen. Mike Johanns officially has a Democratic candidate. David Domina, a lawyer, launched his campaign with a
speech in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday. After the event, Dom-ina spoke about his views on the Keystone XL pipeline, gun con-trol and health care.
Domina represents landowners challenging a state law thathas allowed TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline to proceed.Domina says TransCanada should not have eminent domainpower.
On gun control, Domina says there are reasonable restric-tions on every constitutional right and that applies to the SecondAmendment as well. He says citizens should not be armed in thesame way as the military.
Domina also says the federal health care law should be fixed,not thrown out.
Neb. Lawmaker To Push For CasinosLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker wants to give
voters another chance to legalize casino gambling.Sen. Russ Karpisek of Wilber proposed a constitutional
amendment Tuesday that would place the issue on the No-vember ballot. Lawmakers have rejected similar measures inrecent years, and voters shot down two proposals that ap-peared on the same ballot in 2004.
The new proposal would use 50 percent of any gambling-tax revenue to reduce property taxes. Another 25 percentwould go to public schools, 12 percent would go to the stateGame and Parks Commission, 12 percent would pay for statewater projects, and 1 percent would go to a state program thathelps problem gamblers.
Supporters argue that Nebraska is losing revenue to Iowaand South Dakota, which allow casino gambling.
Neb. Patrol Urges Safety After FatalitiesLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities are urging mo-
torists to obey traffic safety laws after six fatalities were reportedon state roadways over a four-day period.
The Nebraska State Patrol says the fatal crashes occurred be-tween Friday and Monday in four state counties.
Four of the six crashes involved single-vehicle rollovers. Ofthose crashes, at least three people killed were not wearing seatbelts.
Col. David Sankey, patrol superintendent, says the number offatalities over a short period should be a wake-up call for mo-torists.
Eight people have died on Nebraska roads since the beginningof the year. Twelve fatalities were reported at this same time lastyear.
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Lisa GoehringLisa Marie Goehring,
age 52 of Menno passedaway on Monday, January20, 2014 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno.
Memorial service will be1:30 p.m. Friday, January24, 2014 at St. Peter’sLutheran Church, Clayton,SD with Rev. Kenneth Soykofficiating.
Visitations will begin5:30 p.m. Thursday, Janu-ary 23, 2014 at Aisenbrey-Opsahl-Kostel MemorialChapel, Menno, SD with aprayer service at 7:30 p.m.Visitations will resume onehour prior at the church.
Lisa was born October14, 1961 to Leroy and Lu-cille (Werning) Goehring atParkston, SD. She was bap-tized by Rev. NicolausHildebrandt. Lisa’s spon-sors were Marvin & EldaBaumiller. On May 18, 1975she was confirmed at St.Peter’s Lutheran Church atClayton, SD by Rev. DennisAngland. Lisa attendedEmery Public Schools,graduating from highschool in 1979, and wasvaledictorian. She attendedDakota State in Madison fortwo years for accounting,then worked for Citi Bankfor several years and thenwent back to Vermillion tofinish her schooling. Sheworked in Rapid City andDenver before she becamedisabled.
Lisa’s sister, Laurie was
her care-giver from1995 to2004. LisaenteredMenno-Olivet CareCenter inFebruary2004. She
loved to go to the drive-intheater in Luverne, MN andshe enjoyed her dog, Matty.
She is survived by herfather, Leroy and step-mother, Cheryl of Emery,SD; brothers, Leland (Lori)Goehring and son Ben anddaughter, Hannah of Hum-boldt, SD, Corey (Peggy)Goehring and son, Kody ofHartford, SD; sister-in-law,Dawn Anderson and daugh-ter, Brittany of Bridgewater,SD; step-siblings: KennethKayser of Emery, SD, KathyKayser of Emery, SD, David(Lori) Kayser of Emery, SDand Todd Kayser of Park-ston, SD; and nieces andnephews.
She is preceded indeath by her mother, Lu-cille, sister, Laurie; broth-ers, Curtis and Craig, andgrandparents, William andMarie Werning and Andrewand Martha Goehring. Yankton Press & Dakotan
January 22, 2014
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Maynard ‘Whitey’Larsen
Maynard V. “Whitey”Larsen, 91, of Yankton diedTuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at theAvera Sister James Care Cen-ter, Yankton.
Funeral services are at 10a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, atRiverview Reformed Church,Yankton, with the Rev. Rod-ney Veldhuizen officiating.Burial will be in the YanktonCemetery with military grave-side rites by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post #791Honor Guard, Yankton andthe SDARNG Honor Guard,Sioux Falls.
Visitations are 5-8 p.m. Fri-day, Jan. 24, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home andCrematory, Yankton, with thefamily present. Visitationswill resume one hour prior tothe service at the church.
BY CARSON WALKERAssociated Press
SIOUX FALLS — Congress needs tomove quickly to pass a farm bill, largelyto help western South Dakota ranchersrecovering from a fall blizzard that killedthousands of cattle, Democratic Sen.Tim Johnson and leaders of the SouthDakota Farmers Union and SD Stock-growers Association said Tuesday.
