Bison Courier, November 1, 2012

Bison CourierOfficial Newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County, and the Bison School District

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Please plan to attend the com-munity-wide prayer gathering,Under His Wings, Sunday eve.,November 4, 6:00 pm at GrandElectric.

Reminder: October 31, 2012 isthe due date for the last half oftaxes. Interest and penalty willaccrue beginning November 1st.

“Attention” Fall supper at Im-manuel Lutheran Church atZeona (the church on a hill 14miles north of Mud Butte) on Sat-urday, November 10th, starting at4:30 p.m. Serving beef stew,chicken noodle soup, sandwiches,relish tray and pies! Free will of-fering appreciated, at 7 p.m. ClintRidley from St. Onge will showpictures and tell about his Ag tripto China. Everyone welcome andthat includes you HUNTERS!

Did you know that one in eightwomen in the U.S. will be diag-nosed with breast cancer in herlifetime? Nancy G Brinker prom-ised her dying sister, Susan G.Komen, she would do everythingin her power to end breast cancer.In 1982, that promise becameSusan G. Komen for the Cure andlaunched the global breast cancermovement. Today Komen for theCure is the world's largest grass-roots network for breast cancersurvivors, activists fighting to savelives, empower people, ensurequality care for all and energizescience to find the cures. To datethe organization invested morethan $1.9 million the promise, be-coming the largest source of non-profit funds dedicated to the fightagainst breast cancer in the world.

On Saturday October 27th, SalliKolb Blazey also honored her latesister, Vicki Kolb Young, who losther 10 year battle to breast canceron 01/18/11, by earning money forthe Susan G Komen for a Curemovement. Salli sponsored a twomile walk for the Go PassionatelyPink for a Cure campaign. Therewere 15 walkers who bundled upand walked the 2 miles. Lunchwas served at the Bison Bar afterthe walk. The group earned $845dollars for the cause.

Back Row: Margo Kronberg, Karen Plaggemeyer, Callie Kronberg, Michael Poland (Cam Arneson's father), and Sidney Arneson.Middle Row: Connie Aaker, Ruth Hobbs, Becky Krause, Ginger Dangerud, Pam Reder, Brittnee Aaker, Stephanie Kolb. FrontRow: Salli Kolb Blazey, Ian Arneson, and Daphne Kolb.

Dedicated friends and family walk for a cure

Nov.1 is the deadline for early reg-istration for the 2012 Applied Repro-ductive Strategies in Beef CattleConference held Dec. 3 and 4 inSioux Falls.

This is a rare opportunity to learnabout the latest technologies in theBeef Industry from the researchersworking on the technologies, saysGeorge Perry, Associate Professorand SDSU Extension Beef Repro-duction Specialist.

"This year's conference will focuson how we utilize advancing tech-nologies to improve reproductive ef-ficiencies, profitability, and the prod-uct that we all enjoy so well - BEEF,"Perry said. "This is a tremendous op-portunity to hear 27 speakers fromacross the United States andCanada speak on topics including;how to profit from implementingthese technologies, and the latest re-search in the fields of Reproduction,nutrition, and genetics."

Specific topics will include; whatwe can actually learn from genetictesting, how level of nutrition duringgestation can impact future produc-tivity of the fetus, how managementcan impact reproductive perform-ance, and how bulls can be managed

to increase reproductive perform-ance.

This conference is geared to vet-erinarians and producers, so all thespeakers will be addressing howtechnologies and techniques can beutilized on cattle operations.

Details are available at the confer-ence Web site http://muconf.mis-souri.edu/ARSBC-SouthDakota/ or,for more information, contact Perryat (605) 688-5456 or reach him by e-mail at [email protected].

In addition to the outstandingspeakers that are on the program,there will also be a tradeshow withbooths from all sponsors.

Day one will conclude with hands-on activities where participants canbecome more familiar with several ofthe topics discussed.

Register by Nov. 1 and save $50The fee is $150 for registrationspostmarked by Nov. 1 or $200 afterthat. Those planning to attend canreserve rooms at the conference rateof $89.99 plus tax by calling the BestWestern Ramkota in Sioux Falls at(605) 336-0650. Be sure to ask forthe Applied Reproductive Strategiesin Beef Cattle conference rate.

Early registration deadline for applied reproduc-tive strategies in beef cattle conference is Nov. 1 Medicare open enrollment period begins

Recipients urged to review options

The open enrollment period forMedicare Part D and Medicare Ad-vantage plans is Oct. 15-Dec. 7,2012.

