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BY DEREK BARTOS [email protected] Despite the spring season approaching, frozen soil depths continue to cause concern and likely will be problematic even when warmer temperatures arrive. According to state climatologist Dennis Todey, many areas of South Dakota have seen above-normal frost depths this winter, with northern parts of the state reporting frozen soil levels of up to 5 feet. Todey said such frost depths are currently causing problems with both water pipes and road conditions. “You’re hearing about water main breaks all over the place, and in some cases, the lead pipes to houses aren’t deep enough for the frost depth we are seeing, and they’re freezing up,” he said. “Some municipal water systems have men- tioned to people to run water more frequently to make sure the water doesn’t freeze.” As reported in the Press & Dakotan last month, the effects of the frozen ground on roads can be seen locally. Lack of moisture combined with cold temperatures has taken a toll on many surfaces, said Yankton County Highway Superintendent Brian Gustad. “The frost is so deep, (the roads are) heav- ing and hoeing,” he said. The frost depths the state is experiencing could also affect agriculture this spring, Todey said. The soil will take longer to warm and Thickening Clouds, Breezy 9 a.m.: 27 | 3 p.m.: 40 | DETAILS: PAGE 2 P RESS & D AKOTAN Y ANKTON D AILY Volume 139 Number 264 THURSDAY ■ March 6, 2014 The Dakotas’ Oldest Newspaper | 12 PAGES | www.yankton.net Looking For The Repeat, Crofton And Wynot Head To State Page 7 75¢ REGION 2 | OBITUARIES 3 | WORLD 3 | VIEWS 4 | LIFE 5 | SPORTS 7 | MIDWEST 9 | CLASSIFIEDS 10 TOMORROW: Looking At RTEC’s Impact On Students Printed on Recycled Newsprint Printed with SOY INK YANKTON RECYCLING THIS WEEK: NORTH OF 15TH STREET 14 DAYS UNTIL SPRING INSIDE Spry By The Associated Press PIERRE — A statewide ban on texting while driving was endorsed Wednesday by a South Dakota Senate committee as part of a continuing battle between supporters of two competing measures. The State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 to approve a measure, passed earlier by the House, which would make it a petty offense carrying a $25 fine to text behind the wheel. Law enforcement officers could issue tickets for tex- ting while driving only after stopping drivers for some other traffic offense, and local government could not have texting bans that differ from state law. Some who spoke at Wednesday’s hearing said they prefer a Senate-passed bill, scheduled for a hearing Thursday in a House committee, which would impose a $100 fine and allow cities and counties to continue passing and enforcing bans that dif- fer from state law. The committee chairman, Sen. Larry Rho- den, R-Union Center, said the panel needed to keep the issue alive by passing the House bill. “If we don’t pass this, we’re going to risk having nothing,” Rhoden said. Rhoden said details of the bills don’t mat- ter much because South Dakotans tend to obey the law. He said a majority of people will change their habits not because they fear getting caught “but by virtue of the fact it’s against the law.” The bill’s sponsor, House Speaker Brian Gosch, R-Rapid City, said the law on texting while driving needs to be the same every- where in South Dakota so drivers don’t have to guess what they can do in each area. “They need to know the rules of the road are going to be the same wherever they go,” Gosch said. After the Legislature refused to ban tex- ting in recent years, a half-dozen cities passed their own bans. Gosch said cities and counties should be prohibited from having their own bans because a 1929 state law already bars them from having traffic BY RANDY DOCKENDORF [email protected] Nearly 200 plaintiffs, includ- ing a handful of area residents, filed a federal lawsuit Wednes- day against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The suit challenges the Corps’ management of the Mis- souri River, according to a news release. Farmers, small busi- nesses and other property own- ers along the Missouri River are seeking millions of dollars in damages. The suit alleges the Corps’ changes in river management has caused re- current flooding since 2006. Record flooding in 2011 lasted more than 100 days and was declared the worst in the re- gion’s history, the suit notes. State Sen. Dan Lederman (R- Dakota Dunes), one of the plain- tiffs, said his home suffered damages during the 2011 flood- ing. His family was displaced for four months. Lederman told the Press & Dakotan that damage has oc- curred along the entire length of the river. He noted an esti- mated $2 billion in agricultural losses alone. “This is an issue that affects residents and farmers along 1,700 miles of the Missouri River,” he said. “The lawsuit ad- dresses the losses suffered by not only my family and commu- nity but also farms, businesses and local governments along the Missouri River.” Corps spokeswoman