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by Nancy HaighThe life of James Scotty Philip

will soon hit the big screens inPhilip and Pierre, thanks to JustinKoehler.

Private screenings for all arearesidents and those involved withthe James Scotty Philip Memo-rial Ride will be held in Pierre Sat-urday, February 9 and in Philip atthe Gem Theatre Sunday, Febru-ary 10 at 6:00 p.m.

Justin, a graduate of MidlandHigh School, Class of 1998, said hehad never heard of Scotty Philipuntil Vince Bruce, of northeastHaakon County contacted him.

Vince stated that the VerendryeMuseum in Ft. Pierre was wantingsomeone to document the ScottyPhilip memorial ride betweenPhilip and Ft. Pierre.

Justin said it was clear heneeded to tackle this project aftersome research and visiting withJohn Duffy, vice president of themuseum.

Scottys story, however, was al-most too good to be true, saidJustin. I felt like if I had pitchedthis to a big-time producer, theywould have scoffed at the eventssurrounding his life. I was simplyamazed that no one had told hisstory on screen. I felt like I hadstruck gold!

Researching and uncoveringarchival photographs was one ofJustins favorite parts of the proj-ect. He admitted that it was a timeconsuming task, especially since hehad over 500 photos to edit. Beinga photographer, I understand the

power of a photograph and I placedextra attention on selecting the im-ages for the film. He whittled itdown to 131 photographs that ap-pear in the film.

Justin said he and his editor,Aaron Pendergast, spent a haunt-ing amount of hours on the film.The rough cut was over 90 min-utes long, said Justin. They wereable to finally get it down to a runtime of 60 minutes. Trying to tella compelling story that would cap-ture someones attention for 60minutes was a challenge in itself,he said. I take a lot of pride in sto-rytelling, and I hope people enjoythat aspect of the film.

Justin noted that his favoritepart of the film is when Scottybrings all of his deceased children,who had been buried in variousplaces, to his recently establishedfamily plot north of Ft. Pierre. It

is the first section of the film wherewe inserted music, and I will neverforget the emotion I felt when wewatched it for the first time. Thatwas the moment I began to believewe had something to be proud of.

Justin said he believes he methis high expectations for The Buf-falo King. I have to give creditthough, to all those who donatedtheir time and talents to this proj-ect. Without them it would havebeen extremely hard to meet thosehigh expectations. William Eckercomposed the movie score, soundmix was done by Broooke Saelens,

film narrator is Denielle FisherJohnson, the voice of William Tem-ple Hornaday is Sonny Hutchisonand James Cuthill gives voice toScotty.

Sadly, I knew nothing of ScottyPhilip. I was never made aware ofhis contributions to the buffalo,that he was the name behind thetown of Philip, or any other of hislifetime accomplishments, saidJustin. He hopes that he will beable to get the opportunity to tellmore stories of South Dakota onthe big screen. South Dakota hasan abundance of stories that carryboth historical and educationalvalue. I want to lead the way intelling these stories.

Justin is not new to the world offilm making. He was featured inthe Pioneer Review in 2005 for10:15 Salem Park a film he anda friend produced shortly after

graduating from college. He hasbeen working in Denver with tele-vision production since 2008, prin-cipally with High Noon Enter- tain-ment and Great Divide Pictures.Some of his work with Great DividePictures include films for the U.S.National Parks Service, which in-clude numerous battlefield parksand monuments and PetroglyphNational Monument.

The Buffalo King has been en-tered in the Black Hills Film Festi-val, scheduled for May 1-5 and theSouth Dakota Film Festival, Sep-tember 26-29. We want to submit

to film festivals all over the UnitedStates and abroad, said Justin.But there is no guarantee themovie will be selected. A fee ischarged for many of the festivalsand Justin hopes to be able to raisesome funds to help cover thosecosts.

I hope people walk away with asense of pride and wonderment,said Justin of his film. Scotty is alocal hero, South Dakota hero, andhopefully, a soon-to-be nationalhero.

Koehler finishes The Buffalo King

Justin Koehler

by Del BartelsThe Philip Area chapter of AARP

and the Retired Teacher Associa-tion joined with the HaakonCounty Public Library, Monday,January 28, to hold a communitydiscussion on country schools.

The AARP/RTA agenda wasquickly gone through to make timefor the anticipated discussion. Up-keep of the Old Schoolhouse Parkis an ongoing project for the organ-ization. Another project is in theworks for an upgrading of a shelterat the Philip Masonic Cemetery tohouse grave site information. Freetax aid will be provided for all com-munity members by Robert Mc-Daniel every Tuesday, startingFebruary 5. This annual service,after undergoing annual IRS train-ing for him, includes e-filing fortaxpayers.

The country school discussionidea, which had originally startedout as a local book club project, hasgrown from there, according toHaakon County Public Library di-rector Annie Brunskill. A humor-ous excerpt of the book was readaloud by discussion coordinatorDorothy Liegle, a humanities

scholar from Pierre. A show ofhands told that almost the entireaudience had attended countryschools. About half a dozen hadtaught in country schools. Somememorabilia on display included ateaching contract from 1951, for$1,540 total for 10 months.

Vonda Hamill, current HaakonSchool District school board mem-ber, said that her first year ofteaching was for 11 students whoranged from kindergarten througheighth grade. She said that thekids told her, Its okay, well helpyou. She also said, I wouldnt havemade it without mentor teachers.

One of the handouts was a sam-ple test, an eighth grade finalexam, from 1895. One questionwas, Find the interest of $512.60for eight months and 18 days atseven percent. One essay ques-tion, which expected correct use ofgrammar, was, Name and de-scribe the following: Monrovia,Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecla,

Yukon, St. Helena, Juan Fernan-dez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.

Attendees related their memo-ries of how their school day wouldbegin, what arts they studied,

their textbooks, their favorite sub-ject of recess and how disciplinewas handled. Discussion includedthe training and requirements forcountry school teachers. The YoungCitizens League was important inteaching students how to run ameeting, parliamentary procedureand oratory contests. Sometimesdistricts, and even entire counties,would get together for activitiessuch as spelling bees.

Individuals told stories fromtheir school days. On display wereold photos of Haakon Countyschool houses with students posedin front. Many are in need of some-one naming at least some of thestudents in the photos. Communitymembers are encouraged to bringto the library their old photos, to bescanned, reprinted and used for fu-ture discussions.

There will be a follow up meetingto further discuss and reminisceHaakon County country schools. Itwill immediately follow the next

AARP/RTA soup supp er meeting,Monday, February 25, at the BadRiver Senior Citizens Center,Philip. All community membersare invited to both meetings.

AARP, library recall country schools

Above, attendees marked the exact location of where theircountry school was. Shown are, from left, Herb Sieler, BettyLaBeau and Barbara Kroetch. At right, Gloria French and

Thelma Heltzel check their memories of the country schoollocations on a smaller table map of Haakon County, before

they went to the larger wall map. Photos by Del Bartels

by Del BartelsA second meeting of Philip area

citizens and representatives fromthe National Park Service gatheredThursday, January 24, to furtherplans toward eventual constructionof an initial trail project near or inPhilip.

The Rivers, Trails and Conserva-tion Assistance department is a di-vision of the NPS. The RTCA willassist in finding funds and expertsto blueprint and construct a trailsystem for the Philip area. Any ini-tial route can be expanded in thefuture, even if the expansion is of adifferent style or purpose.

This is your property, said out-

door recreation planner Karen An-derson. Any public and privateland, or leases and right of way,that might be used for a trail proj-ect will remain in the control of thecommunity, not the NPS or anyother agency.

Kenny Points, RTCA intern willbe with the Philip project to its end.Other experts, such as Anderson,will offer their assistance asneeded. Points believes an initialtrail is a key start. Phase one; getit in there, improve on it as timegoes, he said. People will startusing it, and it will get quite thebuzz.

Photos of different Philip sites,markers and locations were pro-

jected as attendees discussed dif-ferent trail uses, materials and pri-orities. Breaking into smallergroups, individuals put forth theirdream trails and why theywanted different aspects of theseno-holds-barred possibilities. Thesmall groups then tried to consoli-date the reasons for the ultimatetrails, and limiting those aspira-tions to a more workable phaseone.

Many agreed that a trail to LakeWaggoner would be great, butPoints summed it up in that itwould probably be a later phasetrail, mainly because of the dis-

tance from town to the lake. Thefirst phase will attempt to accom-modate walkers, joggers and bicy-clists on a no-steps route that caninitially be used by people of allages. It would be for fresh air, so-cializing and exercise. It would gettrail users off of public roads andaway from traffic. It might have atrail head as a point of reference.

More citizens are encouraged tojoin in the planning stages of a trailsystem in and around Philip. Rep-resentatives of different clubs, or-ganizations and businesses can re-port on their groups wishes, andcan report back to that group. Thelocal contact for the trail project is

Trisha Larson at 685-9318.Points will consolidate the dis-

cussion results of the smallergroups and of the entire audience.He said that this meeting was akind of feeler. Hopefully sometimein March, he, other representativesof the RTCA and Philip area peoplecan meet again. In the meantime,locals can begin formalizing into asteering committee, and, sincesome funding can be applied foronly by the city, a city representa-tive should be on that committee.When a suggested phase one planis ready, then acquiring land, ease-ments and funding can begin.

Philip trails project continues

Kenny Points, left, and Karen Anderson assisted in discussions of small groups

to record and incorporate the local residents main points concerning a phaseone trail in or around Philip. They work for the National Park Services Rivers,Trails and Conservation Assistance branch, which will offer expertise in planning

a trail system and finding funding for it. Photo by Del Bartels

Nearly three people die each dayin the United States due to residen-tial electrical related fires and ac-cidental electrocutions. Too manyof these victims are children. In ad-dition, workers younger than 25have the highest rate of death fromelectrical shock.