“One of the things we want peo-ple to know is that if they have aMedicare Advantage plan the onlytime they can make changes totheir plans is Oct. 15-Dec. 7,2012,” said Kim Malsam-Rysdon,secretary for the South Dakota De-partment of Social Services. “AllMedicare recipients should takethis time to review their currentplans and consider whether achange in coverage is necessary forthem.”

Medicare Advantage is a healthplan offered by a private companythat contracts with Medicare toprovide Part A and Part B cover-age (hospital, skilled nursing,home health, hospice, doctors’ careand other outpatient services).

Medicare Part D offers prescrip-tion drug coverage for all peoplewith Medicare; the drug coverage

includes both brand name andgeneric drugs.

Beginning Oct. 15, trained vol-unteers from the South Dakota Se-nior Health Information and In-surance Education Program (SHI-INE) will offer free assistance toseniors seeking additionalMedicare information.

SHIINE volunteers can helpseniors compare plans, evaluatetheir current coverage and fill outpaperwork. Seniors taking advan-tage of the free one-on-one coun-seling should bring their Medicarecard and a current list of medica-tions. The volunteers will use theinformation to sort through theMedicare Plan Finder and com-pare coverage options. The PlanFinder can also be accessed fromhome at www.medicare.gov

For more information on SHI-INE or to meet with a volunteer inyour community, call 1-800-536-8197 or contact your Regional Co-ordinator.

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Thursday, November 1 cream of potato soupmeat salad sandwich

stewed tomatoeslemon jello w/topping

seasonal fruit

Friday, November 2Hot beef on bread w/gravy

mashed potatoesgreen beans, peaches

vanilla ice cream

Monday, November 5 Salisbury steakmashed potatoesparsley carrots

grapes

Tuesday, November 6Turkey ala kingmashed potatoes

california vegetablespeaches

lime perfection salad

Wednesday, November 7 Ham & potato omelet

green beanscinnamon rolls

plums

SOUTH DAKOTA GOT ITRIGHT! Recently I've been askingpeople if they know what our statemotto says. Don't feel bad if youcan't bring it to mind. I could notrecall it either, but I was remindedwhen I saw the South DakotaState Flag displayed in our schoolgym. As I looked at the flag, I sawthe our motto, "Under God, thepeople rule." The folks who cameup with these words for our statemotto got it right! They recog-nized the importance of the au-thority and supremacy of God inour daily lives and in the govern-ing of our State. They recognizedwhat George Washington statedmany years earlier, "Mankind,when left to themselves, are unfitfor governing. It is impossible torightly govern a nation withoutGod and the Bible." Our nation'spledge of allegiance states it simi-larly, "one nation under God." Inthe past we have acknowledgedthat it is God Almighty who givesus the ability to rule or govern our-selves, but now we see the removalof God from the public areas of ourlives and the removal of God fromany influence in our government.

We cannot hope to have a govern-ment that is true and just and thatis honorable and respectable if wepurposely remove ourselves frombeing a nation "under God." Whenwe tell God He has no place in ourcountry, we forfeit His blessingand favor. When we acknowledgeGod's supreme authority and in-vite Him to lead us, He is faithfulto give us and those we elect thewisdom and ability to govern fairlyand honestly. It is is then and onlythen that our government is "ofthe people, by the people, and forthe people." As citizens of thegreat state of South Dakota, weneed to rise up and lead our nationback to the place of putting God inHis rightful place. Our motto isnot, "under people, the peoplerule;" but it is "UNDER GOD,THE PEOPLE RULE." It is timeas the people of the United Statesof America to acknowledge Him inall our ways, and let Him directour paths.

Sincerely,/s/Phil H. HahnPhilip H. Hahn

Letters to the EditorVote "No" on IM 15

I am voting “No” on InitiatedMeasure 15, the proposed salestax increase. Let me tell you why.

IM 15 would be the singlelargest tax increase in the historyof South Dakota. A “one penny”increase might not sound likemuch – but it is a 25 percent in-crease in the sales tax that willtake another $180 million, everyyear, out of your pockets.

It is easy to raise taxes “just alittle bit - just this once.” It is easyto believe that we can tax andspend without consequences.From Washington, DC to Califor-nia to Greece, that approach hasbeen tried and it has failed.

Although the advertising infavor of IM 15 has focused on edu-cation, in fact only half of the pro-ceeds of this tax increase would goto schools. The other half will gohospitals, doctors, nursing homes,and other Medicaid providers, pri-marily to pay higher rates for thesame services.

Last year, I proposed and thelegislature passed a budget thatmade tough cuts to eliminate ourstate’s structural deficit. Thatbudget included a 10 percent gen-

eral fund cut to every state depart-ment, a 10 percent cut to Medic-aid, and an 8.3 percent cut to K-12education.

