Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

download Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

of 14

Transcript of Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

  • 7/31/2019 Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

    1/14

    Pioneerreview

    $100Includes Tax

    A Publication of Ravellette Publications, Inc., Philip, South Dakota 57567. The Official Newspaper of Haakon County, South Dakota. Copyright 1981.

    Baseball

    season

    11

    Milesville

    Fourth of

    July fun 2

    Leader-

    ship

    camp

    12

    Market Report

    13

    The Philip Volunteer Fire Department presented its annual fireworks display at dusk, Tuesday, July 3, over Lake Waggoner.Patriotic music was played over 96.7 radio during the fireworks display. Assistant Fire Chief Marty Hansen said that thecrowd seemed to be extra large, possibly due to Philip being one of the few public fireworks displays in western South

    Dakota this year due to the extreme fire restrictions. The free will donations helped support the $4,000 cost for the fireworksand will help to make next years display even larger. Photos by Del Bartels

    Fourth of July fireworks by PVFD

    by Nancy HaighIssues of a possible burn ban and

    increasing the city of Philips rentfor offices in the courthouse high-lighted the Haakon County Boardof Commissioners July 3 meeting.

    Haakon County EmergencyManager Lola Roseth asked theboard if they would like to establisha burn ban in Haakon County.With the drought and dry grasses,fires, in numbers and size, could bebad this year, she said. Also dis-

    cussed was a ban on fireworks.The board opted to not issue a

    ban on either matter. By statestatute, the sale of fireworks wasfor just two more days, so the boarddecided to not act on the matter.

    In regards to a burn ban, thecommissioners noted that mostpeople in the county know of thehigh fire danger already. They de-cided against issuing a resolutionimplementing a burn ban. They didstrongly recommend that peoplenot burn anything and they be ex-tremely cautious so as to not acci-dently start fires too.

    In the past year the commission-ers have spoken about increasingthe rent charged to the city ofPhilip for office space. The city usesthe south half of the fourth floor,which includes three office spaces,one of which is used as storage, anda restroom. They also occupy one

    and one-half rooms on the thirdfloor for the police department.The county has charged the city

    $60 in rent for all those rooms. Pi-oneer Review archives reflect thatthe city started paying rent in No-vember of 1975. The November1975 city minutes reflect a pay-ment of $90. Between December1975 and April 1976 the paymentranged from $88.58 to $102.01,which also included teletype serv-ices. From May 1960 on it hasbeen $60.

    In June, during a budget meet-ing, the commissioners beganadding up what they pay to the cityfor water and sewer costs. It wasthen that the decision was made tocharge the city $500 for rent.

    Added to those figures, at the Julymeeting, were, the cost of janitorialservices provided to them, the useof bathroom paper products, thefact the city does not have to pay

    for snow removal, and other main-tenance costs.

    Philip Mayor Mike Vetter metwith the board to discuss the in-crease. He stated he thought the733 percent was excessive. Heasked if the increase could be donein steps. He stated he didnt dis-pute the fact that the citys renthas to go up. He said that the $500figure was borderline cost of a newfacility.

    Commissioner Steve Clements

    said he still thought that $500 wasa bargain, to which CommissionerRita OConnell agreed.

    Commission Chairman EdBriggs stated he believed it was aplus for the county and the citybeing in one building. Commis-sioner Nick Konst noted that itwould be good if the county and citymet more often to discuss issuesthat affect both entities.

    OConnell updated the board onthe meeting she attended inKakoka regarding drivers licens-ing. The Jackson County Board ofCommissioners held the meeting todiscuss the cost and feasibility ofthem continuing the service.Haakon County Sheriff FredKoester informed the board that heis certified to give the actual driv-ing portion of the test. The commis-sion asked him to check with thestate and see if he could do the

    drivers licensing in HaakonCounty.

    Auditor Pat Freeman info rmedthe board that she had spoken withDeene Dayton, director of local gov-ernment at the South Dakota De-partment of Legislative Audit.Freeman reported that Dayton hadtold her that after reviewing statestatutes, he did not find anythingthat said the county could purchasea home in which a county employeecould live.

    The commission will explore theissue further as they would reallylike to have a highway departmentemployee stationed at the countysshop at Robbs Flat. With the DeepCreek School reopening they be-lieve it is imperative that an em-ployee be there.

    Roseth updated the board on ac-tivities in emergency management.She said they are now being re-

    quired to submit a list of people

    who can help organize efforts in adisaster. Freeman noted that theemergency generator had been re-paired and serviced.

    Toni Rhodes, director of equal-ization, noted that a company hadapproached her in regards to thempurchasing information compiledby her office. She noted the countycould make $14,000 to $15,000 infunds if the information was sold.She said it was all public informa-tion. Clements noted that this had

    been discussed earlier and the tax-payers do not want the informationsold.

    Val Williams, administrative as-sistant for the highway depart-ment, spoke for the departmentsince Kenny Neville had recentlyhad surgery and was unable to at-tend the meeting. She notified theboard of an issue with a cattleguard that went missing. Alandowner had removed the cattleguard after a cow had becometrapped. The pit was cleaned outand the cattle guard was re-in-stalled by the landowner.

    Sheryl Hansen reported onevents in the 4-H office. She notedthe issues that have developedwith the four county system. Shesaid that Jones and Mellette coun-ties were taking the majority ofCarrie Wellers time and leavingHaakon County out of the loop. As

    of now, she did not know if all thecounties would want to renew thecontract for next year. The commis-sion asked her to set up a meetingbetween the four counties to dis-cuss the future of the cluster.

    Reports were reviewed from thesheriff, veterans service officer andweed supervisor. The board re-viewed the contract with Kone, Inc.for the elevator servicing.

    The board approved the supple-mental hearing for adding moniesto the jail and mentally ill funds.They also approved transfering$4,125 from a weed and pest grantinto the weed budget.

    The board approved meetingminutes from May 5, with correc-tions, June 7 and June 19. War-rants were approved.

    The board will meet in specialsession to work on the budgetTuesday, July 17. Their next regu-

    lar meeting is Tuesday, August 7.

    Commissioners discussburn ban, citys office rent

    by Del BartelsThe Philip City Council meeting,

    Monday, July 2, included an emer-gency executive session to beginreplacing Rose Bennett as theswimming pool manager.

    Bennett turned in her resigna-tion, having taken a full time posi-tion elsewhere. Though Bennettwas not present, Mayor Mike Vet-ter thanked her for five years ofservice, and said, Shes done agood job out there. The Healthand Recreation Committee has

    been authorized to hire a new poolmanager without consulting thefull city council. Finance OfficerMonna Van Lint said that in themean time, Any concerns receivedusually end up at the finance officeany way.

    The city has been informed thatits office rent in the HaakonCounty Courthouse of $60 permonth has been raised to $500 permonth. Van Lint agreed that thecity has been getting by prettycheap for quite a few years, but thepercentage of increase is quite a

    jump. Vetter was to visit with thecounty commissioners to ask tohave the increase spread out overseveral years.

    The citys gross salaries for Junetotaled $30,323.61. The citys per-centages of insurance, retirementand withholding added another$8,946.94. The total for all other

    bills came to $45,962.24, which in-cludes over $4,098 for residentialgarbage collection.

    The council approved the firstreading of Ordinance #2012-09,which establishes a tax formula topromote the construction and im-provement of structures within thecity of Philip. In brief, any newcommercial construction of over$30,000 and any new residentialconstruction of over $5,000 will beassessed the first year at only 20percent. The second year will be at40 percent, and so forth. The fifthyear after construction, the tax as-sessment will be at 100 percent.

    This new ordinance affects build-ing and improvements reflected inthe taxing period beginning No-vember 1, 2011.

    The Haakon County YoungWomen will apply for Game, Fishand Parks land and water conser-vation grant to improve the Philiptennis court. If the grant is re-ceived, the HCYW must have thecity administer the grant. Im-provements would include a ten-nis/volleyball net, basketball hoopsand an all-weather rubber flooring.

    Also, the HCYW have receivedcouncil permission for use of theswimming pools restrooms by Kid-die Park patrons from 7:00 a.m. to7:00 p.m. Mondays through Fri-days. Thursdays will be extendedto 9:00 p.m. for the month of Julyduring Hot Summer Nights.Weekend hours will be 11:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m. This permission is sea-sonal, since the Philip school sys-tem leases the concession standand restrooms during football sea-son. HCYW will negotiate with theschool board for use during the fallmonths. Mayor Mike Vetter said,We have a great park down there.It would be a shame to lessen it be-cause of no bathrooms available.

    Improvement work will causethe Philip airport to be shut downfor five to six weeks, probably be-ginning in September. The federalgovernment will pay 90 percent

    and the state will pay eight per-cent on the projects. Philips twopercent bill will be approximately$6,800.

    Harlan Quenzer, withSchmucker, Paul, Nohr and Asso-ciates, reviewed Philips proposedWood and Walden Avenues andPine Street and Wray Avenue proj-ects. If the first project could notinclude the entire cul-de-sac wherethere presently are no buildings onWalden Avenue, and if the asphaltdepth could be reduced from sixinches to four inches, then it is es-timated that $91,000 could besaved. We are sitting here with a

    loan available in front of us, saidVetter. He noted that the councilwas trying to save costs and reducethe Walden project so the citycould start the Pine Street andWray Avenue project sooner.

    A temporary fix to the PineStreet and Wray Avenue surfaceswould cost approximately$140,000 for four inches of asphaltoverlay. To do it right, you have tofirst seal all the cracks and fix thesoft spots, said Quenzer, or the10 years life expectancy will drop

    to around five years. He noted,Its going south in a hurry. It wasbad, but its getting worse. Quen-zer stressed, It would be a sacrifi-cial fix, knowing that when wecome in to do the project we wouldhave to tear it up. The eventualPine Street and Wray Avenue proj-ect calls for a concrete base.

    Council member Greg Arthursaid that he wished the statementwould have been clearly made be-fore the bond election that an as-sessment for curb and gutterwould be applied to taxes on bor-dering properties. On a roll callvote, the council tied on placing aspecial assessment on the streetproject properties. Vetter broke thevote in favor of the special assess-ment.

    Though precedent has been setfor landowners paying for curb andgutter, they have paid only 40 per-

    cent when the project was coveredby a grant. In a 6-2 vote, the coun-cil agreed that the city will give thelandowners a 60 percent discounton the curb and gutter costs.