The South Dakota Rural Electri-cal Association gave two electricalsafety demonstrations in conjunc-tion with the Black Hills StockShow and Rodeo. The demonstra-tions were Monday, January 28, inthe main arena of the RushmorePlaza Civic Center. These live pre-sentations featured audience par-ticipation and take-home materialsfor students. They were presentedat no cost to participants or schools.Students learned about electricity,how to play it safe, and what hap-pens when people come into contactwith high voltage lines. They ex-plored electricity as an indispensa-

ble power source that is often takenfor granted and what dangers canarise from weather, other emergen-

one person is saved because ofthese efforts, the demonstrationsare worth it.

West Central Electric Co-op helps ingiving public safety demonstrations

cies, construc-tion activitiesand tamperingwith electricaldevices. Safetytips were givenon fallen wires,working nearpower lines,fuses and cir-cuit breakers,and electricalsurges.

Joe Connot,director ofmember serv-ices for WestCentral Elec-tric, said thatthey do thisevery year. Nomatter if only


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Lookin AroundTrust can be a fragile commod-

ity. Take the cooking island in ourkitchen, for example. It looks niceand solid just like the otherkitchen cupboards, but it has onemajor difference in that its onwheels. In other words, if you leanagainst it too hard, its apt to move.This can be unsettling. It mightmean you have to make some quickadjustments to avoid falling on thefloor. Nasty. One eventually learnsnot to trust the thing but probablynot until after youve had a fewtense moments.

Sometimes in this life, it is trickyto decide what or who you cantrust. Do you, for instance, trustyour current car or pickup to al-ways get you where you want togo? Our vehicles, right now, appearto be fairly trustworthy since theyarent terribly old and havent beendriven excessive miles. As youknow, any vehicle can turn obnox-ious in the blink of an eye, but youcan often depend on those thatarent too ancient and have beenproperly maintained.

I think of one vehicle I had,though, that I shouldnt havetrusted as much as I did. Oneevening I drove it at the speedlimit on the freeway for over a hun-dred miles only to have the frontwheel fall off as I neared home.When it dropped, I was barelymoving since I had slowed for asharp corner on our country roads.

It still gave me quite a jolt, espe-cially when I considered whatmight have happened had thatwheel gone when I was speedingdown those steep river hills on thefreeway. It didnt bear thinkingabout. I was pleased to still bemoving and breathing.

Sometimes, too, Ive put faith incertain people that didnt deserveit. There was that one time someyears ago when I took in cattle fora fellow who turned out to be verydifficult to deal with. Not only didhe hate to pay his bills, but he alsofailed to move his cattle out at thetime we had previously agreed on.It was with some relief when thatassociation was at last over. Sincethen Ive been blessed with othercattle deals that have worked outwell for all concerned, but such hasnot always been the case. MaybeIve learned who to deal with and

who to leave strictly alone.My good Samaritan complex hasalso landed me in trouble a time or

three. One fellow I tried to helpmany years ago ended up rippingme off for several thousand dollars.He took all my belongings of anyworth and pawned them. He alsodepleted my bank account, whichwasnt very large at the time, byforging my signature. After hedrun off with my assets and beengone a while, he called one day andwanted me to help him some more.He was out of luck by then. Hedgiven me a harsh lesson, but Idlearned through it, or at least I hadin his particular case. I dont mind

helping people but not when theyflat out steal from me.

Fortunately, my immediate fam-ily has always been composed ofgood people. Everyone makes mis-takes, but that can be overlooked ifthe intensions are honorable. Iwouldnt do any business withsome of my slightly more distantrelatives, but those closest to meare fine. With those who have livedor worked on the ranch, some havebeen more competent and usefulthan others, but weve had lots ofgood guys helping us. None that Iknow of have set out purposely todefraud or harm us, and some havebeen or are truly excellent fellowsto have around.

Heres a quote you might like.Raisin cookies that look likechocolate-chip cookies are the mainreason I have trust issues. Noteverything is what it seems. Its

not that I dont like raisin cookies,its just that I like chocolate chip-pers more and am disappointedwhen finding Ive taken a raisinthinking it was a chipper. Thesame principle can have wider ap-plication.

What else can we trust in? Oneprobably shouldnt put much hopein winning the lottery as a meansof support. The odds are greatlystacked against us there. Howabout the government? Iffy, dontyou think? Some doctors andlawyers are dependable. Othersnot so much. I suppose well haveto just go along trying to put faithin those people and things that de-serve it as far as we can tell andavoiding those that dont. We canalso trust God to help us know thedifference. After all, he is com-pletely trustworthy, has our bestinterests in mind, and has the

wherewithal and strength to see usthrough. Its a very great blessingto have him on our side.

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PHILIP HEALTH SERVICES AUXILIARY will meet Thurs-day, February 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the conference room at the hospi-tal.

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Silly geography ... by Del Bartels South Dakota has a geographic names authority, the United States

has a board on geographic names, and more than 50 nations have

some type of national names authority.

Still, there are over 30 communities in the world called Alexandria.

Though there is a Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, Ohio and South

Dakota, its nothing to fight over. And if you run out of imagination,

just rename something old as being new, such as New England, New

Mexico or New Orleans. I should probably live in Bald Head, Maine,

or Hell, Mich., or Lizard Lick, N.C., or maybe Boring, Ore. A some-

what redundant place would be Townsville, S.C.

Some place names are just wrong, such as North in South Carolina,

or Flushing in New York. There is an Oddville in Kentucky and an

Odd in West Virginia. If you are drunk, dont try to tell the patrolman

that you are driving to Walla Walla, Wash. Did you know that Cali-

fornia is a town in Maryland?

Have Faith, Im picking on South Dakota towns, too, from Ab-

erdeen to Zell. If you like a little humor, you should live in Minnehaha

County. For a quick laugh, though, go to Rapid City. For visual slap-

stick, go to Sioux Falls. To be very Blunt, if the S.D. Geographic

Names Authority was doing its job in making sure no person or group

could take offense, why is there a Gayville, Fruitdale and Pollock?Some places just have good taste, such as tea. For the nature lover,

visit Bison, Buffalo, Badger, Antelope, Little Eagle and White Horse.

You should be overjoyed that we have an Eureka! But, shouldnt Sum-

mit be in the Black Hills rather than on the plains? Isnt Toronto sup-

posed to be in Canada? Of course it is Goodwin, and a loss is bad.

Well, well, there is a town named Artesian. You shouldnt find Inte-

rior, Centerville or Midland near the states border. Some towns were

named just to sound good, such as Eden, Garden City, Goodwill and

Rich Land. At least two places were named so we could hear tourists

mispronounce them; Lead and Pierre. You should be able to stay

awake in Java.

The geographic names authority must not worry about theft, since

so many place names were stolen from other spots, such as Madison,

Harrisburg, Hartford, Salem, Arlington, Scotland, New Underwood,

Mount Vernon, Keystone, Hudson, Trent, Carthage, Sinai, Dallas,

Lebanon, Vienna and Naples.

South Dakota is very personal, as seen in all its first name places,

such as Philip, Brandon, Webster, Gregory, Leola, Florence, Ethan,

Madison, Marion, Irene, Henry, Gary, Bruce, Frederick, Spencer, Is-

abel, Harrold, Ashton, Hazel, Sherman, Lane, Raymond, Erwin, Mar-

vin, Virgil, Lily, Kyle, Allen, Marty and, of course, Lesterville.

Some places are obvious; such as Mound City and Twin Brooks.

And, yes, with my weird sense of humor, I should live in Kidder.

Since 1996, West Central Elec-tric Cooperative, Inc., has joinedthe South Dakota Rural Electric

Association in offering free tours ofWashington, D.C., to high school

juniors.West Central is again offering to

sponsor two high school juniors onan all expense paid Rural Electric

Youth Tour to the nations capital.West Central serves members inthe counties of Haakon, Jackson,Jones, Lyman and Stanley.

Over the years, West Central hassponsored 48 juniors. Some yearshave included just one student,while one year it sponsored seven.Previous Philip High School youngadults who have taken advantageof the Youth Tour include KiannaKnutson 2011, Caleb Clements 2009, Grace Schnabel 2008,Jamie Nickelson 2005, andChancie Smith 2003.

Eligibility for the trip is open toall area high school juniors whoseparents or guardians are members

of West Central Electric. Interestedstudents will be chosen based onsubmitted 500-word essays. Thisyears essay subject is What mo-ment in American history do youwish you had been a part of, andwhat would you have contributed?The essay deadline is February 13.

The tour itself will be from June

14 to June 20. There will be an ori-entation meeting June 13 in SiouxFalls.

In the past, some students havechosen to not apply, using the rea-son that they did not want to missa week of their summer jobs. JoeConnot, member services for WestCentral Electric Cooperative Inc.,argues that this is an opportunityfor a free trip to Washington, D.C.,and, after high school graduation,the students will probably work therest of their lives.

Nation wide and over the entireyear, over 1,500 high school juniorsand seniors experience the RuralElectric Youth Tour. Though not

all South Dakota electric coopera-tives participate, the S.D. RuralElectric Association sends approx-imately 30 juniors each year toWashington. Some of the sites thatwill be visited are the Lincoln Me-morial, National Cathedral, FordsTheater, Kennedy Center, theMetro, Arlington National Ceme-

tery, Mount Vernon, Tomb of theUnknown Soldier, the Smithson-ian, Iwo Jima Statue, National

Archives, United States SupremeCourt and the Vietnam VeteransMemorial. Students will partici-pate in a breakfast briefing withthe South Dakota congressionaldelegation.