The total cut to Medicaid and toK-12 education, combined, was$77 million. Last year, we passeda budget that restored $18 million.That means it would take $59 mil-lion to “restore” the remainder ofwhat was cut.

This $180 million tax increasewould raise over triple what isnecessary to restore the remainingcuts.

In South Dakota, we keep gov-ernment small and efficient. Welive within our means. We keeptaxes low. We believe that eco-nomic growth, not higher taxes, isthe way to pay for governmentservices.

Our South Dakota way is work-ing. Our unemployment is low,and our personal income growth ishigh. We are adding jobs and ourtax collections are going up. Wehave one of the strongesteconomies in the nation.

Let’s not change a winning for-mula. Please join me in voting“No” on Initiated Measure 15.

Dennis Daugaard, Pierre SD

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Every day at

Northwest Supply Co. Lemmon, S DPepsi - Coke

products: 12 pack $4.1924 pack $6.99

Above; Sydney Arneson,Michael Poland, Ian Arneson,Becky Krause, Ginger Dan-gerud, Stephanie Kolb, KarenPlaggemeyer, Pam Reder,Margo Kronberg, Kallie Kron-berg, Connie aaker, SallieBlazey and Brittnee AakerTo the left; Sydney and Ian Ar-neson walked with GrandpaMichael Poland (Cam Arne-son's father) Cam lost a coura-geous battle with breast can-cer.

Walking for Vicki and a cure for breast cancerRosebud News..........by Tiss Treib

Tiss Treib made a trip to Het-tinger Tuesday for therapy.

Al and Tiss Treib made a trip toHettinger Thursday. Tiss hadtherapy and a meeting at work.

Tiss Treib called on John andShirley Johnson briefly Saturdayafternoon.

Lucas, Donna, Dusti, Stanford,Dally, Peyton and LaKrista Allenwere Sunday afternoon and sup-per guests of Al and Tiss Treib.

Martin Vold of MN and friendsof Bemidji, MN, cousins of John,are visiting and hunting in thearea.

Thelma Sandgren was a Fridayafternoon coffee guests of Johnand Shirley Johnson.

Duane Meink called on hismother, Helen Meink severaltimes this week.

Jim and Patsy Miller visitedwith Violet Miller in HettingerTuesday.

Patsy Miller traveled to Bis-marck with Barb Lyon Friday.

Jim Miller played cards at theSenior Center Friday in Hettinger.

Matt and Christi Miller spentSaturday with Jim and PatsyMiller.

Nolan and Linda Seim and fam-ily traveled to Bismarck Fridayand met Kathy Seim and Ole Her-land for dinner.

Monte Frey and some friendsspent the weekend hunting at theFrey ranch.

Becky and Carter Johnson ofCasper, WY and Leo and BonitaBoespflug of Ranchester, WY andIsabel Boespflug were Saturdaysupper guests of Keith and BevHoffman.

Wednesday, Thelma Sandgren

checked on Helen Meink and ex-changed magazines.

Thursday, Jim and Patsy Millerbrought Thelma Sandgren sup-plies from Bison, had coffee andJim did some chores for Thelma.

Friday was Thelma’s usual dayin Hettinger and she visited at theNursing Home and also stopped tovisit with John and Shirley John-son.

Saturday, James and MarciSandgren came up to the ranch tohave lunch with Thelma Sandgrenand did a bunch of chores.

Sunday, James and Marci Sand-gren came up the ranch andJames finished his chores.

Pierce Keller, Brookings, SD ar-rived at Albert and Bridget Kellerson Thursday to do more electricalwork on the house. Bridget Kellerand Lil Albert and Dawn Harriswere at the Fall Fest in Bisonwhere they had their KellerKreations and Dakota Dawns De-signs booth.

Sunday, Bert and Pat Keller,Trail City, SD came to help workon the house. Jim Lockert andSteve Sheldon stopped in to look atthe fireplace design to be done. Al-bert Keller returned home Sundayevening from work in Montana.

Justin, Jo and Jacob Seim ar-rived Saturday afternoon at Timand JoAnne Seim’s to spend theweekend.

Justin, Jo, Jacob and JoAnneSeim visited with Wilford and De-lores Seim Saturday afternoon.

Tim and JoAnne Seim werebrief Sunday afternoon visitors ofRon and Charlotte Ford.

Rosebud Worship will be at 8:00am on November 4th.

