Are you ready for a new pet?Heartland Humane Society inYankton has announced someimpressive August specialsincluding “9 Lives for $9” and“Duo Deals.”

“We have been very busy atthe shelter and are completelyfull at the moment,” HHSdirector Kerry Schmidt said. “Wehave some animals that havebeen with us for several monthsnow and we want to helppromote them and encouragearea residents to consideradoption as the option for theirnext pet. In addition, every timea pet is adopted we are able to

help another animal desperatelywaiting for attention.”

HHS has selected 9 cats at theshelter to be part of a national “9Lives for $9” campaign. Theselected cats can be adopted for$9 now through Aug. 20. To viewthe felines, stop by shelter or goonline atwww.heartlandhumanesociety.net

“These 9 cats selected are avariety of sizes, ages, and

personalities. Each one wouldmake a very nice pet for the rightperson,” Schmidt said. “If you arethinking about adding a feline toyour household, I hope youconsider contacting us andlearning about these 9 felines andall our other cats at the shelter.”

All adoption prices includespay/neuter of the animal if oldenough, proper vaccines andmedical treatment, and rabiesshots.

An invitation-onlydemolition derby has beenadded to the Monday, Sept. 3,racing action at the SouthDakota State Fair Grandstand.

Monster truck racing willbegin at 11 a.m., with thedemolition derby happeningbetween the monster truckraces. Stock car racing isscheduled for 5:30 p.m.

Monster trucks in attendancewill be Nite Stalker, Evolution,Get ‘er Done, Clydesdale andRobo Machine.

Ticket prices for the monstertruck racing and demolitionderby are $15 for adults and $8for youth. Ticket prices for thestock car racing are $12 foradults and $8 for youth. Anadult ticket package is $22, anda youth package is $12. Ticketsare on sale now.

Tickets purchased beforeWednesday, Aug. 29, includegate admission to the State Fairon Monday, Sept. 3. Tickets canbe purchased online atwww.sdstatefair.com

<http://www.sdstatefair.com>or by calling (866) 605-3247 orat the ticket office.

The 2012 South Dakota StateFair will run from Thursday,Aug. 30, through Monday, Sept.3. Channel Seeds Preview nightwill be Wednesday, Aug. 29. Formore information on State Fairevents, contact the Fair office at(800) 529-0900, visitwww.sdstatefair.com<http://www.sdstatefair.com/>or find us on Facebook andTwitter.

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An Application for Employment can be obtained by visiting our plant at: 1212 N. Norbeck St. Vermillion, S D

Builders Choice, LLC; a premier Modular Construction & Manufacturing company, is looking for carpenters, roofers, siders, electricians, plumbers, framers and general laborers.

Winterset, IA, will be there.Bull-A-Rama organizers are

pleased to include AlaBlingfashions and accessories atSaturday’s promotional event,along with Clyde’s MechanicalBull. The cost for mechanicalbull rides is two tries for $5 ora bracelet that is good forboth the promo event and theevening event for $20.

The Rodeo Club will alsobe selling the 19th AnnualBull-A-Rama T shirt and willhave a huge assortment ofraffle items. The raffle itemsinclude a men’s package witha BBQ grill; and a ladiespackage with a purse, flipflops, a cowgirl tote, kitchenitems and lots of giftcertificates.

Other raffle items includeseveral new Polaris helmets

and Polaris items. WesternTrails has once again donatedan eye-catching MontanaSilver western buckle to beraffled off.

Bull-A-Rama pre-saletickets are available inVermillion at Hy-Vee, Pump-N-Pak and Freedom ValueStore and in Yankton at Hy-Vee and Western Trails

This is just a warm up tothe main event which beginsSaturday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. atthe rodeo grounds. The Bull-A-Rama will includesanctioned extreme bullriders, an open class event,steer riding for the youth,mutton bustin and the candytoss. There will be foodstands operated by Hy-Vee, K& C Kettle Corn, Craig’s ShaveIce and Hecks Dakota StyleBBQ, as well as beer sales.

Clyde’s Mechanical Bulland AlaBling will be availablethrough out the evening. Inaddition to selecting thewinners of the numerous

raffles, there will be lots ofitems given away through theevening.

A fireworks display byFireworks Unlimited willfollow the conclusion of thebull riding, and everyone isencouraged to stay and danceto the music country bandRiata, meet the members ofthe Clay County Rodeo Cluband have a relaxing westernstyle evening under the stars.