West Central funds the tour.Participants are provided trans-portation, room and board, enter-tainment and sightseeing events.Students are required to providetheir own personal spendingmoney, most likely for snacks andsouvenirs.

Free West Central Electric tourof Washington, D.C., for juniors

South Dakota legislators metwith district and state FFA officersat the 2013 South Dakota FFA leg-islative breakfast and district offi-cer training hosted by the SouthDakota FFA Association, Wednes-day and Thursday, January 23-24,in Pierre.

The purpose of the event was topromote the FFAs mission of pre-mier leadership, personal growthand career success by bringing to-gether South Dakotas governmen-tal leaders with leaders of theSouth Dakota FFA.

The event was hosted by the2012-2013 State FFA OfficerTeam, including Taylor Leonhardt,Groton, Andrew Rausch, Hoven,

Ashley Tonak, Willow Lake, TylerSwan, Newell, Kelli Garry, LakePreston, and Savanna Sperle,Reva. S.D. FFA Ambassadors

Darin Stoecker, Hoven, and LizDahl, Beresford, also assisted. Thestate FFA officers conducted abreakfast program focusing on thethree-part model of agriculture,food and natural resources educa-tion which includes classroom in-struction, supervised agriculturalexperience projects and FFA. Dis-trict FFA officers and advisors vis-ited one-on-one with legislators,sharing how local agriculture edu-cation programs and FFA providehands-on, career relevant experi-ence for students.

The State FFA Officer Team heldleadership training workshops forthe district officers, which focusedon communication, personal devel-opment, team growth, service, ca-reer and technical education, and

agricultural advocacy. District offi-

cers also discovered what their roleis in the upcoming State FFA Con-vention scheduled for April 14-16,in Brookings.

The South Dakota FFA Legisla-

tive Breakfast and District OfficerTraining has many sponsors, in-cluding CHS Foundation and FarmCredit Services of America.

South Dakota FFA Association hostslegislative breakfast and training

From left: Tyler Swan, Newell state FFA treasurer, Nick Hamill, Philip District

5 FFA vice president, Senator Jim Bradford from legislative District 27, and RyanVan Tassel, Philip District 5 FFA sentinel. Courtesy photo

by David BordewykS.D. Newspaper Association

High school football games underFriday night lights and basketballgyms jam-packed with fans are asmuch a part of South Dakota ascoffee-shop talk about the weatherand crops. High school sports andother interscholastic activities suchas drama and music events fuel in-tense civic pride in our communi-ties and schools.

The feats and accomplishmentsof students on the field of competi-tion or the performance stage arecelebrated by an entire communityof family, friends and school fans.

The hometown newspaper isthere as well, chronicling thegames and school activities. Cover-ing local school sports and schoolactivities such as plays and con-certs are a big part of what goesinto the local newspaper. The com-munity expects it and a good news-paper meets that expectation.

Technology today has allowednewspapers to expand the toolsthey use to cover high school sportsand events. Newspapers are goingbeyond the traditional stories andphotos printed in the paper to inno-vations such as broadcasting foot-ball or basketball games over theinternet and updating readers

through social media tools. Readershave come to expect that type of ex-

panded coverage and newspapersof all sizes in South Dakota are de-livering on those expectations.

All good, right? Yes, except thatsome schools are now putting re-strictions and limitations on howthe local news media can covertheir school sporting events and ac-tivities.

In Pierre, an exclusive contractbetween the school and a localradio station prohibits a competinglocal radio station or the localnewspaper from broadcastingPierre school athletic events. How-ever, the restrictions dont apply toany out-of-town news media out-lets.

In Sioux Falls, the public schooldistrict sought to specifically pro-hibit the local newspaper frombroadcasting high school footballand basketball games on the Inter-net.

Elsewhere, newspaper photogra-phers are being unreasonably re-stricted on how they can cover highschool competitions. Reporters arelimited on how they can use socialmedia such as Twitter and Face-book to report live from a highschool game.

Schools offer a variety of reasonsfor these restrictions. Mostly, itboils down to money. Schools are

looking to make additional revenuefrom the performances of students

on the field by placing restrictionson how the local news media maycover these events.

Incredible as it may sound, thereis a real trend toward more mone-tization of high school sports.

That is why we are working forpassage of a bill in this legislativesession that would prohibit schoolsfrom unreasonably restricting theability of local news media to dotheir job. Senate Bill 119 would notprohibit schools from generatingrevenue through certain contractswith media, so long as those con-tracts do not restrict other mediafrom being able to do their job.

SB119 is not about creating anyspecial or new privilege for newsmedia in South Dakota. It onlytries to ensure the news media inSouth Dakota can do what theyhave always done when it comes toreporting about high school sportsand activities.

Fans and supporters of highschool sports and activities expectthe local news media to be there,creating a chronology and scrap-book of memories and achieve-ments through their stories, photosand other media.

Urge your legislators to supportSenate Bill 119. Lets make surethe hometown news media can con-

tinue to do their job and live up tothe expectations of their readersand viewers. Nothing more, noth-ing less.

Legislative bill bolsters news mediasability to cover high school sports

by Dist. 27 Sen. Jim BradfordEducation continues to be the

dominant issue of our session. Thenumber of opt-outs now in effect isalarming and proves that the statecontinues to push the obligation tofund our public schools to local tax-payers. This school year 66 of our151 public schools are currently inan opt-out with many more dis-tricts likely to try to pass one if the

state continues to underfundschools.

The governors proposed budgetfor kindergarten-12, brought forthby the Department of Education toJoint Appropriations this week, isa request for a three percent in-crease and would raise the fundingformula from $4,491 to $4,625 foran increase of $134 per student.(Inflation was actually 3.2 percent,but the law says three percent orthe rate of inflation, whichever isless). To put the amount in per-spective, the 2008-09 per studentallocation was $4,642 so the FY14amount is $17 less per studentthan five years ago! We can andmust do better for our students.

Contact Bradford at 605-685-4241 or [email protected].

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gicide use. The question is, do fo-liar fungicide applications on dry

land wheat always pay, and do

routine fungicide applications

cause any harm?

The answer to the first questionis relatively obvious, no; foliar fun-

gicide applications do not always

produce sufficient yield increases

to pay for the application. In fact

they can produce yield decreases.

There are three wheat growth

stages where foliar fungicides areapplied, tiller (typically with apost-emerge herbicide applica-

tion), flag leaf emergence, and

flowering.

Applications at the tillering

stage are only recommended if

wheat is planted into wheat

residue, and only if a post-emerge

herbicide application is planned. Ifthe crop is not planted into wheat

residue, the main pathogens of

concern, septoria leaf blotch and

tanspot, are not present in the

field at a level to likely pose a

major threat. Adding the fungicide

to the tank when making an herbi-

cide application makes the costminimal, increasing the likelihood

of an economic return. Researchtrials have produced no yield re-

sponse or negative yield responses

as well as positive yield responses.

Yield response is highly dependent

on weather conditions following

the application, and typicallyamounts to only a few Bu/A when

they occur.

Factors favoring a flag leaf ap-

plication are: disease is appearing

on flag-1 and/or flag-2, the variety

is susceptible to fungal diseases,

the crop has good yield potential,

wet weather is forecast, the mar-

ket price of wheat is high, and thecost of the fungicide application is

low. Flowering time applications

are mainly justified if scab risk is

high, and do offer protection from

late-season rusts if they move up

from the south. Flag leaf and flow-

ering time fungicide applications

either involve aerial application, ordamaging a small percentage of

the crop if application is made by

ground equipment, both of which

amount to considerably more input

cost than a tillering application.

To be effective, tillering, flag

leaf and flowering time fungicide

applications all need to be madebefore the infestation of disease

becomes severe. In order to make

good decisions, fields must be

scouted and the factors favoring a

yield response considered. If yield

potential is limited due to hail,

winterkill, bacterial or viral dis-

ease, drought or other reasons, thepotential return to a fungicide ap-

plication is reduced.

The question, can routine fungi-

cide applications cause harm is not

as obvious. There are beneficial

fungi present in any crop field aswell as harmful species. These

fungi can be helpful in feeding on

bacteria, aphids, and possiblyother harmful pests, and fungi-

cides will control them as well as

the harmful fungi. Each chemical

application that is made to a crop

weakens the protective layer of the

leaves, making the plant more sus-

ceptible to moisture stress and to

bacterial disease. Microbial activ-ity in the soil is desirable, and

fungicides are known to reduce it.

Fungicide application decisions

should not be taken lightly.

Calendar

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nington County Extension Center,

Rapid City2/20: PAT, 1:00 pm MST, Wall

Community Center

Extension News

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The senior division Hughes/Stanley County 4-H livestockology team took first

place team honors at the recent contest at the Black Hills Stock Show YouthDay. Back row are Mariah Kessler, Ft. Pierre, who placed first individually and

Chauncey Trapp, Midland. Front row are Jonalyn Beastrom, Pierre, and Haley Ket-tler, Pierre, second place individual. Photo by Nancy Haigh

The senior division Haakon/Jackson County 4-H livestockology team took secondplace team honors at the recent contest at the Black Hills Stock Show Youth

Day. From left are Elle Moon, Creighton, Shaina Solon, Kadoka, Mackenzie Stilwell,Kadoka, and Seth Haigh, Philip. Photo by Nancy Haigh

The junior division Hughes/Stanley County 4-H livestockology team took first placeteam honors at the recent contest at the Black Hills Stock Show Youth Day. Fromleft are Jacob Beastrom, Pierre, who was also first place individual, Emily Trapp,

Midland, and Will Kessler, Ft. Pierre, second place individual.Photo by Nancy Haigh

Area youth excel at BHSS

livestockology contest

Two specialists from South Dakota State University Extension visited Philip to hold a food processing authority session, Fri-day, January 25. Nine women participated in the hands-on lessons concerning canning jams using regular pectin and

liquid pectin, and using no sugar/low sugar. Jean Hegerfeld-Baker and Sharon Guthmiller, both food safety specialists, dis-cussed PH testing of foods for acidity, heat preservation (the science of home food processing), and legislative requirementsfor selling food at farmers markets. The four-hour session was held in the Family and Consumer Science room of the Philip

High School. Participants were Suzanne England, Beth Flom and Carolyn Manke, all of Midland, Peggy Martin, Philip, DonnaAdrian and Jeannine Woodward, both of White River, Misty Welter, Presho, Jewell Bork, Okaton, and Jeri Olson, Belle Fourche.