    The council approved the sale ofa general obligation bond to fi-nance improvements to the stormdrainage system. Payments will gothrough the First National Bankin Sioux Falls. Along with theseimprovements, cleaning and tele-vising the pipe system will be donefor the maintenance of existingpipes. The service includes DVDsof the viewed pipes, with connec-tions and potential weak spotsbeing marked. The council ac-cepted a bid quote from A-Tech,Watertown, of under $9,400.Youre not going to get it anycheaper. A-Tech is one of the bestin the state, said Quenzer.

    Sales taxes for Philip from Jan-uary through June for 2012 wereover $221,096. For the same timeperiod in 2011, sales taxes forPhilip were over $180,828. Thankeveryone for shopping locally, asJohn Hart (previous mayor) wouldsay. Thank the businesses forbeing available, said Vetter.Budget meetings are set for July25-27.

    Building permits were approvedfor Twila Hook to replace a wellpit, for Kay Williams to repair afoundation and to replace a con-crete pad and deck, and for KarenKroetch to remove a fence, flowerbeds, pond, ramps and cementslabs and to replace a privacyfence. Approval was given for Daleand Tami Morrison to demolish astructure, with the city hauling therubble away at 75 cents per squarefoot. The councils approval for theMorrisons to build a new structureis contingent upon them also get-

    ting South Dakota Department ofTransportation approval for streetaccess improvement.

    The storm-ravaged tree at theeast end of Fire Hall Park will bebrought the rest of the way down.

    Arthur said, Its a good shadetree, but dangerous now.

    The swimming pool attendanceis currently more than it was forall of the year 2009. E r i nFitzgerald was approved as a vol-unteer water safety instructor.Following a reported fall by a pa-tron, a railing has been installedalong the handicap ramp and thecurb around the sidewalk will bepainted.

    The South Dakota MunicipalLeague elected officials workshopwill be July 24 in Pierre.

    The next regular city councilmeeting will be Monday, August 6,at 7:00 p.m. in the Haakon County

    Courthouse community room.

    City loses pool manager, hitwith office space rent increase

    Philips Hot Summer Nights started July 5, which are every Thursday in theHaakon County Young Womens Kiddie Park. Local farmers market booths areset up starting at 6:00 p.m. Then at 7:00 p.m., there is live music and karaoke.Mike Seager is providing the sound system. The first night featured the singingof Cord Terkildsen and Marcus Martinez. Volunteer performers should call Brit-tney Drury at 859-2516. Shown above are some of the youth dancing themacarena. Below are some joining in on a group karaoke. Photos by Del Bartels

    Hot Summer Nights

  • 7/31/2019 Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

    2/14

    PioneereviewPhilip, SD U.S.P.S. 433-780

    Subscription Rates: For Haakon, Jackson,and Jones counties, Creighton, Wall, Quinn,Marcus, Howes, Plainview, and Hayes ad-dresses: $36.00 per year (+ Tax); Elsewhere:$42.00 per year.

    South Dakota residents are required to pay

    sales tax.

    Periodicals postage paid at Philip, SD.

    Postmaster, send change of address noticeto: Pioneer Review, PO Box 788, Philip, SD57567; or FAX to: 605/859-2410.

    Website Subscription Rate: $36.E-mail address:

    [email protected]: www.pioneer-review.com

    Established in 1906.

    The Pioneer Review, the official newspaper ofHaakon County, the towns of Philip and Mid-land, and Haakon School District 27-1 is pub-lished weekly by Ravellette Publications, Inc.

    Pioneer Reviewoffice is located at 221 E. OakStreet in Philip, South Dakota.

    Phone: (605) 859-2516;

    FAX: (605) 859-2410;

    e-mail: [email protected]

    Copyrighted 1981: Ravellette Publications,Inc. All rights reserved. Nothing may bereprinted, photocopied, or in any way repro-

    duced from this publication, in whole or in part,without the written consent of the publisher.

    DEADLINES: Display & ClassifiedAdvertising: Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. (MT)Legals: Fridays at 5:00 p.m. (MT)

    Publisher: Don RavelletteGen. Mgr. of Operations/

    Ad Design: Kelly Penticoff

    Editor/News Reporter: Del Bartels

    Reporter/Ad Design: Nancy HaighAd Sales: Beau Ravellette

    Opinion Page 2

    South

    Dakota

    Newspaper

    Association

    Friday the 13th ... by Del Bartels In the musical Fiddler on the Roof, the main character laments

    about the loss of tradition ... in 1905. Today, tradition is a wispy rem-

    nant of old times. In many instances, it has become folklore and fable.

    Friday the 13th is a hang-on, one of many that are downgraded to just

    another day with a slight quirk. Hopefully things like May baskets,

    four leaf clovers, something blue, something borrowed, and others

    will not be completely forgotten. Maybe, just maybe, some of those tra-

    ditions will see a comeback.

    It used to be that three generations would help run the family farm.

    Now farms are being sold and the proceeds divided because offspring

    dont want to work the land. Brides still wear white dresses, even if

    their children are the flower girl and the ring bearer. A ma and pa

    business often had the living quarters on the second floor. It wascheaper, and thieves werent as much of a problem. Sunday and go-

    to-meeting clothes no longer have any special significance. We have

    gone from a child should be seen and not heard and dont contradict

    your elders to delinquents who dont respect even themselves.

    As one splinter after another of any tradition is whittled away or for-

    gotten, then we lose something of what our ancestors once held close.

    Think it through; if parental blessings, great-grandmothers ring, a

    white dress, rice thrown after the shared vows, are ignored, then how

    much longer until marriage itself is ignored? If traditional recipes from

    the homeland are not handed down or remembered, how much longer

    until they are replaced by the microwave and fast foods? How many

    generations will it take for the Westward Ho independence to become

    the welfare state? Lincolns time of reading by candlelight and life-long

    friendships is becoming the modern time of X-boxes and 1,573 friends

    on Facebook. A penny saved is a penny earned is now massive credit

    card debt. An old fashioned house raising is now having neighbors who

    dont even know each others names. A solemn love of country has be-

    come people thinking the last line of the national anthem is play ball

    or start your engines!

    The Pilgrims may be thought of as set in their ways and minimalis-

    tic, but they truly knew each other. A one-horse open sleigh may be

    just a quaint line in a song, but it once was romantic as well as practi-

    cal. Oral histories through storytellers were once held in high regard.In order to have a family Bible, you have to have a core family ... and

    a Bible. Does anybody actually keep a diary anymore?

    The poem Ask not for whom the bell tolls comes to mind. Friday

    the 13th, Sadie Hawkins Day, May Day, April Fools, all have their his-

    tory and traditions. If they go, then like slow motion dominoes so will

    go Thanksgiving and Christmas. Friday the 13th might be an appro-

    priate day to remember traditions, or at least recognize the unlucky

    passing away of them.

    This 1954 Chevy 6500 flatbed truck is owned by Stan and Dixie Thorson, Hayes.Having it retored was number one on my bucket list, said S. Thorson. The actualwork was shared by Tom Konst doing the mechanic work, Dwilyn (Pee Wee) andToby Hook doing the paint work, and John Heltzel doing the woodwork for theflatbed. S. Thorson had the work done in Philip because, Philip is kind of a goinglittle town. Philip is a good little town. He saw the truck in a junkyard a couple ofyears ago. Restoration began last November and was completed July 3, in timefor Thorson and his good buddy, Johnny Bothwell, to drive the truck in Fort PierresFourth of July parade. The trucks In My Time theme includes a bar scene onthe flatbed, complete with chairs purchased from Philips old Pizza Etc.

    Restoration done locally

    Fourth of July fun in Milesville

    The community of Milesville held its annual get-together for Fourth of July celebrations, Wednesday evening, July 4. Thetraditional roast beef was provided, with a fundraiser for the hall held with an auction of the remaining roasts. All auctionand free will proceeds went to helping with the maintenance of the Mileville Hall. Treats included homemade ice cream

    and birthday cake. Games were held in the Milesville Parkfor kids of all ages, with the big draw being a mutton bust-ing exhibition by the braver youth. At dusk, a fireworks dis-play was provided by the Milesville Volunteer Fire Depart-ment. Photos by Bartels

    by Del BartelsA large teepee has been set up by

    Darrel Terkildsen on his propertywest of Lake Waggoner.

    The grand kids were home, theywanted to camp in it, said Terkild-sen. He also wanted to get thekinks out of it.

    Wanting to entertain his grand-children he has eight of them may be a good reason for setting upthe teepee and leaving it set up formaybe another week. But how he

    got the tent is a story in itself. Itwas given to him by a familyfriend, Enos Poor Bear, Sr.

    He was the chief of all chiefs, atone time, said Terkildsen. He waspresident of the Pine Ridge IndianReservation. He was pretty impor-tant at one time. They alwaysmake the chiefs teepee big. TheTerkildsens had once leased PoorBears place. Dad did when I wasa kid, said Terkildsen. Poor Bearhad given the Terkildsens theteepee as a gift from a familyfriend. Later, said Terkildsen, thegift was temporarily loaned back,to be used for Poor Bears wake.Born sometime in 1922, he passedaway in 1991 at the age of 69.

    The teepee is large. Terkildsensaid that it can comfortably sleep15 people. Weve had 35 in it atone time, but not sleeping, he said.It is make of canvas. According toTerkildsen, such material was ac-quired in some manner from cov- ered wagons, because that canvaswas lighter than whatever else could have had been used backthen. Currently, the floor of the

    teepee is a somewhat matchingtarp. Above and to the left of theteepees entrance are the words,Welcome. The robe is spread andthe pipe is lit.

    Teepee a gift from Enos Poor Bear, Sr.

    Darrel Terkildsen has erected a teepee on the hill above his house on the westside of Lake Waggoner. It came from Enos Poor Bear, Sr. Photo by Del Bartels

    The Forty and Eight presented this years donation of $50 to the Haakon/Jackson4-H Shooting Sports, during the Milesville Fourth of July celebration. Its a bighelp, said shooting instructor Jim Harty. Its the little things it helps pick up.With approximately 17 shooting club members, its growing bigger every year,said Harty. Shown, from left: Les Pearson, Bailey Anders, Harty, Philip Pearsonand Riggin Anders. Photo by Del Bartels

    Forty & Eight donation

    McLaughlin celebrates25 years with Scotchman

    Larry McLaughlin, Midland, was honored Monday, July 9, at Scotchman Indus-tries, Inc., for 25 years of employment there. Beginning employment with Scotch-mans on July 6, 1987, through the years McLaughlin has run numerous machinesin the factory. Currently he programs and operates the computer numerical con-trolled lathes. Shown is McLaughlin, left, shaking hands with and receiving arecognition from Jerry Kroetch, president of Scotchman Industries.