Maggie Oldham with the Omaha Dis- trict acknowledged the Corps was aware of the lawsuit but doesn’t comment on pending litigation. The “mass action lawsuit” seeks to have the legal chal- lenge recognized by the courts, then address each plaintiff’s claim on its own. The lawsuit, Ideker Farms, Inc. et al. v. the United States of America, was filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Wash- ington. The plaintiffs are repre- sented by two law firms, Polsinelli of Kansas City, Mo., and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll of Washington, D.C. The lawsuit was filed on be- half of farmers and other prop- erty owners in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, according to a news release. The suit seeks damages sustained from one or more floods in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. All four floods re- ceived a presidential disaster declaration. BY ROB NIELSEN [email protected] The Heartland Humane Society (HHS) is another step closer to opening the doors of its new facility on East Highway 50 in Yank- ton. The construction phase of renovations on the former Yankton Motor Company build- ing have commenced and fundraising is about to enter its next phase. HHS Executive Director Kerry Schmidt said so far the process of moving into the new building is on track. “We’re moving ahead at a pretty good pace,” Schmidt said. “We had a lot of volun- teer opportunities in February and January, and got the majority of the move-in part of the shelter painted and ready to go. We have to finish some projects here in March. Welfl Construction (of Yankton) started work last week at the shelter, so we are currently in the process of installing some new plumbing, up- grading water lines and building a laundry/grooming facility, and putting up a few walls to help us with temporary housing for animals until we can move into phase two of the project.” Additionally, window signs have been do- nated by Signs by Design. Sherwin Williams donated the paint used in the building. Schmidt said she anticipates being in the building by Easter at the latest. She added that fundraising for the initial phase of construction was a success and the next phase will deal with the garage portion of the building. “The first part of the project, as far as giv- ing us the ability to move in here, is about $60,000 and that includes upgrading the phone systems, the paint and the phase-one A Frozen Concern Heartland Humane Society’s Moving Day On The Horizon Deep Frost Level Creates Water Pipe, Road, Ag Issues Todey A Somber Celebration PHOTO: AMY MAJERES/MMC Sister Penny Bingham (right), Sacred Heart Monastery Prioress, places ashes on the forehead of Mount Marty College student Jamie Thelen during MMC’s Ash Wednesday Mass at Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel. The serv- ice also included musical selections to welcome the arrival of the Lenten season. Easter Sunday is on April 20. Rhoden Corps Faces Flood Lawsuit Texting Bill Survives In S.D. Panel ROB NIELSEN/P&D Workers from Welfl Construction Corp. work on the fu- ture home of the Heartland Humane Society. The space they’re working in will eventually house kennels and vet services. TEXTING | PAGE 12 HEARTLAND | PAGE 12 LAWSUIT | PAGE 12 FROZEN | PAGE 12 Lederman BY NATHAN JOHNSON [email protected] VERMILLION — It’s not often that best-selling au- thor and Bloomberg television host Jeffrey Hayzlett makes a public speaking appearance in his home state of South Dakota. However, with his brash and impassioned speech about how to succeed in business mixed with his personal anecdotes about years of experi- ence, he made sure the crowd at the Wire Me Awake entrepreneurship conference held at the University of South Dakota wouldn’t soon forget him. “I’m home,” Hayzlett said. “This is awesome. I don’t get to do this often.” When people ask him why he doesn’t do more public appearances in the state, he replies, “Too many people see me naked at the Y. “If you think this is going to be a normal corpo- rate presentation, you can kiss that good-bye right off the bat,” Hayzlett assured the laughing crowd. Hayzlett was the keynote speaker for Wire Me Awake. During its third year, the conference moved from Yankton to Vermillion and began a partnership with the uni- versity. Organizers sought to create more learning opportunities for stu- dents. In addition to several speak- ers, the conference included a business pitch competition with a chance for top finishers to win thousands of dollars in order to sup- port their visions. Much of Hayzlett’s speech focused on his time as chief marketing officer of the Eastman Kodak Com- pany, a position he left four years ago. WIRE | PAGE 3 Hayzlett Bloomberg TV Host Shares Business Tips
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BY DEREK [email protected]
Despite the spring season approaching,frozen soil depths continue to cause concernand likely will be problematic even whenwarmer temperatures arrive.