Shown in the left hand phota are Hegerfeld-Baker, left, and Martin. Shown in the right hand photo are, from left, Manke,Flom and Guthmiller. Photos by Del Bartels

Preserving jams hands-on session

The city of Faith, area producersand South Dakota State UniversityExtension invite you to attend the36th annual Rancher's Forum and

second annual Pen of Three BullShowcase at the Faith sale barn,Thursday, February 7, from 10:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The theme for the day is Health,Nutrition and the Economics thattie them together.

Adele Harty, SDSU Extensioncow/calf field specialist, will beginthe morning with a presentation onalternative feed sources and theconsiderations that need to bemade when including them in afeeding program.

Gary Sides, nutritionist withPfizer Animal Health, will thengive a presentation on the relation-ship between nutrition and im-munology. He will focus on the factthat it's not as simple as givingcalves a vaccination so they will beable to fend off diseases. There aremany other factors, specifically nu-trition, that play a role in the suc-

cess or failure of a vaccination pro-gram.To round out the program, Jack

Davis, SDSU Extension economicsfield specialist, will tie it all to-gether by talking about how the de-cisions producers make affect their

bottom line. Strategic planning forfamily farms and ranches as wellas financial analysis are majorareas of interest for Davis.

The other main event during theday is the Pen of Three Bull Show-case. This will be in the sale ringfrom 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. withparticipants previewing bulls fromarea producers. This is a non-com-petitive show, just a chance for pro-ducers and current or potentialcustomers to get together beforebull sale season hits full swing. If

you are interested in showing yourbulls in the Pen of Three BullShowcase, contact Ty Dieters at605-748-2404.

There will be a trade show set upas well as door prize drawingsthroughout the day. The registra-tion fee for the event is $10 per per-son and preregistration by Febru-ary 4 is strongly encouraged. Topreregister, call the city of Faith of-fice at 605-967-2261. The meal issponsored by Pfizer AnimalHealth.

Ranchers Forum and Pen of 3 Bull Showcase

The 61st annual South DakotaPicnic will be held indoors on Sun-day, February 24, at the Wood-brook Estates Mobile Home ParkRecreation Center, 1510 ArianaStreet, Lakeland, Fla.

Please bring a large coveredcasserole or hot dish, salad ordessert to share, also plates and sil-verware for your own family. Cof-

fee, iced tea and sodas will be fur-

nished. Lunch will be at 1:00 p.m.,but feel free to come anytime after11:30 to visit with fellow SouthDakotans.

If you have any questions, pleasecall or email June Clark, president,at 863-646-1131 or [email protected], or Sue Kelly, secretary, at941-792-8235 or [email protected]. If you can attend, please

RSVP to Clark or Kelly.

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Jim Moriarty was recently cho-sen as New Underwood GoodSamaritan Centers Resident of theWeek. Jim was born in New Under-wood the day before World War IIstarted.

His family story is quite interest-

ing. His father was born in Irelandand came to the United Statesaround the age of 20. His fatherlived in Chicago until he heard of atrain taking people to jobs in Cali-fornia. Jims father then took thattrain and got off in Philip. Hestayed there and got married andhad two boys.

Jim never married nor did hehave any children; however, he

loves his brothers family, includingall seven of his nieces andnephews.

Jim worked as a ranch hand, onmissile sites, at the Philip salebarn and for all of his neighbors.He has traveled all over the United

States. He has never flown in alarge airplane, but he used to ridein a small two seated plane pilotedby a cousin.

The staff at the Good SamaritanCenter testify that Jim has a greatsense of humor and a positive out-look. He always has a smile on hisface and never has a bad day. He isfull of drive and determination andnever gives up.

Moriarty is Good Samsresident of the week

Hit & Miss Page 4by Vivian Hansen [email protected] [email protected] Meals

Thursday, Jan. 31: ChickenPasta, Pomodoro, Malibu Veggies,Garlic Bread, Fruit.

Friday, Feb. 1: Baked PotatoSoup, Beef Noodle Soup, CheddarGarlic Biscuit, Fruit. Monday, Feb. 4: Roast Beef,Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn,Roll, Pineapple Tidbits. Tuesday, Feb. 5: Steak Fingers,Potato Wedges, Creamy Coleslaw,Fruit. Wednesday, Feb. 6: FrenchDip, Minestrone Soup, Water-melon.

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Thursday, January 17, at Somer-set Court, the bingo winners wereIrene Cox, twice, Marge Self, twice,

Addie Rorvig, Floy Olson, Marcella,Jim Holton, and Marilyn Oyler.For snack and chat, there werestrawberry cream cheese muffins.

Those flowers I mentioned onSomerset Court third floor aresnapdragons, not sweet peas.

Friday, January 18, the Somer-set Court bus took residents to thevisitation for Mary Klaucks hus-band.

January 17, 2013, Pioneer Re-view arrived Thursday and asusual I enjoyed the GrindstoneNews, Betwixt Places, MidlandNews, Milesville News and theMoenville News. We now knowwho was at whose house for Christ-mas and how much snow fellwhere. The Haakon County com-missioners reorganized for 2013

with Steve Clements as chairmanand Tom Radway as vice chairman.

The Haakon County District 27-1 Board of Education has be recog-nized by the Associated SchoolBoards of South Dakota for dedi-cated leadership in public educa-tion and for improving the achieve-ment of public school students.

Recently the Philip school boardreceived information about a three-day course to help school personnelrecognize children who are at riskfor the effects of drugs and alcoholand for several other problemssuch as depression and academicproblems. Those who attend cancarry back their learnings to addi-tional staff members.

My son, David K. Hansen, Ft.Pierre, wrote a letter to the editorof the Pioneer Review, in which herenewed his subscription to thenewspaper, and commented that

the people of Ravellette Publica-

tions should take a bow. Theirnewspapers are appreciated andawaited not only West River, butbeyond.

Friday, January 18, 2013, atSomerset Court we had good funwith hat day and liberal Somersetbucks for those who wore hats.Irene McKnight has a big Russianfur hat, which she wore. She has alittle story she likes to tell aboutthat hat. It had been stored in ahat box on a high shelf back at theranch, and she wanted it for Som-erset Courts 1912 hat day. Shesent her grandson to get the hat,and when he reached into the box,

he thought it was a live animal.We had Wii bowling with scores

as follows: Jim Holmes, 156, AddieRorvig, 179, Eileen, 149, IreneMcKnight, 157, Fred Smith, 146,Marge Self, 139, Irene Cox, 158,and Mary Lou Peters, 76.

We had a fire drill, no problem,many people were out and many ofus were in the activity garden andwe only needed to go to the diningroom for a while.

Agnes and Vivian had a game ofscrabble with our scores close to atie. Thank you for the chocolates,

Agnes. There was a table of rummi-cube and a table of an unidentifiedgame.

Several residents watched thererun of the movie, The StrangeLife of Timothy Green. I think thelesson was that we need to acceptpeople, warts and all.

Marge Self and Marilyn Butts

got in a practice game of pool. Goodwork, girls.

Thursday, there was good partic-ipation on the Somerset Court bustrip to the Open Bible lunch andentertainment. The bus was full, soSandy sat on the steps.

Ken Monette had visitors Friday,his granddaughter and her hus-band, Amy and Jason Linton,

Austin, Texas. They were to spenda few days with Ken.

Saturday, January 19, 2013, agroup of Somerset Court residentsattended the funeral for MaryKlaucks husband, Bill. Some ofMarys family brought a card forSomerset Court, and a beautifularrangement of flowers. I was firstacquainted with Mary about threeyears ago when I first moved here.We would get rides to FairmontGrand Manor where her husbandwas and I had friends, Frances and

Raymond.

Saturday we had exercises withbonus bucks for attendance. Thankyou for this activity, Susan. Thenwe played a little quiddler untillunch. Those playing were AddieRorvig, Marcella Kraft, Irene Cox,Susan, Lucille Huether, and VivianHansen. In the afternoon, Susangave us the activity of figurinepainting. Those participating wereFred Smith, Marilyn Butts, MargeSelf, Eileen Tenold, Floy Olson andIrene Cox. Maxine and Margaretcame to look on.

The Rapid City Journal on Fri-day, January 19, had a big colorphoto of my granddaughter, Sheri-

dan Hansen, at a church breakfast.The church is at Hermosa, wherethey have fresh baked cinnamonrolls along with their morning serv-ices.

My son, Wayne, and wife GwynnHansen, Rancho Palos Verdes,Calif., sent a pretty card from heeastern Caribbean Sea. It has pho-tos of several tropical flowers andtrees. I recognize the hibiscus andthe bird-of-paradise. They said it iswarm and beautiful there. Well itis warm and beautiful in here atSomerset Court, too! You wontneed your winter woolen sweaters.

The Philip, S.D., Pioneer Review,January 17, 2012, had a thoughtfularticle by Kindra Gordon, aboutthe value of tree lots. Trees arewindbreaks for cattle and can savemuch feed because the animalsdont have to use as much feed forbody warmth.