    Courtesy photo

    The Pierre Elks Lodge #1953will sponsor South Dakota KiteDay, July 18, at Hilgers Gulch inPierre from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.CDT.

    This free event is possible from agrant from the National ElksFoundation and the Pierre ElksLodge #1953.

    It is open to all children up to 14years of age. The first 400 children

    will receive a free kite and a lessonon how to fly the kite properly.

    Pierre Elks Lodge members willbe on hand to assist with handingout the kites, offering assistance inputting them together and gettingthem into flight. Parents are en-couraged to get involved as well.

    For more information, callSteven Wegman, chairman ElksKite Day, at 295 1221.

    Free kite day, Pierre, July 18

    I dont know if I should even at-tempt to write the news this week.It has been one of those weeks,when some days I should havestayed in the house.

    First, I dont see well in the sun-light after putting drops in myeyes, but it would be okay to go out-doors and do something in the

    yard, as I know my yard pretty welldont I? Wrong.

    I loaded up a big paper box thatthe hot water heater came in andthen went over to the trash tank tounload some old exhaust pipe offthe old heater. Then I came back tothe shop to get a wrench that Ineeded. I should have went around,but decided to back up.

    Looking out my side-view mirror,I thought I was doing good. Now,my endgate was down and the bigbox was blocking my view, I backedup missing the corner post, butbacked over the water meter.

    It was a complete and totalwreck. Oh my gosh, what now? Ihad better go to the house and callthe rural water office and tell themwhat I had done. Was I ever em-barrassed. I apologized, but stillfelt terrible as they had to come allthe way out and put in a new

    meter.The administrator of PhilipHealth Services always asks mewhen he sees me if I am staying outof trouble. Well not this week,Kent. I was in trouble all week.There is only today left this weekand I am staying the house!

    Sympathy goes out to the familyof Dennis Kennedy. His funeralwas last Tuesday and there was alarge attendance. He had been ac-tive in many areas and he mademany friends wherever he went.He was a good businessman andour family bought many vehiclesfrom him. He always did his best tosatisfy his customers. I attendedthe service and got to visit withJohn and Doris Billington whohave been longtime christianfriends.

    It was Alice Eide, Kenneths sis-ter, who helped them get a job over-seas where they spent many yearsteaching in Germany. I first metDoris when she was teaching homeeconomics in Sturgis. Our classfrom Sundance went over to a spe-cial lesson she was teaching.

    John and Doris were going toleave early as they were to attenda special reunion honoring theteachers of Sturgis that evening.

    So many of the older generationsof Kennedys who were Kennethsage have passed away, but theywere a family who grew up in theGrindstone area and took part inall the community gatherings inthe neighborhood at the Grind-stone Hall. Some of them went tohigh school at Cottonwood.

    Mark Ford, former minister ofthe United Church, was back forDennys funeral and I got to visitbriefly with him. He was trying tosee as many old friends as he couldin the short time he was here.

    Mavin Eide came home fromDennys funeral and got his firetruck out and went to a fire at JackGriesels. But he met many peoplecoming back and they told him thatit was out. It was a tree that light-ning had struck a couple of nightsprior and smoldered and finallyburst into flames. No damage wasdone and it was contained in thetree.

    All of Rich and Gladys Smithskids were home last weekend andthey all enjoyed being togetheragain. Gladys got to go out homeand enjoy them all. Steve andRoxie and their daughter, Dawn,were staying at Kieth Smiths whilethey were here and the rest stayedeither at Rich and Gladys or with

    other family.I visited with Colleens husbandand he was anxious to go home ashe was afraid of the fire situationin Montana as it is dry there too.

    I have been back to the earlydays, as my hot water heater wentbad and could not replace it tillafter the holiday. I was heatingwater in the teakettle to do dishesand by shutting my bathroom dooron the hot days, a cool shower feltgood. My nephew, Mel Smith, cameto my rescue and had me up andrunning on the fifth, so was not toobad.

    Kiley Sieler spent a few dayswith her cousins, the Fitch boys, atMilesville while she was here visit-ing her grandparents, Vickie andMarvin Eide. Her mom, Carla, andTaegan came and got her over theFourth of July holiday. As always,it was a goodbye and we will beback the first chance we get. Ofcourse, I get to see them also whenthey are here. Kiley helps me a lotwhen she comes. She gets lots donefor an 11-year-old girl. She alsospent some time at her great-grandparents, Cliff and Rita Ram-seys.

    I visited with my niece, VinaMorris, who lives in Newcastle,Wyo., and she said that they weregetting smoke from both the Sun-dance and the Newcastle fires. Shesaid that it was hard to breath withall the smoke so she had just beenstaying indoors. Where they live,they were out of danger.

    She said the people there saidthat the flames of the fire werehigh in the air, but stated that shehadnt seen them. They retire earlyas Ben has to leave for work at fivein the morning. Later, after talkingto her, the radio said that they hadcontained both fires. I understood

    that rain helped them with this.Yes, we still need to pray for rainbecause it is very dry and the firedanger is not over yet.

    I understand that Lee Schonigerhad a birthday celebration in RapidCity. I couldnt get him for informa-tion, but understand the danceclub, Mel and Beth Smith, grand-daughter, America, and Leesdaughter, Marylyn, and husband ofNewcastle also attended. The oldergeneration of gentlemen asked

    America to dance and she acceptedand had the time of her life danc-ing.

    I went into town for the showerfor Rachelle Hauk. There was anice crowd ther and she recieved anarray of gift. Later, Norma Olden-berg and I enjoyed lunch downtownand returned to her house and shecalled Marlin Evans to come up tnetry out some new tea flavors she

    had purchased.We enjoyed a tea tasting party

    and my favorite was the cinnamontea, it was very good. Marlin had toleave early as she was expectingher son, Jack, who was going todrop in for a visit on his way hometo Rapid City. He has been fencingfor Dalys east of Philip.

    (continued next week)

    Grindstone Newsby Mary Eide 859-2188

  • 7/31/2019 Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

    3/14

    Rural Living Page 3

    FLY CONTROLDust Bags

    SpraysPour ons

    Golden Malrin Fly Bait

    COLDBEER

    Sunbody

    StrawHats

    Glyphosate Resistant KochiaGlyphosate resistant kochia was

    first confirmed in South Dakota inthe Gettysburg area in 2009. A fewadditional cases were confirmed in2010 and 2011. In 2012, resistantpopulations seemed to expandgreatly and it appears to exist inTripp County. Seed from suspectedplants are planned to be submittedto SDSU for testing later this sum-mer. One agronomist stated thathe will likely treat all soybeanfields as if the kochia is glyphosateresistant next year. This change inkochia may justify more aggres-sive management in soybeans androtational crops.

    Kochia has two weaknesseswhich must be exploited. One isthat kochia seed has very littledormancy as seed may only sur-vive in the soil for a couple years.The second weakness is thatkochia emerges very early in thespring, so populations could begreatly depleted in no-till fieldsusing an effective burndown herbi-cide.

    Mike Moechnig, SDSU Exten-sion Weed Specialist, suggestsmanagement strategies forglyphosate resistant kochia. A

    good burndown herbicide programthat includes foliar and soil resid-ual activity may greatly minimizeplants emerging later in the sea-son. A soil residual herbicide willbe necessary to control glyphosateresistant kochia in soybeans. Sincethe seed does not survive long inthe soil, it will be important to ag-gressively control kochia in rota-tional crops such as corn or wheat.Kochia will not likely be eradi-cated from a field, but greatly de-pleting the seed bank may allowadequate control in RoundupReady soybeans with a soil resid-ual herbicide followed by a post-emergence tank mix partner if nec-essary. Also, consider alternativessuch as Liberty Link soybeans.

    For more detailed informationon controlling glyphosate resistantkochia and other troublesomeweeds, visit South Dakota Weedsat: www.mikesweeds.com.

    Canada Thistle in S.D.Canada thistle is the most trou-

    blesome noxious weed in SouthDakota. That is certainly true insouth-central South Dakota as Isee numerous patches in my trav-els between home and my office inWinner. Populations increased ex-ponentially from the 1950's to2000. Since then, populations haveremained somewhat steady atabout 1.5 - 1.8 million acres.

    Populations have likely beenkept steady due to declining acresof pasture and grasslands (result-ing from increased crop produc-tion) and the introduction of new,more effective, herbicides. Thereare few sustainable methods tocontrol Canada thistle. Biocontroloptions are limited due to Canadathistle's close relationship to na-tive thistles. Thick grass can com-pete well with Canada thistle, butdisturbances due to grazing orhaying can enable patches tospread. To really deplete Canadathistle, all land owners need to ag-gressively control patches.

    An effective control programconsists of proper choice of herbi-cides, proper timing of applica-tions, and persistence. For detailedinformation on herbicides and ap-plication timing, visit South

    Dakota Weeds at: www.mikesweeds.com.

    Contact the Winner RegionalExtension Center at 842-1267.

    Calendar8/16/2012 Winter Wheat Meet-

    ing, 6:30 pm, Auditorium, Draper

    Extension News

    First National

    Bank in Philip859-2525 Philip, SD

    Since 1906

    www.fnbphilip.com Member FDIC

    For a HEALTHY FINANCIAL CHECK-UP make SURE youre SAVING for later.

    Those RAINY DAYS come toeveryones home be prepared with

    F.D.I.C. INSURED accounts atFIRST NATIONAL BANK IN PHILIP!

    WWW

    .GROSSENBURG.COM

    WINNERSPECIAL OF THE MONTH

    1996 John Deere 8870 Cab, Collarshift, Duals, 7,740hrs ............................................S# 8184 (P)$78,0001998 John Deere 9200 Cab, Synchro, Duals, 3 Pt

    Hitch, PTO, 9,000 hrs ..............S# 9606 (W)$87,5002004 John Deere 9520 Cab, Powershift, Duals, 6,296

    hrs .......................................S# 9873 (PR)$109,0001997 New Holland 9682 Cab, Collarshift, Duals, 3pt,

    6,530 hrs ................................S# 10152 (P) $75,0002006 New Holland TV145 Cab, Singles, 3 Pt Hitch,

    PTO,2,288 hrs ...........................S#9966 (P)$84,500

    Twine & NetWrap Modelsas low as

    $11,500

    11 JD 567

    Balers

    Balers

    (2) JD 566 ...........................AS LOW AS$10,000

    (11) JD 568 .........................AS LOW AS$17,500

    Cab, MFWD,Powershift, 9,000hrs S# 8795 (W)$58,000

    1994 John

    Deere 4960

    Tractors: Row Crop

    Windrowers - MoCos

    21 ft, ShiftableDraper head & 16ft

    Auger head, 972 hrs..............................................................