The early October storm impactedmore than 600 farmers and ranchers,some of whom lost more than half theirherds, said Doug Mack, a board memberof the Stockgrowers Association.
“These producers have been sittingthere waiting as patiently as possible formonths now,” he said. “Without thesethings going forward, we’re going tolose some excellent producers.”
Mark Buchholz, who ranches nearPhilip and owns an implement dealer-ship, said he hopes the bill caps pay-ment limitations at $250,000, whichwould cover the loss of about 125 cattle.
“Even though you’re a sole owner,there’s hired men involved,” he said ofother costs. “$100,000 is a Band-Aid.$250,000 is at least going to be dressingon the wound.”
Buchholz also would like Congressto make the payments retroactive tocover losses from the 2012 drought. “Be-cause in this country, everybody was af-fected by the drought somethingterrible,” he said.
Farm bill negotiators have beenworking nearly continuously — includ-ing over Congress’ Christmas break —to try and broker a compromise be-tween House and Senate versions of theroughly $500 billion measure. Bothhouses approved versions of the five-year bill in 2013, but they contained keydifferences regarding crop subsidiesand how much to cut from food stampprograms.
Negotiators have said they are clos-ing in on a deal, with a goal of havingone in place by the end of the month.The U.S. Department of Agriculture hasworked to maintain milk subsidies that
would prevent dairy prices from sky-rocketing, giving negotiators more time.But that flexibility is expected to begone by the end of the month.
Passage would mark the first farmbill since a 2008 deal. That expired in2012 but was extended until last Sep-tember.
Johnson, Mack and Doug Sombke,president of the South Dakota FarmersUnion, also warned Congress not to di-lute the Country of Origin Labeling lawthat tells consumers where their foodcomes from.
Republican Sen. John Thune saidfarm bill negotiators are close to reach-ing agreement on the major stickingpoints, including livestock payments,dairy policy and the labeling law,though on that issue they have to en-sure it doesn’t draw retaliation fromCanada and Mexico, as both countrieshave vowed.
Thune said he hopes the farm billcould move out of conference commit-tee this week. “However, this Farm Bill’shistory is that of new issues popping upwhen it appears major differences areresolved,” he said in an emailedstatement.
S.D. Waiting On Word About Farm Bill
BY BOB MERCERState Capitol Bureau
PIERRE — Executive direc-tor Wayne Carney answeredquestions about the SouthDakota High School ActivitiesAssociation for two hoursTuesday from legislators whowant more transparency andaccountability from the organ-ization.
Seventeen members of theLegislature’s Joint Committeeon Appropriations met withCarney in a special afternoonhearing. He promised to pro-vide more information to law-makers and the public.
“We will do what we needto do to be better communica-tors in what we do,” Carneytold the panel in his closingcomment.
It isn’t clear yet what legis-lators might do next.
One proposal under dis-cussion by Sen. Corey Brown,
R-Gettysburg, would makeclear the association is sub-ject to South Dakota laws onopen meetings and publicrecords and would require theassociation to report on a reg-ular basis to the Legislature’sjoint committee on govern-ment operations and audits.
Brown spoke with Carneyseveral times in recentmonths. He wasn’t a memberof the committee that metTuesday with Carney.
Legislators raised pointsTuesday about the associationbeing covered by the SouthDakota Retirement System,which is for public employees,but not being subject to open-meeting and public-recordlaws.
Lawmakers also learnedthat Carney and other topmembers of his staff receivefree automobiles to use,through a corporate sponsor-ship, and that he receives
extra compensation through avariety of commissions rang-ing from 3 to 5 percent for cor-porate sponsorships hesecures and renews.
Carney said the commis-sions average $16,638 annuallyfor sponsorships that average$259,727 annually. He saidcommissions of 15 to 20 per-cent previously were paid to aMinnesota marketing com-pany before he became execu-tive director.
The association also oper-ates a foundation that wasempty until last year, when thedirectors voted to put $55,000into it from excess associationrevenue and $10,000 from a re-fund by the national associa-tion.
The board also voted lastyear to increase ticket pricesfor district and regional eventsby $2. The board subse-quently dedicated $1 fromthose sales to the foundation.
That generated $73,628 fromfootball and volleyball last fall.
The board voted last weekto halt the $1 for the founda-tion after school district su-perintendents rose against it.
Sen. Deb Peters, R-Hart-ford, and Sen. Phyllis Heine-man, R-Sioux Falls, challengedCarney to explain how thefoundation was created afterthe state House defeated sev-eral pieces of legislation thatwere intended for foundationfunding.
“That’s a great question,”Carney replied to Heineman.He said the legislation wouldhave allowed “foundationgames” but it didn’t addressdistrict, regional or stateticket prices.
Several legislators said thefoundation should have itsown board. Carney said that isintended and the association’sboard is acting as the founda-tion board in the meantime.
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“Without these thingsgoing forward, we’re going
to lose some excellentproducers.”
DOUG MACK