Sunday, January 20, at Somer-set Court, we had church withTerry Pulse, and Ardyce, Steve andJack. Thank you all for being there.Jacks prelude was God of Abra-ham Praise. Steve offered a prayerfor Charlie Hathaway, who is usu-ally at church, as Charlie is in thehospital. We were to be thinking ofothers at this time who could use aprayer. There was some talk of fa-vorite Bible verses, and Bill Lutzrecited John 3:16. and Terry cameup with, Jesus wept. Maybesometime, each one present can re-cite a favorite verse. Mine would beSolomon 23:6

After church, Shawn and Sandycame in on their day off and gaveus a cheese and wine tasting party.Thank you to our activity directors.We had two kinds of non-alcoholicwines and an assortment of crack-ers and delicious cheeses. We also

had grapes and strawberries, hot

coffee and miniature butterfingercandy bars. Father Dahms broughtaround several amusing cartoonsabout wine-tasting, and Shawnsboys, Jamie and Jeremy Hostutler,entertained us with buildinghouses of cards.

Monday, January 21, 2013, atSomerset Court, we had the activ-ity of crafts with Amy. Thank youto our volunteer, Amy. Sandy wasthere to help too. We constructedcolorful figures in a St. Valentinemotif. Attending were Fred Smith,Mildred Young and helper Kay,Eileen Tenold, Mary Lou Peters,

Addie Rorvig, Marge Self, and Vi-

vian Hansen. Diane of the house-keeping staff brought her six-year-old, Neveah, to join the group. Shemade a St. Valentine bear. Jeri andBecky and Marcella looked on.

Amy has put out new wordsearches. Find them in a rack onthe wall just north of the bulletinboard. Amy will check them andaward generous Somerset Courtbucks. After crafts, Mary Lou,Sandy, Addie and Vivian played agame of up-words. This game hassome of the aspects of scrabble.However, the letters each have thevalue of one. Points are accumu-lated by changing words, by plac-ing letters on top of one another.They can go five high. As in scrab-ble, words must spell both ways.(Qu=one tile.) At the end of thegame, unused letters set the ownerback five points each.

Somerset Court now has a stair

chair, a piece of equipment to aid inemergency evacuations. One adultcan operate the chair. It is very re-assuring to us to have this latestaddition to our safety features. Wewill be practicing stair climbingJanuary 30. We are hoping to facil-itate the required practice evacua-tions and accomplish them in a bet-ter time frame.

My granddaughter, CrystalDenke Jackson, Huntington Beach,Calif., had written another of herplanting accounts. She has been re-potting her amaryllis bulbs, two 14inch pots full. (They bloom pinkand white stripes.) When sheturned the root ball out, she had topry them apart with a crowbar. Shenow has two 18 inch pots witheight bulbs each and two 14 inchpots with eight bulbs each. The resthad to go to the backyard. She hasthree red cyclamens in pots and

some orange nasturtiums in bloom.January 22, the Rapid City Jour-nal had an article about using theblue wood from pine trees damagedby pine beetles. At the Custercourthouse, local wood artist andbuilder, Karl Svensson, hasthought of uses for the wood whichturns blue due to a fungus (fungusharmless to humans). He made aprototype of a pretty medallion tobe used as a fundraiser. Swenssonhas made a line of the blue woodpicture frames for sale. And he is abuilding an elaborate home nearEdgemont. The article by FrankCarroll tells us that we will wantthe items made of this beautifulblue wood. A way to capitalize onan otherwise severe disater.

My Somerset Court tablemate,Irene McKnights, daughter, GloriaCrumet, now lives in Sturgis. Shephoned Irene recently.

Somerset Court resident, IreneCox, had company at lunch Tues-

day, January 22, her sister, MarLarson, and friend Alice Richter,both from New Underwood.

Myrna Pokorney had company atlunch Tuesday, her daughter, Con-nie Weiss, Black Hawk.

Tuesday bingo winners wereAlma Gruenig, Marge Self, AddieRorvig, twice, Irene Arbach, Mil-dred Young, Marilyn Oyler, Mari-lyn Butts. For snack and chat we

had fresh mozzarella cheese stickswith hot coffee and ice water. Wehad smores for dessert at supper.We are completely spoiled.

January 23, 2013, at SomersetCourt, our activity directorscounted up our $20 Somerset bucksand gave us the same value in$100s and $1,000. Thank you. Wealso had a pleasant activity calledshow and tell and several residentsbrought keepsakes and antiques.Sara Lee Stark had several of herbeautifully embroidered items.

Anne Brink brought two eloquentstatuaries. One was a shoemaker,reminiscent of her own father whowas a shoemaker. Agnes Tastadbrought a beautiful preserved bigbutterfly from Madagascar, and aninlaid teakwood tray. MarilynOyler brought Lemuels U.S. Armyflag in its triangular box, alongwith some of his Army photos.Mary Lou Peters brought a goldand silver jewelry pendant from

Norway which she had had for 50years. Edna Wulff brought tintypes of her great-grandfather.(Tin types are actually on thinsheets of iron, not tin. Jim andEleanor Holmes brought framedpictures of Cape Elizabeth, Maine,lighthouse and one of Jim with ason. Margaret (Lymam) Jacobsbrought some very good gradeschool report cards. Vivian showed

her 1928 valentine and her musicbox that plays, Mocking Bird Hill.Wednesday we had good fun

with kazoos.Wayne Hansen of California

phoned. He said that MarieHansen of Philip had passed away.My sympathy to relatives andfriends.

Delores (ODea) Herscher diedrecently. My sympathy to relativesand friends. Her folks wer neigh-bors of my folks. Also, Delores isthe sister of Mary (Mrs. KennethHansen). She was a cousin of mybrother-in-law, Walter Meyer. Istill owe Delores eight dollars for asteak she bought for me when wewere down in Nebraska for EricHansens wedding. A little memorythat goes with that trip is a lonelylittle hemp plant in a churchyardthat we walked by.

February 1-2-3-4:

Parental Guidance(PG)

NOTICE:Sunday, Feb. 3, movie

will show at Noon

Fri: 8:00 p.m. Sat: 8:00 p.m.

Sun: 12:00 p.m. Mon: 7:00 p.m.

by Norris W. Prestonpast national vice-commander

the American LegionFebruary 3, will make the his-

toric 70th anniversary of the sink-ing of the United States ArmyTransport Dorchester and the leg-endary acts of selflessness of four

Army chaplains who were aboard.Four Chaplains Day, as Con-

gress has declared the date, honorsthe four chaplains who went downwith their ship, as they gave theirlife jackets to other passengers.

Legion posts nationwide are en-couraged to commemorate the an-niversary each February. Thisyear, memorial services will beheld on February 3. Posts inter-ested in conducting their own serv-ices on the date should email theLegions Americanism and Chil-dren and Youth Division at [email protected] for information on arrang-ing a memorial service.

The Four Chaplains, sometimescalled the Immortal Chaplains,were men from four different reli-gions who sacrificed their lives formen of all faiths. In the 70 yearssince the incident, Methodist min-ister George L. Fox, ReformedChurch in America minister Clark

V. Po ling, Roman Catholic priestJohn P. Washington, and Rabbi

Alexander B. Goode have been im-mortalized with commemorativepostage stamps, a Congressionallyrecognized anniversary and nu-merous re-telling of their heroics.

Three years ago, the AmericanLegion Magazine published a de-tailed account of the events of Feb-ruary 3, 1943, the date that theUSAT Dorchester was scuttled bya German U-boat.

Of Interestto Veterans

Four

Chaplains

Day

In honor ofErica Williams35th Birthday

on January 30th,please join

us in aCard Shower!

Cards may be sent to Erica at:PO Box 74, Philip, SD 57567


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Its

AGIRLAinsley Marie

Daughter of Darin & Leah Ries, PierreBorn: August 27, 2012

8 lbs., 6 oz. 19 longBig Brother: Deacon

Proud GrandparentsMaternal Grandparents:

Glen & Jackie Radway, Milesville

Maternal Great-Grandmother:Mildred Radway, Philip

Paternal Grandparents:Dennis & Lois Ries, Pierre

Paternal Great-Grandparents:Donald & Armella Ries, Watertown

Church & Community Page 5

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCHPhilip 859-2664 [email protected]

Fr. Kevin AchbachSaturdays: Confession from 3 to 4 p.m.

Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. (August)Tues-Wed-Fri. Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Thurs. Mass: 10:30 a.m. at Philip Nursing Home

******ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCHMidland 859-2664 or 843-2544

Fr. Kevin AchbachSaturday Mass: 7:00 p.m. (Feb., April, June, Aug.,

Oct., Dec.)Sun day Mass: 11:00 a.m. (Jan., Mar., May, July,

Sept., Nov.)Confession: Before Mass

******ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Milesville 859-2664Fr. Kevin Achbach

Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.(Feb-April-June-Oct-Dec)

Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m. (August)Saturday Mass: 7:30 p.m.

(Jan-March-May-July-Sept-Nov)Confession: Before Mass

Monday Release Time: 2:15 p.m.******

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCHPastor Frezil Westerlund

859-2336 PhilipE-MAIL: [email protected]

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8:30 a.m.1st Sunday: Coffee & Rolls afterworship

First Lutheran Ladies Bible study.There are two Bible study groups: each meetingmonthly. One meets on the second Tuesday at

12:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church and the othermeets on the second Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at

the Senechal Apts. lobby.* * * * * * *

TRINITY LUTHERANPastor Frezil Westerlund

Midland 843-2538SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30 a.m.Ruth Circle: 3rd Tues. at 2 p.m.