    S# 8695 (W)$75,000

    2006 MacDon

    9352

    1999 MacDon 9300 16 ft. sickle Auger header,1640 hrs ............................S# 9323 (P)$39,500

    2005 John Deere 4995 Tri-Lobe Condition,

    16 Rotary, 1400 hrs #10397 ..........(W)$69,500

    1981 John Deere 2420 18 #10051 (W) $6,000

    John Deere 2320, 18 ........ #10408 (W)$5,500

    Cab, Powershift,Duals, 359 hrs, S#10113 (W)...........$245,000

    2011 John

    Deere 9430

    Tractors: Articulated 4WD

    Winner, SDToll Free: (800) 658-3440

    Pierre, SDToll Free: (800) 742-8110

    Philip, SDToll Free:

    (800) 416-7839Bloomfield, NE

    Toll Free: (800) 658-3252Hartington, NE

    Toll Free:(800) 624-7826Laurel, NE

    Toll Free: (800) 365-6257Wayne, NE

    Toll Free: (800) 343-3309

    Call Local Store M-F 7:30am-5:30pm;Sat 7:30am- Call for local store

    closing hours.

    (3) JD 4930s90 Booms, hours as low as 896 .................................................................as low as$195,000

    (5) Summers 1500 90 Booms ...............as low as $17,850

    Flexi-Coil 67XL 90 Booms, 1500 gal ...S#9753 (P) $13,000

    Sprayers

    John Deere 4030 Cab, 2WD, Collarshift, Loader

    557 hrs .....................................S# 9713 (P) $24,000

    1982 John Deere 4840 2wd, P-Shift, 3 SCVs, 1000

    PTO, 8822 hrs.........................S#38060 (W)$25,000

    (3) John Deere 7730s MFWD 2 w/loaders $92,000

    (2) 1997 John Deere 7810.......................... $75,000

    (2) John Deere 7800 MFWD, as low as ....... $47,5002004 JD 7820 MFWD, 4136 Hrs, JD 746 Loader ............

    S#10350 (W) ..............................................$129,500

    2000 John Deere 8110 .S#10028 as low as$69,000

    (2) John Deere 8100......................(1) 2WD$48,500

    ......................................................(1) MFWD$75,000

    2005 CIH MX 285 .........................S#9938$115,000

    1997 John Deere 8300 MFWD, 16 spd P-shift, 9844 hrs

    9839 (P) ........................................................$67,750

    JD 9770 &9770 STS

    10 TO CHOOSE FROM

    AS LOW AS$175,000

    Combines

    (2) 2010 JD 9670 Corn/Bean 2WD Hydrostatic ...........

    .................................................AS LOW AS$270,000

    1995 JD 9600 Corn/bean, Hydrostatic, 4000 hrs ..........

    .................................................S#9875 (PR) $40,000

    (5) John Deere 9760 ..............AS LOW AS $130,000

    PHILIPSPECIAL OF THE MONTH

    PIERRESPECIAL OF THE MONTH

    1500 gal. sprayerwith 90ft booms, 3way nozzles, cleanrinse tank withsprayer wand, cleanfill system, remotecontrol, raven monitorsystem,stainless steelpump and plumbingS#8014

    2004 Summers 1500 Sprayer

    Asking $26,500

    28ft Twin Rake,SN# 7584,

    Cash Price,

    2006 New Holland

    $13,000

    6244 hours, 4 remotes,bareback, 20.8R42duals. Unit runs welland looks good.

    S#8535

    1998 JD 9200 4WD

    $73,000

    (4) John Deere 9660

    Corn/Bean, 2WD,

    Hydrostatic, AS LOW AS

    $100,000

    Prices Reduced On Select Models!See details on web site.

    JD 843 loader, tires 90%,hours 557, excellent

    looking tractor.

    SN# 8280 Cash Price,

    JD 8225R Tractor

    $192,000

    Haakon County Conservation District and

    Jackson County Conservation District

    would like to say THANK YOUto the following

    businesses for sponsoring our South Dakota

    Rangeland and Soil Days event!

    First National Bank in

    Philip

    McQuirk Ditching

    Ingram Hardware

    Kennedy Implement

    Bad River Ranches

    HCS-Hometown Computer

    Services

    Peoples Market

    Pizza Etc.

    Philip Custom MeatsGolden West

    Teton River Trenching

    Rush Funeral Home

    Ernies Building Center

    Rock and Roll Lanes

    Golden Willow Seeds

    West River/Lyman Jones

    Bankwest

    Pioneer Review

    Cattle Business Weekly

    Dr. Ron Mann, DDS

    Piroutek Auction Service

    West River Excavation

    Golden Vet Services

    Scotchman Industries

    Hildebrand Steel and

    Concrete

    Kujawa Enterprises

    Grossenburg ImplementDiscount Fuel

    Crew Agency Ltd.

    Kadoka Oil, LLC

    Brants Electric

    Americas Best Value Inn

    West Central Electric

    Fitzgerald Oil

    Petersens Variety

    Tollefson Law Office

    Farm Bureau Financial

    Services

    G&G Excavation

    Moses Building Center

    Jiggers Restaurant

    Dakota Inn Motel

    Coyles Super Valu

    OConnell Construction Inc.

    Kennedy Manure Spreading

    Dakota Mill and GrainPennys Riverside Catering

    Smith Hay Grinding

    Philip Chamber of

    Commerce

    Philip Ambulance

    SDSU Cottonwood

    Research Station

    Bart and Marcy Ramsey

    Cliff and Mary Poss

    The Board of Directors of SouthDakota Agriculture and RuralLeadership (SDARL) has an-nounced the selection of 30 mem-bers for Class VII.

    These 30 individuals will begintheir leadership experience in No-vember 2012. This unique programis designed to provide leadershiptraining to rural residents fromfarming, ranching, agri-industryand agricultural organizations.The goal is for participants in gain-ing the vision, knowledge, confi-dence and commitment necessaryto assume leadership roles in

    South Dakotas rural communitiesand agricultural industry.

    Lori Cope, executive directorsaid. it is a very comprehensiveagenda combining leadership de-velopment with hands-on field ex-perience that teaches individualsevery aspect of agriculture thatSouth Dakota has to offer.

    Participants gain firsthandknowledge of agricultural trends,key issues and the availability forag development in South Dakota.They come away from a SDARL ex-perience better equipped to serveon boards, volunteer within theircommunities, and increased ana-lytical and strategic planning skillsfor assessing an ever-changing en-vironment.

    Throughout the 18-month pro-gram experience, participants willparticipate in 10 in-state seminars,one national study seminar to

    Washington, D.C. and a two-weekinternational study seminar. Theseare all centered on local, regional,national and international agricul-ture. The SDARL program is a pri-vate/public partnership fundedthrough tuition and sponsorships.

    The participants selected forClass VII SDARL experience in-clude Ryan Kjerstad, Wall.SDARLs class VI, 2010, includedCodi Mills, Sturgis, editor of theCattle Business Weekly.

    SeventhSDARLclass

    Codi Mills, Sturgis, editor of the CattleBusiness Weekly and a member of thecompleted SDARL Class VI.

    The recent high temperatures,wind and lack of significant precip-itation have led to an expansion ofdrought across South Dakota.

    In this weeks U.S. DroughtMonitor, over 47 percent of thestate is now considered to be inmoderate drought and just overthree percent is in severe drought,according to Laura Edwards, SouthDakota State University Extensionclimate field specialist. Nearly theentire states area, almost 96 per-cent, is in some state of drought ordry condition.

    The recent month has intensifieddrought development as dry, warmand windy conditions have affectednearly every corner of the state.Two notable exceptions are the Wa-tertown area and far northern Cor-

    son county, which have experi-enced close to average rainfall thisseason. Impacts abound in theagricultural, livestock and naturalresources sectors.

    Corn and soybean growth hasbegun to slow down, as reports ofleaf curling and other water stressin row crops have come in frommany areas of eastern SouthDakota. Water stress can be yield-reducing at this time of year, ascorn approaches the tasselingstage. Stock dams and water re-sources for livestock are lower thannormal for this time of year. Grassand alfalfa cutting for hay hasyielded less than normal amountsthis year as well, at least in partdue to drought.

    Wildland fire activity in westernSouth Dakota has also been abovenormal for this time of year.

    Grasses and other fuels have expe-rienced significant growth over thelast couple of years, with the lastseveral months providing optimumconditions for curing those fuelsand creating extreme fire danger inmany areas.

    June 2012 climate records verifythe dry and warm conditions thatwere experienced across much ofthe state. Vermillion and Cantonhad their driest June on record.Menno, Sioux Falls and Yanktonrecorded their second driest Juneon record. None of these cities hadmore than an inch of rain in June.Climate reporting locations in thenorthwest, northeast, and south-east were the driest. Aberdeen,Belle Fourche and several other lo-cations reported more than 2.25

    inches below average rain for themonth.

    Several locations tied or set newJune all-time high daily tempera-ture records, including Martin,Edgemont, Rapid City, Lead andHill City. Nearly every climate re-porting site reported above averagetemperature for the month, asmuch as eight degrees above aver-age in the western part of the state.Most locations were two to six de-grees above average for the month.

    Report impacts due to drought inyour area at the National DroughtMitigation Center's Drought Im-pact Reporter website. For more in-formation, isit http://droughtreporter.unl.edu.

    The U.S. Drought Monitor is on-line at http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu, and updated each Thursday.

    Drought intensifyingacross South Dakota

    The World Trade Organizationhas issued their final ruling on thecase brought by Canada and Mex-ico against the United Statesmandatory Country of Origin La-beling law (COOL) for beef andpork and appealed by the United

    States.Like the original decision, the

    appellate ruling upholds the rightof the United States to requireCOOL and reversed the originalruling which stated that U.S.COOL laws were too restrictiveand caused barriers to trade. Theappellate panel did not rule,thereby upholding, the lower pan-els finding that specific rules forimplementing COOL and labelingbeef and pork did cause restrictive

    barriers and imposed burdens onCanadian cattle.