Dr. Jason M. HafnerDr. David J. Prosser

OPTOMETRISTFaith Clinic

Every 1st Wed. of the monthBuffalo ClinicEvery 3rd Wed. of the

month

1-800-648-0760

About 150 grandparents, ele-mentary students and staff at-tended the annual Grandpar-ent's/Grandpal's Day at BisonSchool on Thursday, October 25.The grandparents/grandpals andstudents played Bingo and had anopportunity to visit while enjoying

refreshments. Following the activ-ities in the gym everyone visitedthe elementary classrooms.

This activity was planned by theBison School elementary staff andis part of the Title I SchoolwidePlan.

Grandparents Day at Bison Elementary

Bison ClinicNovember schedule

Open Monday - Friday 8:00 - 5:00 Appointments 8:30 - 4:30 Closed from Noon - 1:00 pm

Dan Kvale, MSPA-C • Monday - FridayClosed November 22

105 W Main605-244-5206


Jim Wishard, Grace Holzer, Caden Glover, Mary Helen Clark, Alice Wishard and Garrett Holzerenjoy playing Bingo

Della Hatle with grandson Will Hatle. Ella Hulm, Jetta Hulm and Arlis Seim enjoyed playingBingo.

Cheryl Hulm and granddaughter Maddie Hulm got to spendtime together.

Pam Seim came to Bison to play Bingo with granddaughterJayda Seim.

Obituaries

PPaassttoorrss PPeerrssppeeccttiivveePastor Phil Hahn

Grace Baptist ChurchDesperation!

As we approach the upcoming election, we need to be re-minded as a nation and as a community to turn to God inprayer. Psalm 79:8-9 is a prayer that we can cry out to

God, "May your mercy come quickly to meet us for we arein desperate need. Help us, O God our Savior, for the

glory of your Name; deliver us and forgive our sins." Dowe recognize our desperate need for God? II Chronicles7:14 is a call for all Christians to fall on our knees in hu-mility and prayer before the LORD our God, to seek Hisface, His truth, His wisdom, and to turn from our sinful,selfish ways. If we answer His call in obedience, then Hepromises to hear from heaven, to forgive us of our sinfulways and cleanse us, and to heal our land to bring His

blessing and His favor upon us. Do we want God's bless-ing on our country? Do we want God's favor on our com-

munity? Then let's do what God calls us to do. Let'sgather together as a community of believers and pray forour nation, our leaders, and for the election. Let's pray

for God's mercy to come and meet us quickly for we trulyare in desperate need. Will you meet on Sunday evening,November 4, at 6:00pm at Grand Electric and join me in

crying out to our only source of help and hope? SEEYOU THERE!

Grace Baptist Church • Pastor Phil HahnSunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service - 10:30a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 6:30 p.m.Church of Christ

18 mi. south of Prairie City - Worship Service - 10:00 a.m.Prairie Fellowship Parish ELCA • Pastor Margie Hershey

Indian Creek - 8:00 a.m. • American - 9:30 a.m. • Rosebud - 11:00 a.m.Christ Lutheran Church WELS •

Pastor Gerhardt JuergensSunday Bible Class - 8:00 a.m., Worship Service - 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Class - 7:00 p.m.Coal Springs Community Church

Pastors Nels & Angie EasterbySouth Jct. of Highways 73 & 20

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Seventh Day Adventist Church • Pastor Donavon Kack

Sabbath School - 10:30 a.m., Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church • Fr. Tony Grossenburg

Saturday Mass: Morristown - 4:45 p.m. Lemmon - 7:15 p.m., Sunday Mass: Lemmon - 8:15 a.m., Bison - 11:00 a.m.

Holland Center Christian Reformed ChurchPastor Brad Burkhalter • Lodgepole

Worship Service - 8:00 a.m.First Presbyterian Church • Pastor Florence Hoff, CRE

Sunday School 9:30 a.m. • Worship Service -10:30 a.m. Slim Buttes Lutheran • Pastor Henry Mohagen

Reva • Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service - 11:00 a.m., WMF 2ndWednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Beckman Wesleyan Church • Pastor Brad BurkhalterPrairie City

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Vesper Service - 6:00 p.m., Wed. Evenings - 7:30 p.m.

Earthly life for Percy JamesBekken ended October 25, 2012 atthe Rapid City Regional Hospital.He was the youngest child born inBelle Fourche, South Dakota toTillman C Bekken and Marrietta(Robinson) Bekken on June 27,1961. He joined a sister Lorrettaand a brother, John.

They lived on a farm East ofNewell, moving into Newell justbefore Percy started grade school.In his youth he was active in BoysScouts and was proud of hisachievements. He loved to buildramps for riding his bike on untilan injury to his arm slowed hisconviction to the sport. In schoolhe was active in the music pro-gram with his trombone and hisvoice. He was active in his churchin Luther League. During his highschool years he had a job deliver-ing papers for the Rapid City Jour-nal and also worked at the 212 –79 Service Station doing whateverneeded to be done. His work there

encouraged his love of being ameticulous mechanic on his vehi-cles and the vehicles for the FireDepartment and his “work” vehi-cles.