According to state climatologist DennisTodey, many areas of South Dakota have seenabove-normal frost depths this winter, withnorthern parts of the state reporting frozen soillevels of up to 5 feet.
Todey said such frost depths are currently
causing problems with bothwater pipes and roadconditions.
“You’re hearing aboutwater main breaks all overthe place, and in some cases,the lead pipes to housesaren’t deep enough for thefrost depth we are seeing, andthey’re freezing up,” he said.“Some municipal water systems have men-tioned to people to run water more frequentlyto make sure the water doesn’t freeze.”
As reported in the Press & Dakotan lastmonth, the effects of the frozen ground onroads can be seen locally. Lack of moisturecombined with cold temperatures has taken atoll on many surfaces, said Yankton CountyHighway Superintendent Brian Gustad.
“The frost is so deep, (the roads are) heav-ing and hoeing,” he said.
The frost depths the state is experiencingcould also affect agriculture this spring, Todeysaid. The soil will take longer to warm and
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PIERRE — A statewide ban on textingwhile driving was endorsed Wednesday by aSouth Dakota Senate committee as part of acontinuing battle between supporters of twocompeting measures.
The State Affairs Committee voted 5-4 toapprove a measure, passed earlier by theHouse, which would make it a petty offensecarrying a $25 fine to text behind the wheel.
Law enforcement officerscould issue tickets for tex-ting while driving only afterstopping drivers for someother traffic offense, andlocal government could nothave texting bans that differfrom state law.
Some who spoke atWednesday’s hearing saidthey prefer a Senate-passed
bill, scheduled for a hearing Thursday in aHouse committee, which would impose a$100 fine and allow cities and counties tocontinue passing and enforcing bans that dif-fer from state law.
The committee chairman, Sen. Larry Rho-den, R-Union Center, said the panel neededto keep the issue alive by passing the Housebill.
“If we don’t pass this, we’re going to riskhaving nothing,” Rhoden said.
Rhoden said details of the bills don’t mat-ter much because South Dakotans tend toobey the law. He said a majority of peoplewill change their habits not because theyfear getting caught “but by virtue of the factit’s against the law.”
The bill’s sponsor, House Speaker BrianGosch, R-Rapid City, said the law on textingwhile driving needs to be the same every-where in South Dakota so drivers don’t haveto guess what they can do in each area.
“They need to know the rules of the roadare going to be the same wherever they go,”Gosch said.
After the Legislature refused to ban tex-ting in recent years, a half-dozen citiespassed their own bans. Gosch said citiesand counties should be prohibited fromhaving their own bans because a 1929 statelaw already bars them from having traffic
BY RANDY [email protected]
Nearly 200 plaintiffs, includ-ing a handful of area residents,filed a federal lawsuit Wednes-day against the U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers.
The suit challenges theCorps’ management of the Mis-souri River, according to a newsrelease. Farmers, small busi-nesses and other property own-ers along the Missouri River areseeking millions of dollars indamages.
The suit alleges the Corps’changes in rivermanagementhas caused re-current floodingsince 2006.Record floodingin 2011 lastedmore than 100days and wasdeclared theworst in the re-gion’s history, the suit notes.
State Sen. Dan Lederman (R-Dakota Dunes), one of the plain-tiffs, said his home suffereddamages during the 2011 flood-ing. His family was displaced forfour months.
Lederman told the Press &Dakotan that damage has oc-curred along the entire lengthof the river. He noted an esti-mated $2 billion in agriculturallosses alone.
“This is an issue that affectsresidents and farmers along1,700 miles of the MissouriRiver,” he said. “The lawsuit ad-dresses the losses suffered bynot only my family and commu-nity but also farms, businessesand local governments alongthe Missouri River.”
Corps spokeswoman MaggieOldham with the Omaha Dis-trict acknowledged the Corpswas aware of the lawsuit butdoesn’t comment on pendinglitigation.