    There is a lot to be positiveabout in this ruling, said ShaneKolb, Meadow, president of SouthDakota Stockgrowers. We nowknow we have COOL and the ap-pellate panel did uphold our rightto provide labeling information toour customers. Stockgrowers hasfought long and hard to see COOLimplemented in the United Statesand I think this ruling confirms theprinciple and the right to label ourproducts and let our customers de-cide the origin of the food that is ontheir dinner plate.

    Kolb continued, Of course Stock-growers is frustrated with the deci-

    sion by the WTO panels to strikedown certain rules within theCOOL law, and we definitely dontlike to see an international courtoverride rules made by the UnitedStates for our citizens. However,now that we have a final ruling, wecan get to work fixing the concernsin our COOL rules and working tostrengthen COOL for our cus-tomers.

    Canada and Mexico successfullyargued that the rule for segregat-ing livestock at slaughter createdadditional costs to the importedlivestock and thereby created anunfair bias against those fooditems. The ruling also impacts theprocess for labeling meat of mixedorigin.

    At this point, we know that wehave COOL and we know that wehave the right to continue that law.Thats all good news, said Kolb.The details of how we create thelabel are obviously going to needsome adjustment. Stockgrowersare committed to making sure thatCOOL works for both our cus-tomers and our producers andwere going to do all we can tomake sure that happens.=

    WTO upholds Country Of Origin Labeling

    www.pioneer-review.com

  • 7/31/2019 Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

    4/14

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

    Yard of the Week

    Elderly MealsThursday, July 12: Ham or Beef

    Salad Sandwiches, Potato Salad,Corn Salad, Lemon Cake. Friday, July 13: Lemon PepperTilapia, Twice Baked Mashed Po-tatoes, Key Biscayne Veggies, Roll,Diced Peaches. Monday, July 16: BeefRouladen, Red Mashed Potatoes,Cabbage Supreme, Roll, KirschTorte.

    Tuesday, July 17: Chicken Pi-quant, Baby Bakers, Malibu Veg-gies, Roll, Praline Crunch Bar. Wednesday, July 18: CookoutDay with Hot Dogs and Burgers.

    ***Thursday, June 28, activity after

    morning exercises was Wii bowl-ing. Thank you to Susan who gave

    me the scores: Addie 115 and 116,Eileen 96, Anne 169 and 179, Jean-nie 153, Fred 108 and Jim 100.

    Thursday afternoon at SomersetCourt there was bingo with Shawncalling numbers. (Sandy is on vaca-tion.) Winners were MaxineKilmer, Marilyn Oyler twice, Mar-ilyn Butts three times, MyronWhite, Agnes Tastad, AnnettaHansen, and Mildred Young. Therewas a good attendance. MyronWhite had visitors, his grand-daughter and her daughter.

    We are glad to see Fred Rossback at Somerset Court.

    Friday, June 29, Eileen Tenoldwent with her sister and brother-in-law, Norma and Bob Tenold,Reva, to a tractor tire store inRapid City where they picked uptwo huge tires. She was able toclimb up into their big pickup.

    Shawn brought the new Somer-

    set Court schedule. We have been

    anticipating the arrival of theschedule. We are happy to seequilting on July 14 and bingo withthe boys from the Boys Club July17. New Horizon Band will be inthe courtyard July 24. And thereare many other attractive activi-ties.

    Thank you to Sharon Coyle forthe beautiful birthday card. Thankalso to Sheridan Hansen for thepretty thank you card.

    Thank you to our Palmer rela-tives back in North Stonington,Conn., for your letter. Anne Coit is103 years old and still gets aroundwith her walker. She has a live-inhelper. She wrote a good letter.Wanda, Leonard and Jean Meyerand I visited her in the 1990s.

    Friday, June 29, Shawn and Inez

    and I tackled a new game of quid-dler. It is a word game with somecards having single letters andsome having letter combinationssuch as er, ed cl. Players try to forma word or two or more and have onecard left to discard. In that case hecan go out. Cards have various val-ues. The player who wins adds uphis points and they are recorded.Other players have one morechance to make what they can, andthat counts for them. And they sub-tract what is left in their hands.There are rules about dealing theshuffled cards. They are dealt onecard at a time. Three cards the firsthand, four the second and so on upto 10. Then you start over withthree. Other points are given forthe longest word and for the mostwords. You have to play it, to learnit.

    Friday, June 29, Doris Wellman,

    Somerset Court resident, had com-pany at lunch, three Rapid Cityladies, Judy Fauss, Janelle Carl-son, and Norma Nielson. They playbridge in the afternoon in the sec-ond floor tea room.

    The family of my niece, EffieHulett Johnson, had a get togetherin Sioux Falls, July 1, 2012. This

    made it much closer for their aunt,Alma Hulett Schilling, and theircousin, Wanda Meyer Artz. The re-union is usually held in Lincoln,Neb., or even farther east.

    M.R. Hansen came for scrabbleand we had a very satisfactorygame. Thank you for coming over,M.R.

    Sunday, July 1, we had cards in

    the morning and church services inthe afternoon with Terry Pulse fol-lowed by cards and dominoes.

    June 30, at Somerset Court wehad morning exercises. For lunchwe had barbecued chicken, bakedbeans and fries. For dessert we hadice cream sandwiches. After lunch,Somerset Court residents were fa-vored with piano music by Kilmer.Thank you, Mike. He has greatpower and style. Some of his songswere That Big Rock Candy Moun-tain, In the Garden, Roll Outthe Barrel, I Cant Stop Loving

    You, Its A Small World, andAmazing Grace.

    Lois Pierce (You know her, shelives over at Box Elder and sheplays the piano.) was here and sheintroduced her friend, Lila Benton,who plans to move to SomersetCourt next month.

    The Rapid City homebound li-brary program brought a new ship-ment of books including TheDefining Moment, by Jonathon

    Alter, Rorys Story, by KonnieHoffman Ellis, The Witness, byNora Roberts, and The Pope WhoQuit, by Jon Sweeney. Im readingthe Runaway Jury by John Gr-isham. We are pretty busy here.

    We have to make time to read. Andof course, theres two hours a weekshot with Monk Reruns.

    My daughter, Carol Vogan, wholives about 10 miles east of Col-orado Springs, emails about thedrastic fire in Manitou Springs.The smoke is strong, even at theirplace. In their neighborhood, peo-ple are making relief packages for

    survivors whose houses haveburned. My son, Hans P. Hansen,who lives at Spruce House in Col-orado Springs, is even closer to thefires. The residents there are re-stricted from taking walks. OurUnited States president was in Col-orado Springs to observe.

    My nephew, Leonard Meyer,Greenfield, Ind., sent a fascinatingemail about the Fibonacci numbers(1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55 and so on.)Each new number being the sum ofthe last two. The rhythm is fol-lowed by pine cones, pineapple,sunflower seeds, nautilus shell,and even galaxies.

    Saturday, June 30, we had Wiibowling at Somerset Court.

    Sunday, July 1. 2012, at Somer-set Court we had a great turkeydinner with mashed potatoes andgravy, cranberries and carrots andblueberry cheesecake.

    We had church with Steve andTerry. Jack played the piano andwe sang hymns and patriotic songs.Thank you all. The message waspray for those in administration.

    The July 1, 2012, Rapid CityJournal had the obituary of DennisKennedy, Philip. My sympathy tofamily and friends. My mother,Effie Palmer, used to babysit Den-nis and his brother, Kent.

    Kenneth Monette entertainedsome of his family at noontime inthe Somerset Court guest diningroom Sunday, July 1.

    I emailed my granddaughter,Gwen, and husband Gary Morgan,Woodbridge, Va. There had been abig storm there and parts of thetown were without electricity.Gwens daughter, Melissa, hus-band Breck and daughter TeaganSnively, Gillette, Wyo., are visiting

    at Gwens.I wrote to my daughter Vinnie,

    and sent some photos of the rockwork of my father, Rolla Palmer, atthe Palmer homestead in theGrindstone country, 25 milesnorthwest of Philip. Some of thehuge rocks he hauled, togetherwith two horses and a stoneboat,are still in place. There is the

    blacksmith shop and smokehouseattached, the granary floor, andparts of the north wall of the barnthat was built in the teens and1920s against the hillside.

    Monday at Somerset Court, wehad morning exercises, then craftswith Amy. The project was scratch-offs of patriotic symbols such asflags and a lady bug dressed in red,white and blue. Thank you to Amy,who volunteers her time. Amychecks our word search puzzles anddelivers Somerset bucks and putsout a new set of puzzles.

    Wayne Hansen came over andstayed for lunch. He brought two ofmy favorite little perch, all caughtand cleaned and fried and ready toeat. Thank you, Wayne. I ate one ahalf before supper.

    Sarah Keens ball team will haveprinted tee shirts for their all starteam.

    Thank you to my daughter,Carol, and husband Al Vogan, Col-orado Springs, for the photos yousent to me of our trip to Philip overPhilip Festival Days. I especiallyliked the one of me on my old frontdoorstep. They are all so dear pho-tos of my old home for over 50years.

    We sang happy birthday to resi-dent, Dutch Stevens, July 2. Dutchwas formerly from Kadoka. Myhusband, Virgil, painted signs forDutchs brother, Lyle, who ran theConoco station in Kadoka for years.

    Short words using the letter j:jeu a game with plural jeux, jouk tododge, jota a Spanish dance, jin or

    jinn a supernatural being, joky orjokey amusing, jaio same as chaio,jink to move quickly out of the way.

    July 3, Somerset Court had resi-dent council. There was a good turn

    out. The purpose of the council is topromote smooth operation of Som-erset Court. Shawn presided,Susan was in charge of hospitality,and Ryan, Jason, John and Jeriand Marvia attending for the staff.Residents who attended were BettyDownen, Irene Cox, Viola Walker,Don Stensgaard, Jim Holmes,Dwight Mann, Mildred Young andher caregiver, Kay, Anne Brink,Lewis Tracy, Marilyn Butts,Flossie Olson, Connie Stevens,

    Addie Rorvig, Bernie James, Fred

    Smith, Inez Perli, Edna Wulff,Charlie Hathaway, Betty McClel-lan, Jeannie Aralson, and BlanchHarmon.