Sunday morning will beginwith an all-denominationaloutdoor Cowboy ChurchService at 10 a.m., followed bya Trail Ride at noon whichstarts from the rodeo groundsand winds down along thebeautiful Missouri River. Thetrail ride is free and all horseriders are encouraged toattend as the ride will berelaxing and very scenic.Following the trail ride therewill be a pot luck meal back atthe rodeo grounds.

An addition to the Sundaylineup this years is a ranch

rodeo, which will begin at 2p.m. at the rodeo grounds andwill showcase local riders insorting, penning, and otherranch related cattle tasks.Spectators are encouraged tocome and cheer on theirfriends and family as they trytheir best to be a “ranchcowboy.”. There is sure to belots of laughter and fun in thisfree-to-watch event and it isintended to be a laid backfamily friendly afternoon.

This year’s Bull-A-Ramawould not be possible withoutthe support of thecommunity, the event’ssponsors and generousdonations. Organizers offerthanks to the following majorsponsors: Double S Bulls,Jones’ Ace Hardware, Hy-Vee,Budweiser, Premium BestTransport, Yankton Press &Dakotan, WNAX – the WOLF,Western Trails, Polaris,Fireworks Unlimited andClay-Union Electric.

2010 Legal and PublicNotices

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By Walt BonesSD Secretary of Agriculture

As I was growing up in southeasternSouth Dakota, prairie and forest fireswere not a concern. Every once in awhile, a trash fire might get away from usor maybe a bearing would go out on thebaler and a red-hot ball bearing wouldstart some grass on fire, but a couple ofus with scoop shovels could take care ofthe situation.

But in the last year and a half, I havecome to really appreciate the tirelessdedication of the men and women thatmake up our Wildland Fire Divisionbased in the Black Hills. As one of the

seven divisions of the South DakotaDepartment of Agriculture, theycooperate with local volunteer firedepartments, independent contractors,and the U.S. Forest Service fire crews toprotect the lives and property of ourstate’s citizens.

When the situation gets real serious,they morph into one of the 33 NationalType II Incident command teams withnot only local, but also, regionalresponsibilities. In the past few months,they have answered calls to Wyoming(twice) and Colorado to help battle fires.

Their most recent assignment was onthe Rosebud Indian Reservation wherethey coordinated 600 personnel with

ground and aerial resources to battle afire that burned over 43,000 acres withno structures lost...an amazingaccomplishment!

Last year’s tragic loss of one of ourown, and recently, the four airmen froma crash of the North Carolina AirNational Guard C-130 helping us fightone of our fires, underscores the dangerand risk inherent of firefighting,regardless of the location.

When our crews are not fightingfires, they are mitigating the dangers ofwildland fire by thinning and removingfuels, going to training and conductingnumerous training exercises for thevolunteer fire departments all across

South Dakota. As of Aug. 1, there have been 1,469

fires reported here in South Dakota,burning over 226,000 acres, making thisone of the most active fires seasons onrecord. An average year burns about52,000 acres.

I don’t take fires for granted anymoreand with our dry weather persisting, weare not out of the “fire season” yet. So,the next time you see your local publicsafety officials, thank them for puttingtheir lives on the line for you, yourfamily and your property.

An Ear to the Ground:

Appreciating our Wildland Fire Units

Attorney General MartyJackley reminds South Dakotacitizens that on Aug. 27, from4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at theRamkota Hotel, Pierre, theCorps of Engineers will conducta public meeting to address therelease and cost of surplus wateron the Missouri River ReservoirSystem. The meeting will

address the Corps’ plans tobegin charging for stored waterin the upper basin statereservoirs.

“Last summer, South Dakotaexperienced the flooding effectof a mismanaged MissouriRiver. To add insult to injury,the Corps is now proposing toexceed its congressional

authority and charge SouthDakotans for what has longbeen recognized as our ownwater,” Jackley said. “Should theCorps continue to disregard thestate’s legal water rights, asAttorney General I will beplaced in the position of seekingcourt intervention to protectSouth Dakota’s interests.”

A draft environmentalassessment has been completedidentifying baselineenvironmental conditions andanalyzes potential impacts fromthe proposed use of surpluswater. The draft Surplus WaterReports recommended anadministrative law rule makingprocess be used to establish a

pricing methodology. The draftSurplus Water Reports andenvironmental assessments maybe found at:http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/pd-p/Plan_Formulation/Review/review_plans.html

Jackley questions Corps of Engineers’ decision to charge South Dakota

The South DakotaDepartment of Revenuereminds all sellers of prepaidwireless services andtelecommunication providersthey should be complyingwith the new collection andremittance procedures for the911 Emergency Surcharge andthe new Prepaid Wireless 911Emergency Surcharge.