After graduation from NewellHigh School in 1979 Percy workedseveral years for the Locker Plantin Newell. While his fingers werestill attached he opted for a jobchange and worked for a numberof years in Meade County first, asa dispatcher, then head dis-patcher, followed by Emergency911 Coordinator. He became a verygood listener in this job. After sev-eral years in this position heworked out of the Meade CountySheriffs department as a ReserveDeputy and as a Civil ProcessDeputy. Each of these jobs gavehim a chance to make new friendsand interact with their families.Another job change brought himback to Butte County as the Emer-gency Management Coordinatorand many more friends.

Percy had a great many commu-nity interests including the NewellFire Department for which heserved as Treasurer and Presidentand a few other committees forthem through the years. He andhis Mom both gave time on theNewell Ambulance Crew.

Percy joined the Wyoming StateMarching Band as a chaperonewith his Band Director brotherJohn to the Rose Bowl Parade in2000 with a group of 515 students.Other trips for Percy as a chaper-one included: two more trips toPasadena, CA, an InaugurationParade in Washington DC and atrip to Hawaii. This year he wasplanning to chaperone the Band to

the Macy’s Day Parade and also“march” with the Band. He hadbeen getting “in shape” by walkingseveral miles or riding his bike atnight. He took numerous photos ofthe Band during the year whichwere posted on web pages for thestudents.

He had a love of Photographyand taking pictures to documentFire trucks, fires, family andenough pictures of Bear Butte tofill a large book. He loved to fishand hunt with family and friends.

He leaves behind his sister Lor-retta (Clyde) Hafner, Bison, SouthDakota; Brother John (Pat), Lan-der Wyoming; Nephews: TerryHafner, Bison SD: Trevor(Christina) Bekken, Lander WYand Brook Bekken of Hudson, WY.Great nieces: Nicole Hafner, BisonSD and Easton Bekken of Lander,WY and great step nephew GeraldHafner of Bison SD and a severalcousins.

Percy was preceded in death bynephew Rick Hafner in 1994, hisFather Tillman in 1998 andMother, Marrietta in 2003.

Visitation will be noon until 9p.m. on Wednesday at the KinkadeFuneral Chapel in Sturgis.

Funeral services will be 10:30a.m. Thursday, November 1, 2012at the Austin Auditorium inNewell with Rev. Marcia Brennanofficiating. Burial follows at theImmanuel Lutheran ChurchCemetery at Zeona.

Memorials have been estab-lished to the Newell Volunteer Am-bulance and Fire Departments.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily at www.kinkadefunerals.com.

Percy Bekken

Christmas Wreaths for saletwo styles • $20.00 each

• round• cross-shaped

orders must be receivedby November 9

to order call Pam Reder 244-7224

Heidi Kopren 244-5524

Delivery immediately after Thanksgivingsponsored by American Lutheran Church


First Lady Linda Daugaard an-nounced today that public tours toview Christmas finery at the Gov-ernor’s Mansion will be offered ontwo Mondays in December.

“The Governor’s Mansion isbeautiful during the holiday sea-son, and Dennis and I would liketo share that with all SouthDakotans,” the First Lady said.“We are so very fortunate to live inthis home, but it really belongs toall of us.”

The holiday tours are scheduledfor Dec. 10 and Dec. 17. Six tourswill be conducted each day (9 a.m.;10 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 1 p.m.; 2 p.m.; 3p.m.).

Those wishing to take the Gov-ernor’s Mansion tours must obtaintickets (free) in advance from thePierre Chamber of Commerce.There is a limit of 40 people pertour.

The Chamber of Commerce canbe reached at 605-224-7361.s

Holiday tours offered atGovernor’s Mansion


The students in grades K-8 at Bison School who participated in the 2012 Summer Reading Pro-gram for the School Library.

Summer reading program awards -----------------

Above the prize winners fromeach grade: Kim Kvale, 8thgrade; Bailee Storm 6th grade;Katie Kvale, 4th grade; WillHatle, 3rd grade; TaylorFisher, 5th grade; MaddieHulm 1st grade; Caden Glover,Kindergarten; Kaia Day, 2ndgradeTo the right; Travis Stormread the most books.