    There were some good compli-ments about the food and the pleas-ant wait staff. The medic staff werecommended for prompt and courte-ous administration of meds.

    July 3, Somerset Court resi-dents, Mildred and Ray Kraemer,had company, their daughter andhusband, Wrenae and FrankShakel, Rolla, Mo.

    Dylan and Erika Schreider,grandson and family of MarcellaKraft came to visit at SomersetCourt, July 3, 2012.

    July 3, Somerset Court hadbingo with Shawn calling numbersand Susan providing hospitality.Winners were Irene Arbach, AgnesTastad, Dwight Mann twice, Fred,Charlie Hathaway, Sherman, Mar-

    ilyn Butts, Doris Wellman, andInez Perli. For snack and chat,beautiful strawberry cupcakeswere served.

    The Monday movie, Andre wasquite appealing. A family adopteda baby sea lion and became very at-tached to it. Andre was a cleveractor and loved them back. Therewas some rule that a family couldnot keep a wild animal, and Andrewas taken away, but kept comingback.

    July 4 at Somerset Court, we hada picnic lunch served outdoors. Wehad a good crowd. There were morepeople here as guests, than wentout. Some of us ate in the activitygarden. We had giant hot dogs andhamburgers, potato salad, bakedbeans, watermelon, apple pie, andall the fixin's such as choppedonions, ketchup, mustard and rel-ish.

    Kenneth Monette had severalfamily members as guests.Twinboys, younger than two, were veryfriendly and came and sat at ourtable.

    Gloria Crumet was a guest ofIrene McKnight July 4th at Somer-set Court.

    Guests of Vivian Hansen at Som-erset Court for the Fourth of Julypicnic lunch were Wayne andGwynn Hansen, Sheridan Hansenand children and a family friend,

    Audrey Danagan. Audrey lives inRapid City. Sheridan taught hergrandchildren when she taught atDakota Middle School.

    Later in the afternoon, Floy andAnnetta, Susan and Vivian playedbananagrams for a while.

    There is a robin nest in the Som-erset Court courtyard.

    If you find yourself in a waitingsituation, with no crossword puz-zles, try making alphabet sen-

    tences. For example, always becareful during electric failure, gen-erally having inventories, justKool-Aid, lollipops, mangos,nougats, oranges, prunes, quinces,realizing some times unusual vari-eties will x-ceed your zeal.

    Vinnie Hansens sixth Carol Sa-bala murder mystery, Art, Wine,and Bullets is ready for theprinter.

    Interior Community PicnicInterior Park 7:00 p.m.

    Saturday, July 14th

    Contact Tucker or Corinn Amiottefor details, 685-5026 or 433-5440.

    HCYW is hosting

    Hot Summer Nights

    Thursdays in July at

    the Kiddie Park, Philip, SD

    Farmers Market - 6-8 p.m.

    Live Music - 7-9 p.m.

    Accepting entries for a BBQ cook-off - Scheduled forJuly 26th. Call 441-4909 for more info & to sign up!

    Live music session performers wanted. Give us a call!

    in PhilipTuesday, July 17th

    Space is limited! Call or stop byThe Galleria to pick up a registration form.

    Cost is $25Call Tricia Burns at 859-2292

    for more information.

    Ages 4-7: 8:30 a.m. - NoonAges 8-12: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    July 13-14-15-16:Brave (PG)

    Fri: 8:00 p.m. Sat: 8:00 p.m.Sun: 1:30 p.m. Mon: 7:00 p.m.

    Gem Theatre859-2000 Philip

    July 20-23: Magic Mike (R)July 27-30:

    Amazing Spiderman (PG13)August 3-6:

    Ice Age 4 -Continental Drift(PG)August 10-13:

    The Dark Knight Rises (PG13)

  • 7/31/2019 Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

    5/14

    Church & Community Page 5

    WE DONTCHARGE

    for obituaries,wedding or

    engagementwrite-ups!Send to:

    [email protected]

    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 Achbach

    Saturday 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: 10:30 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

    other meets on t he second Wednesday at1:00 p.m. at the Senechal Apts. lobby.No Bible studies during June, July, & August.

    TRINITY LUTHERANPastor Frezil Westerlund

    Midland 843-2538SATURDAY WORSHIP: 7:00 p.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. thruFeb.); 6:30 p.m. (Mar. - Oct.)

    * * * * * *DEEP CREEK LUTHERAN

    Moenville 843-2538Pastor Frezil Westerlund

    SUNDAY WORSHIP:1:30 p.m. (CT)

    ALCW: 3rd Thursday, 1:30 p.m.* * * * * *

    OUR SAVIORS LUTHERANLong Valley

    Pastor Frezil WesterlundSUNDAY WORSHIP: 8:00 a.m.

    * * * * * *DOWLING COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

    followed by potluck dinner

    CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH

    Pastor Art WeitschatKadoka 837-2390SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:00 a.m.

    * * * * * *OUR REDEEMER

    LUTHERAN CHURCH, Philip(605) 669-2406 MurdoPastor Ray Greenseth

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

    OPEN BIBLE CHURCH MIDLANDPastor Andy Blye

    843-2143 facebook.com/midlandobcSunday 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 CHURCH

    Pastor 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: 8:00 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 PHILIPPastor Kathy Chesney 859-2310

    Home: 859-2192 E-mail: [email protected] Worship: 10:00 a.m.

    UCW meets 2nd Friday at 9:30 a.m.* * * * * *

    FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OF INTERIOR

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

    Sunday Worship: 8:00 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

    %+$#%!"!"!*(#%#$!$!#!$$&%%%$)%*(%!"#!$$%!%!$(!'#!$$*!%!*$*!"%!!'

    !$("(*%#$#!%#*$%#$!!#%%#$!##!(!##*

    %#$%#*!#"!#%!##%$#"$$(*'%!$

    Obituaries

    This space for rent!Call 859-2516 to

    have your messageplaced here!

    Everyone Welcome!Food & Drinks will be served.

    You may bring a salad or a side dish if desired.

    Arnold Matt___________________________________

    Arnold Matt, age 86, passed awaypeacefully at his home in New Un-derwood with family at his side onWednesday, July 4, 2012. He lived,loved and laughed well.

    Arnold Arthur Matt was bornSeptember 22, 1925, in a farmhouse to Joseph and Selma Martin-son Matt in the Elk Vale commu-nity north of Rapid City. In 1928,he moved with his parents and sib-lings, Gladys and Julius to hismothers homestead in the BoneitaSprings area close to the BelleFourche River. His brother, Henry,was born in 1933.

    Arnold received his elementaryeducation at four different schoolswhere he had to board with otherfamilies that lived closer to theschools. His boyhood was spenthelping with chores, swimming inthe river, hunting and trapping aswell as inventing things to makework and fun easier.

    When Arnold was 17, he boughtland from Ole Olson and dug a wellon it by hand. He worked onranches and farms. Soon after heleased the Ole Olson home placeand moved in there.

    In 1948, on February 14, Arnold

    married Elsie Boydston Arneson atthe home of her sister and brother-in-law, Ardis and Justin Speer.They made their home on theOlson place until 1949, when theymoved a house onto their land on abasement that Arnold dug with thehelp of others. Additional buildings

    were added for poultry, hogs,sheep, cattle, etc.

    Arnold worked not only on farmsand ranches, but also on the mis-sile sites. His life revolved aroundthe Boneita Springs communitywhere he was president of theschool board in District #7 for 11years. He helped with the upkeepof the Boneita Springs School andthe Boneita Springs Church andCemetery. Arnold received an ap-preciation trophy for his work inthe community. He attended hischildrens activities at school and 4-H. He irrigated land that he leveledhimself on the river bottom. Arnoldfarmed and ranched as well, withthe help of his family. He helpedhis neighbors with branding, car-pentry, harvesting or whateverthey needed help with, includingwitching for water with a just rightwillow branch.

    Arnold chauffeured his childrenmany times after they went to NewUnderwood to high school. He wasa great and creative do-it-your-selfer. He loved finding all thethings to collect for his museum.

    After his breathing limited hisoutdoor work, he leased the ranchto sons, Stanley and Kenny Matt,and started doing woodworking. Heand Elsie sold his creations at craftshows and out of their home.

    In 2000, they began spendingwinters in their present home inNew Underwood. In 2004, theymoved in permanently and haveenjoyed visiting and having friendsand families stop in. As his healthdeteriorated, he became house-

    bound, but still enjoyed company.Arnold was tall in stature and

    large in the hands, his laugh wasloud and infectious, and wouldmake people laugh who may nothave even heard the joke! He wasalways quick to joke and tease.

    Preceding him in death were his

    parents; his sister, Gladys, and herhusband, Charles Brassfield; hisbrother, Julius; a daughter-in-law,

    Vicki Matt; a son-in-law, WayneBloom; two grandsons, Justin Mattand Trent Matt; a great-grand-daughter, Maci Oyler; twonephews, Dennis Matt and AllenMatt; a niece, Diana Matt-Gehrels;and in-laws, Cecil and Alice Boyd-ston, Ardis Speer and Ruth Boyd-ston.

    He leaves behind his wife of 64years, Elsie, and nine children,Marion (Darlene) Matt, Cliff (Judy)Matt, Dixie (Dave) Oyler, Ron(Tonya) Matt, Stanley (Glenda)Matt, Kenny (Cindy) Matt, Mar-lene (Paul) Montoya, Beverly(Wade) Wootton, Bonnie (Steve)

    Yearous, 24 grandchildren and 30great-grandchildren. He alsoleaves his brother, Henry (Annette)Matt, in-laws, Charles (Margaret)

    Boydston, Justin Speer and AlysMatt.Services were held Saturday,

    July 7, at the Central MeadeCounty Community Center atUnion Center with Pastor HaroldDelbridge officiating.

    Burial was in the BoneitaSprings Cemetery.

    A memorial has been estab-lished to the Central MeadeCounty Community Center for airconditioning.

    Friends may sign Arnolds on-line guestbook at www.kirkfuner-alhome.com.

    Jewel J. Coverdale________________

    Jewel J. Coverdale, age 100, ofMidland, died Wednesday, July 4,2012, at the Hans P. Peterson Me-

    morial Hospital in Philip.Jewel J. Belkstrom was born

    January 30, 1912, in western Stan-ley County, the daughter ofCharles and Amanda (Fetter) Belk-strom. She grew up in the StanleyCounty area and attended ruralschools through the 10th grade,then attended Pierre High School.