The “mass action lawsuit”seeks to have the legal chal-lenge recognized by the courts,then address each plaintiff’sclaim on its own.
The lawsuit, Ideker Farms,Inc. et al. v. the United States ofAmerica, was filed in the U.S.Court of Federal Claims in Wash-ington. The plaintiffs are repre-sented by two law firms,Polsinelli of Kansas City, Mo.,and Cohen Milstein Sellers & Tollof Washington, D.C.
The lawsuit was filed on be-half of farmers and other prop-erty owners in Missouri,Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska andSouth Dakota, according to anews release. The suit seeksdamages sustained from one ormore floods in 2007, 2008, 2010and 2011. All four floods re-ceived a presidential disasterdeclaration.
BY ROB [email protected]
The Heartland Humane Society (HHS) isanother step closer to opening the doors ofits new facility on East Highway 50 in Yank-ton. The construction phase of renovationson the former Yankton Motor Company build-ing have commenced and fundraising isabout to enter its next phase.
HHS Executive Director Kerry Schmidtsaid so far the process of moving into thenew building is on track.
“We’re moving ahead at a pretty goodpace,” Schmidt said. “We had a lot of volun-teer opportunities in February and January,and got the majority of the move-in part ofthe shelter painted and ready to go. We haveto finish some projects here in March. WelflConstruction (of Yankton) started work lastweek at the shelter, so we are currently in the
process of installing some new plumbing, up-grading water lines and building alaundry/grooming facility, and putting up afew walls to help us with temporary housingfor animals until we can move into phase twoof the project.”
Additionally, window signs have been do-nated by Signs by Design. Sherwin Williamsdonated the paint used in the building.
Schmidt said she anticipates being in thebuilding by Easter at the latest.
She added that fundraising for the initialphase of construction was a success and thenext phase will deal with the garage portionof the building.
“The first part of the project, as far as giv-ing us the ability to move in here, is about$60,000 and that includes upgrading thephone systems, the paint and the phase-one
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Heartland Humane Society’sMoving Day On The Horizon
Deep Frost Level Creates Water Pipe, Road, Ag Issues
Todey
A Somber Celebration
PHOTO: AMY MAJERES/MMCSister Penny Bingham (right), Sacred Heart Monastery Prioress, places ashes on the forehead of Mount MartyCollege student Jamie Thelen during MMC’s Ash Wednesday Mass at Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel. The serv-ice also included musical selections to welcome the arrival of the Lenten season. Easter Sunday is on April20.
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Texting BillSurvives InS.D. Panel
ROB NIELSEN/P&DWorkers from Welfl Construction Corp. work on the fu-ture home of the Heartland Humane Society. The spacethey’re working in will eventually house kennels andvet services.
TEXTING | PAGE 12
HEARTLAND | PAGE 12 LAWSUIT | PAGE 12
FROZEN | PAGE 12
Lederman
BY NATHAN [email protected]
VERMILLION — It’s not often that best-selling au-thor and Bloomberg television host Jeffrey Hayzlettmakes a public speaking appearance in his homestate of South Dakota.
However, with his brash and impassionedspeech about how to succeed in business mixedwith his personal anecdotes about years of experi-ence, he made sure the crowd at the Wire Me Awakeentrepreneurship conference held at the Universityof South Dakota wouldn’t soon forget him.
“I’m home,” Hayzlett said. “This is awesome. Idon’t get to do this often.”
When people ask him why he doesn’t do morepublic appearances in the state, he replies, “Toomany people see me naked at the Y.
“If you think this is going to be a normal corpo-rate presentation, you can kiss that good-bye right
off the bat,” Hayzlett assured thelaughing crowd.
Hayzlett was the keynotespeaker for Wire Me Awake. Duringits third year, the conference movedfrom Yankton to Vermillion andbegan a partnership with the uni-versity. Organizers sought to createmore learning opportunities for stu-dents. In addition to several speak-ers, the conference included a
business pitch competition with a chance for topfinishers to win thousands of dollars in order to sup-port their visions.
Much of Hayzlett’s speech focused on his time aschief marketing officer of the Eastman Kodak Com-pany, a position he left four years ago.
WIRE | PAGE 3
Hayzlett
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