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Michele ‘Mike’ MarshMichele “Mike” Marsh, 60, of

Vermillion, SD passed away inhis home surrounded by hisloving family Tuesday,November 20, 2012 after a shortbattle with cancer.

Mike was born June 2, 1952in Watertown, SD to Arthur andMary (Tolbert) Marsh. Hegraduated from WatertownHigh School and married JudyPietz on April 27, 1974 inWatertown. They moved toVermillion in 1975 where heworked as a cook for theUniversity of South Dakota. Healso enjoyed riding the trike hebuilt, watching the countrysunsets, spending time withfriends and family, and creating

wonderfulworks ofmetal art.

Mike issurvived byhis wifeJudy ofVermillion,a sonQuinn(Kim) ofYankton,SD twodaughters:

Terah (Scott) Schoenfish ofMenno, SD and Jenny (Blake)Dahle of Watertown. He is alsosurvived by two brothers: Bill(Diane) Marsh of Brookings,SD and Dave (Becky) Marsh ofWatertown, and three sisters:

Mary Lou Schindler of CarsonCity, NV, Bonnie (Jim) Dallas ofJefferson, CO and Colleen (Lee)Grawe of Gallatin, MO, eightgrandchildren, several niecesand nephews, and his lovingdog Taz.

He was preceded in death byhis parents and his brotherRandy.

A celebration of life servicewill be held at 2:00 p.m.Saturday, November 24 at theSt. Thomas More NewmanCenter on the USD Campus inVermillion. There will be avisitation on Friday, November23 from 5-7 p.m. at the HansenFuneral Home in Vermillion.hansenfuneralhome.com.

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Ella Lunn-MuellerFuneral services for Ella

Lunn-Mueller, age 97, ofVermillion, SD and formerly ofFairfax, SD were held onTuesday, November 27, 2012 at10:30 a.m. at Trinity LutheranChurch in Fairfax. Burial wasin the Trinity LutheranCemetery, Fairfax.

A prayer service was held onMonday at 7:00 p.m. at the

Church. Visitation was held one hour

prior to both services at thechurch.

Clausen Funeral Home,Burke, handled thearrangements.

Ella was born January 23,1915 and she died November24, 2012 at the SanfordVermillion Care Center inVermillion.

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by Gibson Amber Larson

On Sept. 25, 2012, South Dakota Housingfor the Homeless Consortium (SDHHC)conducted a one-day survey to identifyhomeless families and individuals throughoutthe state of South Dakota.

Over the 24-hour period, 1,166 individuals,including 336 children, were counted,representing a 26 percent decline from the1,453 individuals identified in 2011.

In 2009, South Dakota received more than$3.2 million in Homelessness Prevention andRapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funding.The HPRP program, which ended on Sept. 1,2012, provided funding for rental assistance,security deposit, and utility deposits. Inaddition to the financial assistance, casemanagement provided necessary services tohelp HPRP participants maintain housing.

“Though the HPRP grant ended on Sept. 1,the successful results showed in our recentcount. The decrease in homelessness is duelargely in part to the HPRP program”, said LisaBondy, SDHHC coordinator.

Also, SDHHC will take the results from the2012 count to create goals and objectives forthe South Dakota’s Ten-Year Plan to EndHomelessness, which is currently beingcreated.

“We know that short-term assistance is not

going to fix long-term barriers. The Ten-YearPlan will create specific objectives for reducingbarriers for homeless individuals and familiesto reduce recidivism back into homelessness,”said Bondy.

The statewide survey was broken downinto three geographical areas according tocounties: West River, East River and CentralSouth Dakota. The Homeless Advisory Boardin Sioux Falls, Black Hills Region HomelessCoalition, and South Dakota HousingDevelopment Authority (SDHDA), wereresponsible for coordinating the counts.

“SDHHC relies on community volunteers,law enforcement, faith-based organizations,and other agencies to help conduct the countin their areas”, said Bondy. “It is a greatopportunity for agencies to come together forone specific cause to help those less fortunatein their community and to find out whatbarriers exist.”

A few statistics from the 2012 count:1. Majority of homeless individuals

and families were staying in emergencyshelters, transitional housing or hotel/motels.

2. The prime reason for homelessnesswas Lost Job/Unemployment and Substanceabuse issues;

3. Majority of the homeless were 26-35

years of age;4. Of the 1,153, 131 were sleeping

outdoors the night of the count (15 of themwere children)

5. 15 percent of the homelesspopulation were veterans

6. 94 percent of those surveyed statedtheir income comes from employment

7. 35 percent of the homelessindividuals (with no family) had high schooldiplomas, while 20% had some college credits

8. Homeless individuals, male andfemale, stated their need was full timeemployment to help them get into housing aswell as assistance with first month’s rent anddeposit.

For more detailed results, visitwww.housingforthehomeless.org

Reducing the number of homelessindividuals is a national and state priority. Bycombining the results from this count with aplan of action, SDHHC can assist its membersin seeking the appropriate changes needed toaddress these problems. SDHHC encouragesanyone who is interested in participating inthis effort to contact Lisa Bondy at SouthDakota Housing Development Authority,(605) 773-3445 or [email protected].

Number of homeless inSouth Dakota decreases

The United StatesConstitution sets the frameworkfor our entirepolitical/governmental system,frequently producing heateddebates about what thisdocument means especially inan election year like 2012.Rather than arguing further orpicking up where politicalpundits left off, Donald Dahlin,Ph.D., emeritus professor ofpolitical science at theUniversity of South Dakota, haschosen to offer a different

approach to the Constitutionthrough his own analysis in hisbook, “We the People: A BriefIntroduction to theConstitution and ItsInterpretation.”