1000 Highway 12 • Hettinger, ND 58639-7530701-567-4561 • www.wrhs.com

WELCOME Dr. Carrie Ann Ranum, PediatricsDr. Carrie Ann Ranum is a board-eligible pediatrician at West

River Health Services. She is specially trained in the medical careof infants, children and adolescents; and will be seeing patients inthe Hettinger Clinic on Tues., & Thurs.; traveling to the LemmonClinic on Mon. afternoon; Bowman Clinic on Wed.; and the New

England Clinic on Friday morning.

Dr. Jennifer Sheffield, Family MedicineDr. Sheffield is a family medicine physician. Family Medicine istotal health care of patients and their families, regardless of age.

She will be seeing patients in the Hettinger Clinic on Mon.,Thurs., & Fri.; traveling to the Mott Clinic on Tues.; and the New

England Clinic on Thurs. In the near future she’ll travel to theLemmon Clinic.

Dr. Joshua Ranum, Internal MedicineDr. Ranum is an internal medicine physician and will be seeing

patients in the Hettinger Clinic on Mon., Wed. & Fri.; traveling tothe Lemmon Clinic on Tues. and Mott Clinic on Thurs.

Scheduling Change at the WRHS Bowman ClinicDr. Hoerauf and Dr. Houle switched days at the Bowman Clinic tobetter serve their patients. Dr. Hoerauf is a board-certified inter-nal medicine and geriatric physician. He will see patients at the

Bowman Clinic on Wed. of each week. Dr. Houle, is a board- certified family medicine physician with a special interest

in obstetrics and will see patients in the Bowman Clinic onThurs. of each week.

Auxiliary RafflePrizes include: Kindle Fire - $100 Gift Card - $75 RADA CutleryGift Basket. Drawing to be held at the Annual Turkey Luncheon

on Nov. 1. If you would like tickets, please call or contact Cindy at567-6190 or [email protected]

WRHS Auxiliary Turkey LuncheonHettinger Lutheran Church Basement on Thurs., Nov. 1 from 11 am.

– 1 pm. Carry-outs available in town. Call 567-2598 the day of.

Living with DiabetesHeart Healthy Eating presented by Linda Nudell certified

diabetes educator in Classroom I on Mon., Nov. 12 from 2 - 4 p.m.Pre-registration required by calling 567-6203.

Audiologist, Dr. David NessDr. Ness is an audiologist. He will be seeing patients in the Het-tinger Clinic every second Tues. of each month and his next ap-pointment date is Nov. 13. Call 701-227-7920 to schedule an ap-

pointment.

Diabetes Health FairBarb West and Linda Nudell certified diabetes educators, inviteyou to our Diabetes Health Fair on Thurs., Nov. 15 at the NDSUResearch and Extension Center in Hettinger. Stop by ANYTIME

between 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm to talk to different vendors andlearn about glucose monitors, diabetes medicines, insulin, and in-

sulin pumps, and visit with Barb and Linda.

HEALTHYHAPPENINGS

Marleigh Hulm, Kiley Schuchard and Tanner Cables are showing excellent teamwork while 4-HYouth Advisor oversees the challenge.

Fifteen youth in Bison, SD joinedyouth across the state and nation toturn a toothbrush, pager vibratingmotor, double-sided mounting tape,and a watch battery into a robot ca-pable of cleaning up a simulatedenvironmental spill.

The experiment in Bison washeld in conjunction with otherevents across the nation as part ofthe fifth annual 4-H National YouthScience Day (NYSD). This annualevent seeks to spark an early youthinterest in science and future sci-ence careers, and to reclaim the na-

tion's position of leadership in sci-entific exploration. As part of 4-HNYSD, youth participated in the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge: the 2012 Na-tional Science Experiment.

Ida Schmidt, the 4-H Youth Advi-sor for Perkins and Harding Coun-ties stated “The Bison 5th and 6thgrade students really enjoyed build-ing the Eco-Bots and watching asthey worked. It was so much funwatching the students light up withexcitement as they worked on thisproject. The students were alsoable to take advantage of numerous

learning opportunities associatedwith the challenge including: team-work, building the robot, problemsolving, data collection and analy-sis. It was great to see the studentshaving so much fun all the whilethey were learning and they didn’teven realize it.”

Designed by The Ohio State Uni-versity Extension, this year's exper-iment introduced youth to roboticengineering concepts as they pro-grammed an autonomous robot toclean up a simulated environmen-tal spill. The 4-H Eco-Bot Chal-

of the experiment. Those kinds ofcritical thinking and creative think-ing skills are critical to future suc-cess—whether the youth ultimatelychoose professions in science orcompletely different fields.” saidAdrienne McKeown, president ofthe South Dakota 4-H Foundation.

lenge demonstrates that by utiliz-ing engineering principles, youthcan have a positive impact on com-munities and ecosystems.