    After graduation, she went to col-lege in Aberdeen where she at-tained her teachers certificate.She, along with her sister, taughtschool in several rural schools inthe area.

    Jewel was united in marriage toArt Coverdale, and to this unionwere born three sons, Joe, Robert,and Wayne. After their marriage,they made their home on a farm-ranch north of Midland. Later theymoved three miles down the roadwhere they made their home alltheir married life. Her husband,

    Art, preceded her in death in 1988.Jewel continued to make her homeon the farm-ranch 17 miles north ofMidland, until moving into an as-

    sisted living center in Pierre in2002. In June 2008, she moved tothe Silverleaf Assisted Living inPhilip, and later moved to thePhilip Nursing Home, where shehas since resided.

    Jewel was a member of the Trin-ity Lutheran Church, the VictoryExtension Club and ElizabethsCircle, all of Midland. She loved togarden and sew, and especially en-

    joyed traveling. Her travels in-cluded trips to East Germany, Eu-rope, Alaska, and the Worlds Fair.

    Survivors include two sons, BobCoverdale and his wife, Kathy, ofMidland, and Wayne Coverdale ofRapid City; six grandchildren; 11great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and a host ofother relatives and friends.

    In addition to her husband, Art,Jewel was preceded in death by a

    son, Joe Coverdale in 2006; a great-grandson, Nickolas Verhey; twosisters, Fern Scotter and VenusLuukinen; and one brother, HaroldBelkstrom.

    Funeral services were held Mon-day, July 9, at the TrinityLutheran Church in Midland, withPastor Frezil Westerlund officiat-ing.

    Music was provided by ScottiBlock, pianist, Joni Willoughby, vo-calist, and congregational hymns.

    Ushers were Tyler Coverdaleand Tony Willoughby. Pallbearerswere Rob Coverdale, BillCoverdale, Nick Verhey, CoreySawatzy, Dennis Groff and JeffWilloughby.

    Interment was at the MidlandCemetery.

    A memorial has been estab-lished.

    Arrangements were with theRush Funeral Home of Philip.

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

    Catechism ~ Recess ~ Worship ~Group Activities ~ Water Fights

    Grade School - Junior High (Grades 1-8):Monday, July 30 - Thurs., Aug. 2: 9 am to 2:30 pm

    *Participants in these grades need to bring a sack lunch

    each day; a drink will be provided! A morning snack will also be provided.

    High School - (Grades 9-12):Sunday, July 29 - Thurs., Aug. 2: 7:30 to 9:30 pm

    Parish Potluck Dinner: Wed., August 1st

    6:00 p.m. at Fire Hall Park in Philip

    **Registration is available in each of the three parishes(St. Marys, Milesville; St. William, Midland;

    & Sacred Heart, Philip) or call the parish office at 859-2664

    Join in the fun!Duc in Altum

    is returning to

    Sacred Heart Catholic

    Church in Philip

    is now accepting students

    for the 2012-2013 school year

    3-day week schedule Great Rates

    A place where students learn, share, laugh, grow

    April Schofield, Teacher (K-8 Certified)

    Call to enroll your child today! 859-3296 or 685-3410

    Jack Brunsch____________________

    Jack Brunsch, age 60, of Norris,S.D., died suddenly on Monday,July 9, 2012, at his ranch.

    Survivors include a son, AlanBrunsch of Norris; a daughter,Misty Brunsch of Norris; hismother, Lucille Brunsch of Norris;two brothers, Beryl Brunsch ofMartin, and Jim Brunsch and hiswife, Jill, of Buckeye, Ariz.; foursisters, Nancy Kehn of Norris,Carol Anderson and her husband,Stanton, of Belvidere, Jane Ruther-ford and her husband, Mike, ofRapid City, and Cindy Coon andher husband, Rodney, of Martin;and a host of other relatives andfriends.

    Jack was preceded in death byhis father, Paul, and two nieces,Angie Amiotte and Michelle Brun-sch.

    Visitation will be held from 4:00to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 12, atRush Funeral Chapel in Kadoka,and one hour preceding the serv-ices at the Activities Center inMartin on Saturday.

    Funeral services will be held at1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at theMartin Activities Center at MartinGrade School, (located on the northside of Hwy 18, on the west side ofMartin) with Father Craig West of-

    ficiating.Interment will be at the Martin

    Cemetery.A memorial has been estab-

    lished.Arrangements are with the

    Rush Funeral Chapel of Kadoka.His online guestbook is available

    at www.rushfuneralhome.comA full obituary will appear in

    next weeks paper.

    Give a howdy to

    Hugh & Joann Harton their 45th Wedding

    AnniversaryJuly 15, 2012!

    Cards may be sen o:2341 P 23756 Arena Dr.Rapid Ciy, SD 57702

  • 7/31/2019 Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

    6/14

    Page 6Contact Sonia Nemec 843-2564e-mail: [email protected] News

    Hope everyone had a safe andenjoyable Fourth of July. Fire-works were always a part of theFourth of July, but due to it beingso extremely dry this year, peoplewere advised not to set off thosefireworks. The Midland Commer-cial Club used to put on a fireworksdisplay each year for a number ofyears. Mom, Phil and I would cometo the home of Lyle and Ida Huntto watch those fireworks with theirfamily and other relatives. And, ifI remember correctly, there were agood many others on that hill aswell. As most of you know, Lyle andIda lived on a hill on the northwest

    side of Midland, so a person had agreat view of those fireworks. Goodmemories.

    And speaking of Lyle and Ida,our son, Les, and his wife, Jolene,had come from Monroe, N.C., for afamily visit. Les, Jolene and I wentto Philip on business one day andstopped in at the nursing home.We had a good visit and some goodlaughs as the bathing suit beautiesat the water hole, which includedIda and some of her sisters, wasbrought up. Les asked Ida whereshe met Lyle. At the water hole,she said. And when he saw me, henever looked any further, he said Iwas the one he was going tomarry. We had to give her somegood natured ribbing over that andwe all had a good laugh. It was anenjoyable visit. We also stopped into see Roy Roseth. Duane Rosethwas there visiting his dad so made

    it nice to also visit with him. Hecouldnt remember the last time hehad seen Les, and vice versa. Wehave some good memories of theRoseth family and ours. It was anenjoyable visit all the way around.

    Winter wheat harvest is slowingdown, but some still have wheat tocut. It has been a strange year. Youwould think with the heat we havebeen having, all wheat would beready to cut but some fields arestill too green. Millet and corncrops are in need of a hearty drink.Those hot windy days with little tono rain are taking a toll on thosecrops as well as pastures. The pas-tures with their short grasses areturning brown in this area and haybales are in short supply. Somefolks baled up their wheat fieldswhich had been damaged by hailmaking combining it not an option.The Arizona winter we had this

    past year was nice at the time, butwe are paying for it now. And withsuch a short supply of rains thisspring and summer, the country isnot looking a bit good. Rememberlast spring with all those rainsmaking the country lush andgreen? And we also had snow theprevious winter. If youve been afarmer or rancher for a number ofyears, youve come to realize that isa way of life. You have those lushyears and those lean years. Hope-fully we get that much needed rainvery soon, as soon it will be too late.

    Midland Markets pre-Fourth ofJuly was a most enjoyable evening

    at Midlands City Park on July 1.Temperatures being hot through-out the day, it was surprising hownice it was that evening. Pastor

    Andy and Morris Daly entertainedpeople throughout the evening,playing their guitars and singingsome patriotic songs as well asother songs. A little bird told themit was Karel Reimans birthday. Ibelieve that little bird was SophieFoley. And so they invited everyoneto sing the birthday song to Karel.What a nice thing to do. That wasanother nice thing that happenedat Midland Market. Singing withthem at times was Marinda, the

    daughter of Mary Jo Jones andClaude Flom. She does have abeautiful singing voice. There werearound 50 plus people there thatevening enjoying themselves somuch they stayed beyond closingtime for Midland Market. I had anice visit with Kathleen Hand,Kennewick, Wash. She had comewith her brothers, Dave and LauraHand and Tom and Lani Hand.Midland Market is going the extramile this year working to make itan enjoyable time for everyone.Hoping to bring people back eachFriday evening, they have otherplans for entertainment at differ-ent times. Watch for information intheir ads and come and show yoursupport. Each week they have a va-riety of items to offer from bakedgoods to canned goods to gardenproduce to homemade jams tohomemade aprons to jewelry, to

    name a few.Many folks from near and far

    have heard of the Stroppel Hotel ofMidland with its hot mineralbaths. Parts of the following areabout the hotel found in the Mid-land history book. Dan Bastion hadbuilt a road house in 1905 near thewest side of Mitchell Creek, south-east of the present town of Mid-land. That site was called EastMidland. The Bastion House had33 rooms and Mrs. Bastion did thework. In 1907, the building wasmoved to the Midland townsite andan addition built onto the back ofthe building. Mrs. Bastion hiredcooks and waitresses. Differentfolks leased that building in lateryears and in 1931 it was bought byJ.W. DuBois. In 1937, the hotelwas closed. John Stroppel boughtthe hotel in 1939, and with commu-nity financial assistance, put down

    an artisan well for hot baths. Itnow became known as the StroppelHotel and Hot Mineral Baths. Johnand his wife, Violet, operated thathotel for a number of years givinghot baths, sweats and massages. In1949, their son, Jack, who had at-tended chiropractic school, tookover the business, assisting hisparents until 1966. He eventuallymoved to Rapid City and hisbrother, George Stroppel, helpedtheir mother run the hotel. Johnpassed away in 1959. George andhis wife, Alice, bought the businessin 1973 and continued to operatethe hotel giving hot baths and

    treatments. Eventually, Georgeand Alices daughter, Patricia, andhusband Rueben ran the hoteluntil the first of June of this year.George and Alice moved into thehome of his parents, which is justeast of the hotel.

    And so, for the first time since1939 there are no Stroppels operat-ing that hotel. Kathy Jensen, a son-in-law and a third partner will nowbe operating the hotel. Del Bartelshad an article in last weeks Pio-neer Review about Kathy and herfamilys adventure and business, soI will not go into much of that. Thehot mineral baths was a real draw-

    ing card for Kathy and her family.They are interested in doing muchwith those healing waters as wellas giving massages etc. We want towelcome Kathy and her partners toMidland and we wish them muchsuccess as they are stepping outinto another adventure.