Published by PalgraveMacmillan, the book was anidea that Dahlin, developed acouple of years ago when hedecided that the Constitution issuch an important documentthat it deserved an objectiveapproach. So rather than focuson selling the reader his own

interpretation, Dahlin wantedto write a book where, in theend, the reader makes his or herown judgments regardingconstitutional issues.

While the first three chaptersdelve into the Constitution’sstructure and history, Dahlindevotes more than 80 pages tothe “Top Ten Supreme CourtDecisions” chapter, outlining aframework of legal decisionsdating back more than twocenturies interpreting the“supreme law of the land.”

“Anyone who takes classes ingovernment in college or a highschool civics course is going tobe confronted with theConstitution,” said Dahlin, whohas taught at USD since the fallof 1966. “I think it’s moreimportant for someone readingabout the Constitution to beable to interpret its importance,its significance in their ownway. It gives them a betterinventory to use to change theirown mind or reaffirm their ownopinion.”

Constitution subject of USD professor’s new book

Jacqueline Hunsley, CNA,Sanford Care Center Vermillionwas selected as the SanfordVermillion November 2012PRIDE Employee of the Month.She has been employed theresince August 2011.

Nominations for Hunsleyincluded the followingcomments:

Personalized service:Jacqueline is always going out ofher way to help the residentsand others.

Respect: She respects all of usas employees. She tries to keeppositive and she tries to do thebest for everyone.

Innovation: She is alwaysthinking of new ways to help ormake it better.

Dedication: She is alwayswilling to help out even thoughher shift might be over.

Excellence: She always hasthe residents looking good!

Additional Comments: She isjust an overall truthful andgood person.

“Jacqueline is a pleasure tohave at the Care Center. She isso respectful and courteous tothe residents we serve. She is aresident advocate for ensuringthe Care Center is ‘home’ tothem. She takes pride in allareas of care,” said CrissySkogsberg, Interim DON,Sanford Vermillion MedicalCenter.

Jacqueline is a native ofFaulkton, SD, and currentlylives in Gayville. Jacqueline hastwo children, Lily, 9, and Cole,16. Jacqueline enjoys beingoutdoors, fishing, kayaking andtaking photos.

(From left) Crissy Skogsberg, interim DON, Jacqueline Hunsley,November employee of the month and Jeff Berens, chief nursing offi-cer, Sanford Vermillion.

Hunsley named November 2012PRIDE Employee of the Month

Gayville Hall presents "APoker Alice Christmas,"starring the Poker Alice Bandand country western singerBrenda George, at 8 p.m. onSaturday, Dec. 1, at Gayville.

The veteran band fromrural Clay County, foundedmore than two decades ago,will play seasonal favorites aswell as selections from itsrepertoire of western swing,country, jump blues, and pop,according to Gayville Hallproprietor Doug Sharples.

George, of Avon, sang withPoker Alice in the late 1980sand has reunited with theband several times annually atGayville Hall since 2003.

Poker Alice co-founderNick Schwebach sings andplays lead and steel guitars.Owen DeJong, the widelyknown classical music host onS.D. Public Radio, plays thefiddle. Both are from ruralWakonda.

Public broadcaster LarryRohrer, of Vermillion, singsand plays bass in the band. Itsother members, both of ruralBeresford, are Dennis Jensenon guitar and vocals and AlRemund on drums.

Gayville Hall is at 502Washington Street in Gayville.Reserved seats cost $15. Call(605) 267-2859. Tickets are$12.50 at the door.

‘A Poker Alice Christmas’at Gayville Saturday

SDSU Extension hosts BEEF20/20 Jan. 7-9 in Brookings atthe South Dakota StateUniversity Animal ScienceComplex.

BEEF 20/20 is designed toprovide an intensive, hands-on,educational opportunity toenhance the understanding ofthe production and marketingof high quality, high value beef.

Attendees do not need to becattle producers to attend theprogram. Anyone affiliated withthe beef industry – producers,allied industry representatives,locker operators, restaurateurs,retailers – is welcome.

The program begins at 2:30p.m., Jan. 7 and ends noon Jan.9. Due to the intensive, hands-on, nature of this program,registration is limited to the first30 who contact KeithUnderwood to sign up.

Registration is $75 and thedeadline is Dec. 20.

The following topics will becovered during the three-daymeeting:

• Evaluation of Live MarketCattle

•Beef Carcass Grading andPricing

•Feeding and ManagementStrategies to Improve CarcassQuality

•Genetic Prediction ofCarcass Merit

•Marketing the Calf Crop •Meat/Food Safety

Technology •Beef Carcass Fabrication •Factors that Affect Eating

Quality •Product Taste Panel For more information

contact: Keith Underwood(605) 688-5439 [email protected].

Deadline for BEEF 20/20 is Dec. 20

Heartland Humane Societywill offer its annual Pet Photosthis Saturday and Sunday from10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the shelteron Burleigh Street.Participants are encouraged tocall or e-mail for anappointment. Several timeslots are available.

“This is a fun event thatwill put you in the mood forthe holidays,” said KerrySchmidt, Executive Director atHeartland Humane Society.“Get your family’s picturetaken – with or without petsand help support all of ourshelter animals this holidayseason.”

Cost is $30 for first poseand $15 for each additionalpose. Brett Smith from Jerry’sPhotography will be thevisiting photographer.

Participants will receive a CDof their photos. Contact theHeartland Humane Societyoffice at (605) 664-4244 or [email protected] to make your appointmenttoday.

Heartland Humane Societyis a 501(c)3 non-profitorganization that servesYankton and Clay Counties inSouth Dakota and CedarCounty in Nebraska andsurrounding communities,protecting and enhancing thelives of companion animals bypromoting healthyrelationships between pets andpeople.

Visit Heartland HumaneSociety online atwww.heartlandhumanesociety.net.

Heartland Humane Societyto host holiday photo event