As of July 1, 2012, anyseller and wireless serviceprovider that sells prepaidwireless service, whichincludes prepaid wirelessairtime cards and prepaidwireless minutes and plans, isresponsible for collecting andremitting the 2 percentPrepaid Wireless 911

Emergency Surcharge.The 911 Emergency

Surcharge collected andremitted by alltelecommunications serviceproviders, wireless serviceproviders, or InterconnectedVoice over Internet ProtocolService providers increased to$1.25 per service-user-line,per month, effective July 1.

All sellers of prepaidwireless services and allproviders that collect andremit the 911 EmergencySurcharges are required toregister with the South DakotaDepartment of Revenue, evenif the seller already has a salestax license. Sellers can registeronline in the Business Tax

section of the Department’swebsite, http://dor.sd.gov/ orcall the Department at (800)829-9188.

All surcharges will beremitted directly to theDepartment of Revenue on amonthly basis using SD EPath,an electronic filing system.

The first official filing datefor the surcharges is August23, 2012.

If you are a seller orwireless service provider andare not currently registered tocollect and remit the 911Emergency Surcharges,contact the South DakotaDepartment of Revenue atepath@state.sd.us or call (800)829-9188.

911 emergency surcharge collectionsand remittance reminderThe 2012 Report Card,

which details student progresson South Dakota’s stateassessment, is now availableonline.

There was a slight uptick inreading and math scores on thisyear’s assessment, with 75.5percent of students scoringeither proficient or advanced inreading. That was up aboutone-tenth of a percentage pointfrom last year. The percent ofstudents scoring proficient oradvanced in math went from76.5 percent a year ago to 76.7percent this year.

The Dakota STEP andDakota STEP-A wereadministered to about 62,000students in grades 3-8 and 11last spring. The Dakota STEP-Ais an alternate version of theassessment for students whohave a significant cognitivedisability.

South Dakota’s statewidegraduation rate was 83.16percent, down only slightlyfrom 83.39 percent last year.The graduation rate wascalculated using the federallymandated four-year cohort

model.“This year marks a transition

as we move forward with a newaccountability system for SouthDakota,” said state Secretary ofEducation Dr. Melody Schopp.“Beginning with the 2012-13school year, we will be lookingat school performance inbroader, more holistic terms,using multiple indicators toassess a school’s performance.”

The multiple indicators willstill include studentachievement on stateassessments, but that measurewill be balanced with otherfactors, according to Schopp. Inthe long-term, schools will beevaluated using indicators suchas academic growth of students,teacher and principaleffectiveness, school climate,and college and career readinessat the high school level.

The 2012 Report Card,including district- and school-level results, is available on theDepartment of Education’s website at www.doe.sd.gov . Followthe “Report Card” link under“Quick Links” on the left-handside of the page.

State Report Card now available;test scores remain steady

VALERIE ROBINSON RECEIVESNSU SCHOLARSHIP

Valerie Robinson,Vermillion,has beenawarded a$5,000WolfPACTScholarshipfromNorthernStateUniversityinAberdeen.

Robinsonis thedaughter of Curt and NancyRobinson. She is a graduate ofVermillion High School and willbegin classes at NSU in fall2012. She plans to major inelementary/special education.

WERGIN AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP AT SDSU

Nash Wergin of Vermillion

wasawardedthe Yellowand BlueScholarshipfor the2012-2013academicyear atSouthDakotaStateUniversity.

Werginis an incoming freshmanmajoring in mechanicalengineering at SDSU, the son ofRand and Vanessa Wergin and isa 2012 graduate ofhomeschooling, where he wasan Eagle Scout and AWANALeader.

USD GRADUATE SCHOOLAWARDS MUSKIE

FELLOWSHIPSAndrey Khomutovskiy of

Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan and

Nadezhda Tsoy of Almaty,Kazakhstan have been awardedthe prestigious Edmund S.Muskie Graduate fellowshipthrough USD. This programbrings emerging leaders in keyprofessional fields from Eurasiato the United States for one totwo years of graduate study atinstitutions in the United States.Khomutovskiy, who received hisbachelor’s degree in educationat North Kazakhstan State, willbe in the Master of Arts inEducational Administrationprogram at USD while Tsoy,who graduated with herBachelor of Science in BusinessAdministration and Accountingfrom the Kazakhstan Institute ofManagement, Economics andStrategic Research, will be in theMaster of BusinessAdministration program.

This is the first time theUSD Graduate School hashosted Muskie Fellows.

SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

ROBINSON

WERGIN

Demolition derby added to S.D. State Fair

Heartland Humane Society running specials in August