    Jonas Frokjor-Jensen and hiswife, Ibn, and their three sons fromDenmark stopped at the Shortyand Mickey Woitte home Friday fora short visit. They stayed untilSunday and then went on to Utahto visit his brother who is livingthere. Jonas was an exchange stu-dent at the Woitte home for theschool year 1990-1991. They havecontinued to keep in touch eversince.

    Randy and Holly Nemec at-tended a get-together at the homeof Don and Erin Bourk in Blunt awhile back to meet Holly's nephew,

    Jorgen Vosberg's, new wife, Mo-riah. Jorgen and Moriah were mar-ried in October just before Jorgenwas deployed to Afghanistan. He isstationed on the island of Oahu inHawaii and they are in SouthDakota to visit friends and familyfor awhile before they return to thebase in Hawaii. Joining the groupwere Chelsee, Addison and JoeyRankin, Kelly Vosberg and DenaHarmon, McKenzie Vosberg anddaughter Payton, Ryker Vosbergand Mike and Sandy Doyle.

    Sophie Foley and her son, JimLarson, attended the wedding ofSophies niece, Leah Larson, atGalena, Ill. Ann Cvach rode alongand cared for her grandchildren,the kids of daughter Kathy (Lar-son) LaDue, Anamosa, Iowa. AsKathy had also come for the wed-ding of her cousin. Leah is thedaughter of Larry Larson and Jean

    Larson. Sophie reports it was a1,400 mile round trip and that itwas very dry as they crossed thestate of Iowa. The corn is tall, butit is stressed. Many states are drythis year and in much need of mois-ture.

    Come to the Open Bible Churchin Midland July 14 from 2:00-4:00to wish Cal and Pat Saucerman ahappy 50th wedding anniversary. Ican remember Jerry and I going totheir wedding at Hayes those 50years ago. It had rained pretty welland not being paved it made formuddy conditions, so Cal carriedPat to the car and they were off ontheir honeymoon.Congratulations,Cal and Pat. Those years do fly bywhen you are having fun, right?

    Jerry and I attended the funeralservice for 100-year-old Jewel(Bjelkstrom) Coverdale at TrinityLutheran Church in Midland thisMonday morning. In a previousMidland News column, I had writ-ten some of the history of the Bjelk-stroms and the Coverdales. I gotout the Prairie Progress of WestCentral South Dakota historybook once again, reading over some

    of their family history. I nevercease to be amazed by those heartypioneers with all the hardshipsthey endured. Im thinking we palein comparison. We sometimesthink we have it tough, but we hon-estly have no idea what real toughis. Jewels mom, Amanda Bjelk-strom, wrote about a horse Jewelsdad, C.O. Bjelkstrom had. Intelling of that horse and what C.O.had to say, Amanda wrote, Horseswere indispensible. Many of uscould say with pride we owned one,that no critter could get awayfrom. In the history story C.O.proved it when he and his horsewent after a gray wolf the wolf

    did not come out winner. Our sym-pathies to the Coverdale families.

    Allen and Traci Evans, Tiahnnaand Taylor Evans, Sioux Falls, ar-rived at the parental Bob Evanshome Wednesday night. They leftThursday for the Black Hills to at-tend a Jensen family reunion.Thursday, Bob and Verona Evans,Stan and Cathy Evans, JanetEvans, Allen and Traci Evans andgirls, and Matt and Trisha Walters,

    Alexa and Myah, were guests ofRoss and Melanie Jones, Cassieand Kalli, for supper in Rapid City.This was an early birthday supperfor Verona.

    Morris and Barbara Jones werehappy to have their daughters andfamilies come home to visit lastweekend. Jill and Todd Sheldon,Mallory, Mya and Doug, came Fri-day night from Bismarck, N.D.,and Carrie and Wes Mentele, Cole,

    Logan and Ava, came early Satur-day morning from Howard. Theyvisited at the home of brother, Jeff,Jen, Stetson, and Maysa Jones andthe afternoon at the home ofbrother, Jon, Jennifer, Jada, Jewel,Jet, Jess and Josie Jones. All gath-

    ered back at mom and dads for apotluck supper. The young cousinsenjoyed renewing friendships andplaying together. All returnedhome Sunday.

    I received the following from JenJones: As many of you know Stet-son was diagnosed with unilateralretinoblastoma in October 2010.We were sent to Cincinnati forinter-arterial chemotherapy treat-ments every three weeks for fourmonths.Stetson went 14 monthswith no signs of cancerous tumorgrowths in his left eye and we weretaking him to check-up visits inRapid City. In April 2012 at Stet-sons check-up, two cancerous tu-

    mors were found. We were sent toCincinnati again to start IVchemotherapy and cryotherapy.The cryotherapy caused a littlehole in the lining of Stetson's eyeand therefore caused his retina todetach because of a pressurechange due to fluids leaking out.With no hope for Stetson's retina toreattach on its own and thereforeno vision in his left eye and acloudy substances of probable can-cer cells resistant to chemo and ra-diation just waiting to settle downand start growing again, Jeff and Idecided to have Stetson's eye re-moved. His eye will be sent topathology to see if there are outly-ing tumors. If so, Stetson will haveto continue with chemotherapy.Stetson will continue to havecheckups on his right eye for twomore years to make sure he doesn'tdevelop retinoblastoma in his good

    eye. On August 6, Stetson has anappointment with an ocularist inDenver to have his prosthetic eyemade. God has blessed us withsuch a great attitude from Stetson.He does not seem to be bothered bythe fact of loosing an eye. We are sothankful for all the support andprayers we have received from fam-ily and friends for the past twoyears. We know we would not havebeen able to make our decisionswithout all the prayers from every-one. Thanks again to everyone whosupported our fundraiser at the T-ball and C-ball game and to Mod-ern Woodmen in Philip for match-ing funds. You all are truly a bless-ing to have in our lives. I wish tothank Jen for writing about Stet-son. I asked her if she could do thisas I knew people would be inter-ested and I wanted the information

    to be correct. I am amazed by Jen,Jeff and Stetson on how they havehandled this whole process. God istruly working in their lives. Theirfaith is strong. Our prayers con-tinue to be with Jeff, Jen and Stet-son.

    An update from Alice (Donovan)Venners daughter Micaela. Momcontinues to amaze us with her im-proved well-being, joyful outlookand determination to enjoy thefamily and special treats each daybrings to her. The Venner house-hold again enjoyed lots of familyand friends. Kathy's husband,Dave, and their daughter, Kyndi,New York, spent several days vis-

    iting and pitching in. Also stoppingby was son Pat, Yvonne, Karleen,Gary, Roger, Tracey, Tyson, Natileand Alices newest great great-granddaughter, Tynlee. Manyother well wishers also stopped byto chat. Each moment spent withloved ones is such a gift for momand Larry. Kathy has returned toMemphis and mom will enjoydaughter, Karas, caregiving thisweek and daughter, Marys, nextweekend.We are requesting thatbetween the hours of 12:00 to 3:00p.m. there are no phone calls or vis-itors. Mom and Larry need this"nap time" to keep up theirstrength and restore their energies.Thanks to all for the beautiful mes-sages, well wishes and words of en-couragement. Your prayers are cer-tainly being heard as we witnessmoms growing physical, spiritualand emotional strength. We are

    blessed. The Donovan/ Vennerfamily is also strong in their faith.Our prayers continue to be withtheir families.

    Cody and Danelle Olson andboys, Landon and Tucker, Canby,Minn., arrived at the home of Camand Michelle Meinzer Wednesday,July 4. Canelle is Cams niece. Fri-day, Cam, Michelle and the Olsonstoured the Badlands, Mt. Rush-more and other attractions. TheOlsons left for home Sunday.

    Fourth of July dinner and supperguests at the Meinzer home wereTom and Mary Parquet, Roy andCarol Hunt, Ted and Dena Hunt,who stopped at the Philip NursingHome on the way bringing IdaHunt with them, Keith Hunt,Christine Niedan, Teresa Palmer,Jessica Tolton and the Olsons.

    (continued next week)

    (They were married July 14, 1962)

    Be sure to stop by and wish them another 50!

    HOURS: M-F: 7 A.M. TO 5 P.M. SAT: 8 A.M. TO NOON

    MOSES BLDG. CENTERS. HWY 73 859-2100 PHILIP

    Wood PellesDeWALt toolsSorage ShedsGaes & FencingSupplies

    Skid Loader RenalPole Barn PackagesHouse PackagesFeed BunksCalf Shelers

    We offer

    & new Colormatch System forall your painting needs!

    Call today for your

    free estimate!!

    Book for SaleChallenges

    and Lovea true story

    aboutJohn Nemec,

    written byhimself.

    $15.00if picked up or

    $17.00 if mailed

    If interested contactJohn Nemec

    Phone: (605) 843-2191or email: [email protected]

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

    520 E. Hwy. 14 PO Box 38

    Philip, SD 57567 www.all-starauto.net

    I can findWHATEVER

    yourelooking for!

    David Burnett,

    Owner

    2003 Buick LeSabre3.8L V6, Auto, Power Everything

    Nice Dependable Car

    The Midland T-Ball and C-Ball baseball teams hosted a benefit bake sale for Stetson Jones on June 13th during baseball

    games vs. Philip. Through the bake sale and baseball concession stand, $1,500 was raised. Modern Woodman of America

    will match those funds, thus presenting Jeff and Jen Jones with $3,000. The kids pictured from left to right are: Back row:

    Eagan Fitzgerald, Ashley Hand, Abby Finn, Cass Finn, Logan Sammons, and C olby Fosheim. Front row: Aaron Blye, Sarah Hus-ton, Tukker Boe, Fayth Martin, Cole Finn, Morgan Sammons, Ridge Furnival, Dacoda Harry, and Kalli Fosheim. Not pictured

    are Kash Block, Don Schofield, Josie Jones, Jess Jones, & Kaitlyn Schofield. Coaches were Katie Sammons and Jenna F inn.

    Courtesy Photo

    Midland T-Ball team holds benefit for Stetson

  • 7/31/2019 Pioneer Review, July 12, 2012

    7/14

    Page 7Community

    Cindy Collee

    ABSOLUTE AUCTIONTues. July 24, 2012 * 5 pm MT

    Sale held onsite at 301 Philip Ave. in Philip, SD

    Cindy is moving.time to sell! Her houseis really clean, cheery, & well kept!

    Real Estate: Enclosed Porches Front & Back,old-style Woodwork, Leaded Windows,

    built-in features----is home is a charm