Nowlin Circle: Last Wed. at 9 a.m.Rebecca Circle: Last Wed. at 7 p.m. (Nov. thru

Feb.); 6:30 p.m. (Mar. - Oct.)******

DEEP CREEK LUTHERANMoenville 843-2538

Pastor Frezil WesterlundSUNDAY WORSHIP:

1:30 p.m. (CT)ALCW: 3rd Thursday, 1:30 p.m.

******OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN

Long ValleyPastor Frezil Westerlund

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 5:00 p.m.

******

DOWLING COMMUNITYCHURCH

Every Sunday in JulyServices at 10:00 a.m.

followed by potluck dinner

CONCORDIA LUTHERANCHURCH

Pastor Art Weitschat

Kadoka 837-2390SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:00

a.m.******

OUR REDEEMERLUTHERAN CHURCH,

Philip(605) 669-2406 MurdoPastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship Services:1:00 p.m.******

OPEN BIBLE CHURCH MIDLAND

Pastor Andy Blye843-2143

facebook.com/midlan-dobc

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Worship Service: 10:30

a.m.Bible Study: Wed. at 7:30

p.m.Womens Ministries: 2nd

Thurs., 1:30ST. PETER LUTHERAN

CHURCH

10 miles SE of MidlandPastor Glenn Denke 462-

6169Sunday Worship: 10:00

a.m. (CT)Sunday School: 11:00 a.m.

CT******

PHILIP COMMUNITYEVANGELICAL FREE

CHURCHPastor Gary Wahl Philip 859-2841

Sunday School 9:15 a.m.Sunday Services 10:30 a.m.

Last Sunday of the month potluck dinner following church services

Last Monday of the month Evang. Ladies Service/Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

Wed. Night Prayer & Bible Study: 7 p.m.Everyone Welcome!!

******

HARDINGROVE COMMUNITYEVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Pastor Gary Wahl Philip859-2841 [email protected]

Worship Service: 9:00 a.m.

Children's Church: 8:30 a.m.

Ladies Aid - 2nd Thurs. at 7:00 p.m.Bible Study & Prayer, Mondays at 7 p.m.

******UNITED CHURCH OF PHILIP

Pastor Kathy Chesney 859-2310Home: 859-2192 E-mail: [email protected]

Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m.1st Wednesday Every Month:

Contemporary Worship, 7:00 p.m.UCW meets 2nd Friday at 9:30 a.m.

******FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OF INTERIOR

Pastor Kathy Chesney 859-2310E-mail: [email protected]

Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Rush Funeral HomeChapels in Philip, Wall & Kadoka

Jack, Gayle & D.J. Rush

www.rushfuneralhome.com

ScotchmanIndustries

859-2542 Philip, SDwww.scotchman.com

Ronald G. Mann, DDS

Dentist

Philip, SD859-2491

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James Dennis Jim Hewitt, Sr._____________________

James Dennis Jim Hewitt, Sr.,age 74, of Philip, S.D., died Thurs-day, January 24, 2013, at the HansP. Peterson Memorial Hospital in

Philip.James Dennis Jim Hewitt, Sr.was born on March 18, 1938 in

Valentine, Neb., to Hazel Ellen(Thomas) and L.H. Hewitt. Jimwent to country school north of

Valentine, his first seven years. Heattended eighth grade in Phoenix,

Ariz., after which he returnedhome and attended ValentineHigh School, graduating in 1956.

After graduation, he attended oneyear of college at the University ofNebraska in Lincoln and then re-turned home to help his motherrun the two ranches after thedeath of his father.

He married his high schoolsweetheart, Jan Vanderheiden, in1958 and moved to the Philipranch. To this union were bornthree children, Tamera, JamesDennis, Jr. J.D. and Scott.

Jim was a rancher all his lifeand gained a great deal of knowl-edge from older mentors in thePhilip area. He developed a keenknowledge of cattle that waspassed on to his sons and grand-sons.

During his adult years, he was amember of the First PresbyterianChurch in Philip, the SouthDakota Stockgrowers, also servingon the S.D. Brand Board, PastMaster of Philip Lodge #153 AF &

AM, Royal Arch Masons & Yank-ton Consistory, Past Patron of theOrder of the Eastern Star #100 in

Philip, Philip Jaycees, and theElks Club in Pierre. Jim served asa Haakon County School Boardmember and a state committee-man of Haakon County Republi-cans.

Grateful for having shared hislife are his wife, Jan, of 54 years;three children, Tamera (Steve)Stickler, Omaha, Neb., J.D. (Julie)Hewitt, Piedmont, and Scott (Ann)Hewitt, Long Beach, Calif.; ninegrandchildren, Stephanie, Bran-dea, Kara and Jennifer Stickler,Omaha, Neb., Tyson (Shiloh) He-witt, Opal, Tanner (Lacey) Hewitt,Sheridan, Wyo., Audra Hewitt,Belle Fourche, Caleb Hewitt,Omaha, Neb., and Nathan Hewitt,Long Beach, Calif.; four great-granddaughters, Adessa Jade,Jalee Teal, Samera Jo and AllieGrace Hewitt, Opal; two sisters,Betty (Jack) Carr of White Riverand Margie Cunningham of Den-ver, Colo.; one brother-in-law, Jim(Cheryl) Vanderheiden ofRochester, Minn.; several niecesand nephews; and a host of other

relatives and friends.Jim was preceded in death by

his parents, L.H. and Hazel He-witt; his father and mother-in-law,S.T. and Hermina Vanderheiden;a sister, Marie Lovejoy; threebrothers-in-law, Irish Lovejoy andDon and Tom Vanderheiden; anda sister-in-law, Donna Vanderhei-den.

Services were held Monday,January 28, at the United Churchin Philip with Pastor Kathy Ches-ney officiating. Graveside services

were held Monday at Mt. HopeCemetery in Valentine, Neb.

Music was provided by BarbBowen, pianist, and Tim Vander-heiden, vocalist.

Ushers were Martie Ryno, JayLovejoy and Jack Hansen.

Pallbearers were J.D., Scott,Tyson, Tanner, Caleb and NathanHewitt, Steve Stickler, Alan

Aanerud and Alex Morton.Honorary pallbearers were

Stephanie, Brandea, Kara andJennifer Stickler and Audra He-witt.

A memorial has been estab-lished.

Arrangements were with theRush Funeral Home of Philip.

His online guestbook is availableat www.rushfuneralhome.com

Marie Hansen__________________________________

Marie Hansen, age 95, of Philip,S.D., died Wednesday, January 23,2013, at the Philip Nursing Home.

Marie Gladys Plasschaert was

born May 22, 1917, at Lucerne, thedaughter of Richard and Pauline(Lee) Plasschaert. She grew up inthe area and received her educa-tion at the Lucerne Rural School.She then attended Philip HighSchool.

Marie was united in marriage toWallace E. Bud Hansen on April10, 1934, in Kadoka. They madetheir home on his parents home-

stead 26 miles northeast of Philip.They continued to operate the

ranch until retiring in 1967 andleasing the ranch out. They re-mained at the ranch during thesummer months and operated anantique business and the wintermonths were spent travelingthroughout the United States andMexico.

Bud became ill in July 1985, andthey decided to build their homeand move into Philip. Bud pre-ceded her in death on October 21,1985. Marie continued to reside ather home in Philip until movinginto the Philip Nursing Home aftersuffering a stroke in August 2009.During her lifetime, Marie playedfor numerous dances, starting atthe age of 10. She enjoyed playingin the Philip 5 Band for manyyears.

Survivors include three sons,Jack Hansen of Philip, DarrylHansen and his wife, Kaye, of

Stockton, Calif., and Bob Hansenand his wife, LaVonne, of Howes;three daughters, Shirley Raue ofPierre, Paula Poss and her hus-band, Bill, of Perris, Calif., andCharlene Chuckie Reed and herhusband, Sonny, of Pierre; 27grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; one sister, RosieLejeune, of Philip; a daughter-in-law, Sandy Hansen, of Winner; a

son-in-law, Bob Neville, of Philip;and host of other relatives and

friends.In addition to her husband, Bud,Marie was preceded in death bytwo sons, Richard Zip Hansenand Gene Hansen; one daughter,

Arlys Neville; one granddaughter,Marilyn Neville; one grandson,Billy Joe Poss; two grandchildrenin infancy; and a great-grandchildin infancy; her brother, RichardPlasschaert; a son-in-law, FredRaue; a daughter-in-law, DonnaHansen; and her parents.

Services were held Tuesday,January 29, at the American Le-gion Hall in Philip, with PastorKathy Chesney officiating.

Music was provided by MemoryNeville, pianist. Eulogy was givenby Dylan Peck. Ushers were JimHumphrey and Eric Hansen.

Pallbearers were Jesse, Marty,Todd, Doug and Dennis Hansen,Kenny, Bobby Gene and RandyNeville, Cam and Stan Reed,Mike, David and Scott Raue, andTim and Doug Poss.

Interment was at the MasonicCemetery in Philip.

A memorial has been estab-lished.


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

John McInnis__________________________________

John McInnis, age 67, of Pierre,S.D., died Tuesday, January 22,2013, at the Ft. Meade VA Hospi-tal.

John Marshall McInnis wasborn February 25, 1945, in Med-ford, Minn., the youngest of nine

children born to Alpine and Orma(Hanson) McInnis. At a young age,his family moved to Pierre, wherehe grew up and received his educa-tion. John graduated from PierreHigh School in 1965, and immedi-ately joined the U.S. Navy.

John proudly served 25 years inthe Navy before retiring in 1990.

After his honorable discharge,John returned to Pierre where hehas since resided.

While in Pierre, John worked at

Sooper Dooper and Dakota Mart,as well as EconoFoods. He was amember of the VFW, 40 and 8,

American Legion, and the Dis-abled American Veterans, wherehe served as commander.