“4-H National Youth Science Dayis a really neat concept in that itgives youth the opportunity to ex-plore the ‘What ifs?’ that arise dur-ing the development and planning

Youth engineers participate in 4-H National Youth Science

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•FORAGE AND PRF IN ALL COUNTIES

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November 14th, 2012: all wheat production, winter wheat acreage reporting, to get in or out of PRF,

and PRF Acreage due.

We now do electronic signatures so you must come in and sign whenmaking any changes and reporting acreage and/or production.

Incorrect information regarding a spouse or Tax ID # will void your policy but notyour premium.

DEADLINE DATES!

Farmers Union Insurance Agency404 Main Avenue • Lemmon, SD 57638

605-374-3462 or 1-888-868-3282

Annual Badlands ArtAssociation Art Show

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By Robert W. Drown, Natural Resource Specialist

There are several keys to suc-cessful shelterbelt establishment.Select the right site and location toaccomplish the intended purpose.Evaluate the soils map and slopeconditions for site limitations. De-sign the orientation and length, soas to protect the intended areawithout causing problems in adja-cent areas. The planned width be-tween rows should be suitable fortree species and the equipment tobe used for maintenance. Selectspecies that are proven to do wellon the soils, growth rates to pro-vide protection soon enough, ma-ture heights to protect a bigenough area and longevity for de-pendability for the future. Makeplans for long-term weed controlby using mechanical methods,mulches and chemicals.

Site preparation for shelterbeltsis very important. The best timeto begin weed control is prior toplanting. Perform deep tillage 9”-12” deep one year prior to plantingto reduce weeds and bank soilmoisture. Clean cultivate the siteand / or use herbicides to keep thesite weed free. Limit spring tillageto a light disc or harrow to removenew annuals and save moisture.When designing and selectingspecies for shelterbelts, plan for 5or more rows for primary protec-tion from the north and west and2-3 rows for secondary protectionfrom the south and east. Includeat least 1 row of evergreen speciesand at least 1 row of fast growingbroadleaf species. Ensure thatsnow accumulation does not crushor break down leeward rows byplanting tree and shrub speciesthat are best suited for leewardrows. It is important to selectspecies that are adapted to ourarea and USDA Hardiness Zone.

Good care and maintenance ofyour shelterbelt will result yearsof good service. Weed control andsoil moisture retention are criticaland related to long-term survival.Weeds can use most of the avail-able moisture and greatly reducetree seedling growth and survival.Mechanical weed control is veryeffective at bringing weed seeds tothe soil surface for germinationand controlling annual weeds.

Several cultivations during thegrowing season are best. Careshould be taken not to cultivatetoo deep as tree roots may be dam-aged. Perennial weeds should besprayed with herbicides and al-lowed time to die before cultiva-tion.

The use of weed control fabrichas become very common withshelterbelts in the last twentyyears. It acts as a physical barrierto weed emergence, prevents sun-light from reaching germinatingweed seeds and conserves mois-ture. It is important to either dotillage or mowing between therows several times during thegrowing season. Otherwise, weedscan grow big with roots reachingunderneath the fabric robbing

moisture from the trees.Herbicides can be used to effec-

tively control problem weeds, espe-cially perennials. Use of pre-emer-gent and post emergent herbicidesalong the edge of weed control fab-ric eliminates strips of weeds leftfrom tillage and it is possible toeliminate weeds between treesand growing through the slits nextto the trees. It is possible to con-trol many annual weeds and savesome moisture with pre-emergentherbicides without the use of weedcontrol fabric in the rows of shel-terbelts. A 4 foot wide band of her-bicide is sprayed directly over therow after the killing frost in theautumn when trees are dormant.After 4-5 years and the trees areestablished and too big to spray

over, use of pre-emergent herbi-cides can be stopped.

Shelterbelts can be damaged bylivestock and upland wildlife.Construction and maintenance ofappropriate protective fenceshould be done as needed. In somesituations the use of tree protec-tors and wildlife repellents mayalso be warranted.

My sources for this news releasewere the Montana State SeedlingNursery and Natural ResourcesConservation Service. If youwould like more information about“Shelterbelt Planning, Establish-ment and Maintenance,” call BobDrown at the Conservation Officeat 605-244-5222, Extension 4.

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The breeding success in theSouth Dakota cowherd was quitevariable this summer because ofheat and drought. Extension BeefReproduction Specialist GeorgePerry explains cows that werebred in the early part of the sum-mer settled a pregnancy quite wellbut when summer temperaturesbegan to spike, many cows werejust too hot to breed.