Survivors include two brothers,Robert McInnis and his wife, Beth,of Mesa, Ariz., and Patrick McIn-nis of Pierre; two sisters, MarieLamm of Philip and Darlene Treiband her husband, Sam, of Orofino,Idaho; numerous nieces andnephews; and a host of other rela-tives and friends.

John was preceded in death byhis mother, Orma McInnis; his fa-ther, Alpine McInnis; two sisters,LaVonne McInnis as a child andLillian Reimer; and two brothers,

Albert and Dale McInnis.Mass of Christian burial was

celebrated Saturday, January 26,at the Maryhouse in Pierre, withFather Mark McCormick as cele-brant.

Music was provided by Mari-anne Frein, pianist, and Joe and

Kathy Gittings, vocalists. Lectorwas Lloyd Frein. Pallbearers wereJay and John Gittings, GaryStahlecker, John Burrows, GregHall and Gary D. Jensen.

Interment with military honorsfollowed at the Riverside Cemeteryof Pierre.

A memorial has been estab-lished to the Countryside Hospiceof Pierre.


His online guestbook is availableat www.rushfuneralhome.com

Mary E. Perryman______________________________

Mary Elaine Perryman, age 79,of Sioux Falls, S.D., passed awaySunday, January 27, 2013.

Mary Elaine Hand, daughter of

Percy and Celeste (Boysen) Hand,was born September 6, 1933, inMidland. She grew up in that area,graduating from high school in1951. She married Ben Ahrendtand the couple settled near Murdo.Mary later moved to Onida whereshe was the clerk of courts in Sully

County. While in Onida, Mary wasactive in the American Legion

Auxiliary. In 1975, she moved toSioux Falls and began working for

Automotive Supply.On January 17, 1976, she was

united in marriage to Rex Perry-man in Sioux Falls. Mary laterworked as a bookkeeper forReynolds Construction for 15years, retiring in 2003.

Rex preceded her in death onAugust 12, 2003. Mary enjoyed an-tiquing and oil painting. Always afarm girl at heart, she also loved togarden.

Grateful for having shared her

life are her children, Randy (Anita)Ahrendt, Sandi (Dave) Beckman,all of Sioux Falls, Percy (Diane)

Ahrendt, Spearfish, and Ben(Roberta) Ahrendt, Sioux Falls; ason-in-law, Scott Tillema; step-daughters, Kristen (Paul) Albersand Karen (Dan) Peterson, all of

Sioux Falls; two brothers, Tom(Lani) Hand and Dave (Laura)Hand, all of Midland; and a sister,Kathi Hand, Kennewick, Wash.;12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death byher parents; her husband, Rex, agranddaughter, Kelly; and a great-granddaughter, Jaycee.

Services were held Wednesday,January 30, at Miller West Fu-neral Chapel in Sioux Falls withthe Reverend Bob Rudebush offici-ating.

Interment was at the HurleyCity Cemetery.


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Oct.19 Clear but atmosphere sohazy you couldnt see 2 mile. Regu-lar Indian summer. Went to Mari-etta for mail. Bert covered his barnand I did odd jobs around. Killed aduck with target rifle.

Sun. Oct. 20 Viola and Iroamed down in the Council Bearbreaks all afternoon. Grand place.Clear and nice but cool. Joe New-bars claim is a fairly good one. Hasabout 100 acres of pretty goodground on it. In the evening thegirls arrived from Philip. Came outwith George Bellamy.

Oct. 21 Shucked several wheelbarrow loads of corn. Done somework at Dibbles. Weather very dry.Good soaking rain needed badly.Made preparations for trip tomor-row to take the girls back to Philip.

Oct. 22 Got up at 3:30 a.m. andwe started for Philip at exactly 5a.m. Went by the new road viaWellsburg and Smith P.O. Stoppedat Northwestern Hotel in Philip at11:30 a.m. in plenty time for thegirls to catch a train for Pierre at12:15 p.m. Myself and a bunch offellows had our pictures taken inGus Stormers stage with 4 horsesgoing at full speed.

Oct. 23 Left Philip at 7:25 a.m.and reached Dibbles Ranch at 5:30

p.m. Took my time on return andlet the horses walk all the way.Came back by Robertsons andFairchilds. Smith P.O. road is theshortest and best. Met Ellingstontaking a big load of corn to Philipwhere he had it sold at one cent apound. Extremely hot day. Coyotesin streets in Philip.

Oct. 24 Day opened clear andnice. Shucked corn in a.m. andthen went to the store. Nash saidour date for proving up was set forTuesday Dec. 3, 1907. In the p.m.worked building a little corn crib.Someone stole wire off our southgate. Sun dogs around sun today.

Oct. 25 Our proofing notice inthe Eagle for the first time today.Shucked some corn in a.m. andbuilt a corn crib at Dibbles in after-noon. Very chilly, cloudy andthreatening rain or snow atevening.

Oct. 26 Clear and warm - 40 atnoon. Went to Council Bear breaksin forenoon and got a good load ofash and elm logs. In p.m. sawed itup with cross cut saw. Very dryeverywhere. No rain for over amonth. Danger of prairie fire isgreat.

Sun. Oct. 27 Clear and verycold. 18 at 7 a.m. Shucked corn andlaid around and read the papers.

High s.e. wind and very rawweather.

Oct. 28 Nice clear day - verywarm, in fact a regular summerday. Shucked corn and worked on acorn crib at Dibbles. Went into Ma-rietta at 7 p.m. and got our mail.Cloudy and threatening. Darkestnight on record. Bosler came to hisclaim. Met Mr. Gustafson who iswith Leggett at Philip.

Oct. 29 Shucked corn all day.Light drizzle for a couple hours. In-dications point to quite a heavyfrost tonight.

Oct. 30 Heavy fog hung overthe country this a.m. makingeverything wet. Cleared up and gotvery warm - 62 at noon. A regularsummer day. Husked corn mostlyall day.

Oct. 31 Nice and warm all day.Went to Marietta for the mail andin the afternoon husked corn. Nu-merous land seekers here lookingfor land. Several proved up todayat Marietta - Anderson andMichael.

(to be continued )

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Members of the Martin ModernWoodmen of America chapter re-cently helped raise money for theMidland Volunteer Fire Depart-ment by raffling off a quarter ofbeef.

The event, held Saturday, Janu-ary 19, raised $3,515. This included$1,500 matched by Modern Wood-mens home office through the or-ganizations matching fund pro-gram. The money will be used fornew equipment and to help build anew fire truck.

The matching fund program of-fers Modern Woodmen membersnationwide the chance to showtheir support for a communitycause, organization or individual inneed by holding fundraisers. Mod-ern Woodmen matches moneyraised up to $2,500. These fund-raising projects contribute morethan $6.5 million to community

needs nationwide each year.Coordinated by local Modern

Woodmen members, chapters pro-vide opportunities to connectthrough social activities and volun-teer projects.

For more information about thelocal chapter and how you can getinvolved, contact Don Haynes at859-2778 or [email protected].

As a tax-exempt fraternal benefitsociety, Modern Woodmen sells lifeinsurance, annuity and investmentproducts, not to benefit stockhold-ers but to improve the quality oflife of its stakeholders members,their families and their communi-ties. This is accomplished throughsocial, charitable and volunteer ac-tivities. Annually, Modern Wood-men and its members provide morethan $23 million and nearly onemillion volunteer hours for commu-nity projects nationwide.

Midland Volunteer Fire

Department raises over $3,000

Safety for kids: Philip Police Officer David Butler, left, and Haakon County DeputySheriff Seth Marbry visited the Philip third grade classroom the afternoon ofThursday, January 24. They spoke with students in kindergarten through third

grade about what a police officer does, and about what kids should do to staysafe. Safety advice included safety belts, being home alone and strangers.

Courtesy photo

Officers in school topromote safety for kids

Greetings from Rochester, Minn.Bill and I have been here sinceWednesday evening, settled in forthe celebration of being married 52years. It seems the older we getand the longer we are married, wepick a hospital to celebrate in. Lastyear it was the UCLA Ronald Rea-gan Medical Center in Los Angeles,Calif. This year it will be a miracleif we get home before February 6,

which marks the day.January 21, Monday, a lightsnow covered the ground duringthe light and was eight degrees inthe morning, with flurries duringthe day. Bill made some deliveriesfor me when he went to Philip inthe afternoon, while I took care ofthings needed to be done before wekept appointments in Rochester.

Tony Harty had a tough weekfighting back a cold. Dont knowwho won yet since hes still doingbattle. He has been keeping in tele-phone contact with his friends,L.D. and Shirley Hair as well aswith his sister, Thresea Hocken-bary, Valentine, Neb., and us.

Don and Vi Moody were shop-ping in Kadoka Tuesday afternoonand had a fun visit with Veryl andCharlie Prokop at a local store.They stopped by Marsha and BillSumpters later in the afternoon towish them well on their trip toRochester, Minn. Bill was playingcards so missed out on hot choco-late served with marshmellows byMarsha. Secret recipe! (Want toclarify this comment, its amazinghow different fresh marshmellowstaste than those that are a coupleof years old.)

I made a quick trip to the dump,bank, post office and other businessaround town Tuesday. PhyllisWord stopped by for a visit andmany called to see if they couldhelp during the time we would begone. We are so blessed to havesuch great folks in our lives.

Kinsey Gittings took George Git-tings to Pierre Tuesday for a doc-tor's appointment.

Wednesday morning, Bill and Iwere on the road to Rochester. Itwas nice we could have lunch withgrandson Eric Seager and grand-daughter Amanda Claflin in Sioux

Falls, a great halfway break, thensettled in at a motel in Rochester.It was minus four degrees when wearrived. Snow pants, moon bootsand all winter clothes are tucked in

the car as cold insurance.Sandee Gittings was in Kadoka

Wednesday afternoon on FarmersUnion business.

Don and Vi Moody made a trip toRapid City Thursday for a few daysand looked for a pet door with anelectronic opener. Who likes to goout just to let the pets out when it'ssingle digits in South Dakota.

Bill and I were busy with ap-

pointments most all day Thursdayin preparation for surgery Friday.The goal of the surgery was to findwhat was causing continued infec-tion and remove if possible and re-verse the colostomy and possiblyrepair a very larger surgical her-nia. We almost got sidelined whenit appeared Bills heart was actingup, but at the last minute, it wasdetermined the hiccup on the EKGwasnt detrimental. We did runinto a few folks from Philip andhear of others that were at theMayo Clinic for treatment.

Sandee Gittings took a cat to thevet in Kadoka Thursday afternoonthat had an infected tooth. Thetooth had come out but the cat hadto have a shot and is doing greatnow.

Sincere sympathy in the passingof Jim Hewitt as well as MarieHansen, both longtime friends inthe Philip area.

Friday was a long day. The re-port-in time was 8:00 a.m, andfrom there time went slow. Bill wastaken to surgery about 10:00 a.m.and brought to his room about 9:00p.m. While I was waiting for thelong day to end on the fifth floor,along with one couple waited fortheir daughter, her childhood girl-friend, and the wife and daughterof another surgical patient, we vis-ited and enjoyed distractions fromthe events of the day. As our lovedones arrived, we all went our differ-ent directions and settled them in,then each of us kept a close vigil inthe rooms, venturing out for thewalks and comfort ice and thingsfor the patients. Saturday, Bill wasup and walking and doing verywell. My waiting room friends werepleased with the progress each oftheir patients were making too.However, a change of medication

sent Bill and me to the ICU unitabout 9:00 p.m and it wasnt untilSunday I ran into my waitingroom groupies. Chris had gone toall the floors in an effort to find us.

They had been frantic to find outwhat had happened and nobodycould tell them. We happened tomeet in the cafeteria and it washugs all around and they were soglad we were fine. Names and ad-dresses were exchanged and nowwe have friends from Georgia,Texas and Nebraska. An invite toKadoka was extended and all isgood. With freezing rain, snow, etc.forecast and actually arriving, Istayed in the room with Bill for thenight Sunday.

Sandee Gittings went to RapidCity Saturday for the gathering for

her cousin, Elma Reynolds, whohad passed away and wanted noservices.

Cathy Fiedler reported thatweatherwise in the Sturgis area,mornings have been cold but thedays have been nice. Temperaturesin the 50s a couple of days andmelted the snow and ice that wasaround. Saturday, Eric and SherryHanson and kids went to the BlackHills Stock Show. On their wayback, they stopped and joinedRalph and Cathy Fiedler and Geneand Sonja Nonnast from White-wood for supper. After supper, theHanson family headed for home.The others joined a group of galsfrom the nursing home to say goodbye to a nurse who was leaving for

another job. A good time was en-joyed by all.

Sandee Gittings and Jessica Git-tings were on the road to IowaSunday, hoping they missed thenasty weather predicted. More onthat next week.

Sunday, Sherry, Elsie andLoman Hanson, and Don, Lynette,Hanna and Tessa Klumb and herfriend, Brayden, joined Ralph andCathy Fiedler for dinner to cele-brate Ralphs birthday. Eric Han-son was at Sherdan Lake at a fish-ing derby for the day and CaitlinKlumb was at work, so they missed

the festiities. After lunch, Lynette,Sherry and Cathy did some plan-ning for their family gathering inJune. They all then enjoyed a icecream cake that the Klumbsbrought, and sang happy birthdayto grandpa. Then everyone headedfor home to get ready for the weeksactivties. Life is full of surprises andserendipity. Being open to unex-

pected turns in the road is an im-portant part of success. If you try toplan every step, you may miss thosewonderful twists and turns. Just

find your next adventure do itwell, enjoy it and then, not now,think about what comes next. Con-doleeza Rice

Betwixt Places Newsby Marsha Sumpter 837-2048 [email protected]


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Legal Notices Deadline: Fridays at Noon Page 8

Notice

Notice is given that application has beenmade to the Comptroller of the Currency,1225 17th Street Suite 300, Denver, CO80202 for consent to merge FarmersState Bank, Faith, South Dakota, intoFirst National Bank in Philip, Philip, SouthDakota. It is contemplated that the mainand branch offices of the above namedbanks will continue to operate. It is con-templated that the main office (127 MainStreet, Faith, South Dakota 57626) ofFarmers State Bank will become a branchoffice of First National Bank in Philip.

This notice is published pursuant to 12USC 1828(c) and 12 CFR 5. Anyone maysubmit written comments on this applica-tion by February 11, 2013, to: Director for

District Licensing, 1225 17th Street, Suite300, Denver, CO 80202 or [email protected].

The public file is available for inspectionin the district office during regular busi-ness hours. Written requests for a copy ofthe public file on the application should besent to the Director of District Licensing.

January 10, 2013

FARMERS STATE BANKFaith, South Dakota

FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN PHILIPPhilip, South Dakota

[Published January 10, 17 & 31, 2013, atthe total approximate cost of $39.42]

Notice to Creditors

and NOTICE OF INFORMALPROBATE and APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

IN CIRCUIT COURTSIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Pro No.

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ):SS

COUNTY OF HAAKON )

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE )OF ALLEN K IMBALL GUT HRIE , )a/k/a/ A.K. GUTHRIE, )

)Deceased. )

Notice is given that on November 8, 2012,Renae Ferguson, whose address is 5 I n-dian Ridge, Big Spring, Texas 79720, wasappointed as personal representative ofthe estate of Allen Kimball Guthrie, a/k/aA.K. Guthrie.

Creditors of decedent must file their

claims within four months after the dateof the first publication of this notice ortheir claims may be barred.

Claims may be filed with the personal rep-resentative or may be filed with the clerk,and a copy of the claim mailed to the per-sonal representative.

Dated: January 23, 2013.

/s/Renae FergusonRenae Ferguson5 Indian RidgeBig Spring, TX 79720

Janet MagelkyHaakon County Clerk of CourtsPO Box 70Philip, SD 57567(605) 859-2627

Jerry L. WattierRiter, Roger, Wattier & Northrup, LLPPO Box 280Pierre, SD 57501(605) 224-5825

[Published January 31, February 7 & 14,2013, at the total approximate cost of$54.44]

Notice of Audit

OF THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OFHAAKON COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that the recordsand books of account of Haakon County,South Dakota, have been audited by theDepartment of Legislative Audit for thetwo years ended December 31, 2011, andthat a detailed report thereon is filed withthe county auditor of Haakon County andthe Department of Legislative Audit inPierre, South Dakota, for inspection.

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

MARTIN L. GUINDON, CPA,AUDITOR GENERAL

DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVEAUDIT

[Published January 31 & February 7,2013, at the total approximate cost of$17.55]

rison's Pit Stop - Bus/Maintenance Fuel- 936.02, Moses Building Center - Jani-torial Supplies - 30.00, Nelson, Mark -BOE Mileage - 39.96, PersonalizedStamp Program - Stamped Envelopes -1,119.70, Peterson, Anita - BOE Mileage- 128.76, Petty Cash Reimbursement -Postage - 43.68, Philip Standard -Bus/Maintenance Fuel - 343.00, PhilipTrust and Agency - Imprest Reimburse-

ment - 1,803.65, Pioneer Review -Vouchers - 62.50, Quill - Ink - 244.76,Radway, Mark - BOE Mileage - 38.48,Rapid City Journal - Subscription - 26weeks - 83.36, Rapid Fire Protection -Annual Inspection - 318.00, SDHSAA -Coach Fine - Baer - 50.00, SDHSAA -Coach Fine - Bouman - 50.00, Seager,Mike - Scoreboard/PA System Supplies -85.00, South Dakota One Call - LocateTickets - 4.20, Super 8 - Mitchell - Lodg-ing - Wrestling - 294.00, Super 8 - Valen-tine - Lodging - Wrestling - 410.34, Thor-son, Doug - BOE Mileage - 37.74,Walker Refuse - Garbage Service -800.16, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield- Health Insurance Premiums -10,529.74, West Central Electric - Elec-tricity - 4,346.07, WRLJ Rural Water -Milesville/Cheyenne Dec 12 Water -65.00, Zeeb Pharmacy - FACS Supplies- 2.39. TOTAL: 31,729.61. Capital Out-lay Claims Payable January 14, 2013:Century Business Leasing - CopierLease - 410.34. TOTAL: 410.34. SPEDClaims Payable January 14, 2013:AFLAC - Insurance Premiums - 128.18,

Avesis - Vision Insurance Premiums -56.12, Baer, Erin - SPED Mileage -83.98, Carley, Ruth - Isolation Mileage -103.60, Children's Care Hospital - OT/PTServices - 1,025.00, Delta Dental - Den-tal Insurance Premiums - 465.70, Nel-son, Karen - Isolation Mileage - 222.74,Three Rivers Cooperative - SpeechServices - 13,236.04, Wellmark BlueCross Blue Shield - Health InsurancePremiums - 412.22. TOTAL: 15,733.58.Food Service Claims Payable January14, 2013:AFLAC - Insurance Premiums

- 80.34, Bernard Food Industries - Pur-chased Foods - 140.25, Child & AdultNutrition - Commodity Purchases -366.31, Coyle's SuperValu - PurchasedFoods - 21.89, Dean Foods - Milk Pur-chases -

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