"Where we've seen the majorityof problems occurring this year are

actually the animals trying to bebred end of June and into Julywhen we had the really hotweather," Perry said. "If we raisethe rectal body temperature as lit-tle as 2 degrees, we can actuallyretard embryo growth and there-fore we don't get near as good ofpregnancy rates."

Perry says heat stress may alsohave impacted semen quality ofbulls.

"On bulls there is more of a last-ing effect of that heat, even heat

for a short period of time, sincespermatogenesis in the bull is a61-day process, if the bulls get toohot or their testes get too hot, thesperm that is actually beingformed can be impacted and actu-ally impact fertility up to twomonths later depending on how se-vere it was."

The heat stress was com-pounded by the drought, withsummer pastures falling short formany cows' nutritional needs.

"When she starts losing condi-tion, unless that embryo is well es-tablished it's one of the first thingsthat can be lost," he said.

Perry urges cattlemen to moni-tor and boost their herd's bodycondition now if needed beforewinter sets in as after weaning isthe easiest time to improve bodyscore - setting the stage for suc-cessful calving.

To learn more about this topic,visit the beef tab on igrow.org.More information on fertility andbody condition scoring will also bepresented at the 2012 Applied Re-productive Strategies in Beef Cat-tle Conference. The conferencewill be held in Sioux Falls S.D.,Dec. 3 and 4. The full programand list of speakers is available athttp://muconf.missouri.edu/ARSBC-SouthDakota.

2012 Drought impact on breeding success in the South Dakota cowherd


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We got some moisture this week!It rained Monday and Tuesday, fol-lowed by snow on Wednesday, andthe rain gauge totaled almost a halfinch over the three days. For thefirst time in a looong time, we didn’tworry about fires.

This week started out a littlerough. I came down with the fluSunday and had to miss the churchsupper at Rosebud for the first timein years. Darn! I spent Monday cook-ing, cleaning, and trying not tothrow up while we got ready to weancalves on Tuesday. GF&P Sec. Vonkdidn’t help my disposition any whenhe called Monday morning to tell methat the feds had denied his requestto take wolves off the endangeredspecies list in the western Dakotaslike they promised to do earlier inthe year. We weren’t surprised thatthe USFW lied to us again, but Sec.Vonk is talking to the governor’s of-fice to see how we need to go abouttaking wolves off the endangeredspecies list and putting them on thepredator list in South Dakota. I'llkeep you posted.

Rone Jenson, Bill Holt, JeremyStadheim, Doug Doll, and Jim Oat-man helped wean and haul calveshome from the Smith place on Tues-day. Jim Oatman came to help Dollsfor a few days and it was sure niceto see him. Casey went to the Hack-

amore to help the crew at Dolls weancalves in that freezing weather onWednesday. Ty Thybo rode horse-back all the way from the Bar H andwarmed his socks in the dryer atJan’s before he rode back in the cold.He’s a tough bugger!

My sister’s husband was hospital-ized in Hettinger Tuesday. Wednes-day morning Ken was taken by am-bulance to Rapid City where doctorsput another stint in his heart Thurs-day and sent him home.

Kathy (Holt) Larsen’s husbandCharley had also been having heartproblems. They were gathering cowsat their ranch near Sheridan onTuesday when Charley had a heartattack and died doing what he loved.Charley’s funeral was Saturday inSheridan.

Mildred Kaitfors, age 92 ofReeder, passed away on October19th in Mott. Her funeral was Tues-day at the Centennial Chapel inHettinger with burial in the GoldenValley Cemetery south of Reeder.

Jeannie Padden, 75, of CampCrook, died Monday at the hospitalin Rapid City. Jeannie’s funeral wasFriday in Camp Crook with burial inthe Fairview Cemetery.

Harry “Jim” Turbiville, 87, passedaway last Sunday at the SouthwestHealth Care Facility in Bowman.His funeral was Saturday at the

Camp Crook Rec Center with burialin the Fairview Cemetery.

Please keep the families of thisfine folks in your prayers.

Bill Vroman invited me to lunch atthe Senior Citizens Center in Buf-falo Friday to explain the ballot is-sues to the crowd. Most of the sevenballot issues are relatively harmless.I’ll vote yes on some and no on some,but I am an empathic NO on Initi-ated Measure 15, which, if passed,will be the largest tax increase inSouth Dakota history with NO leg-islative oversight!

Please excuse me while I climb upon my soapbox:

Initiated Measure 15 increasesthe state sales and use tax from fourcents to five cents on nearly every-thing you buy, a 25% tax increasethat would take an estimated $180million in additional tax dollars fromSouth Dakota taxpayers. IM15 locksin the permanent tax increase fortwo special interests, K-12 educationand Medicaid, on top of what is al-ready being spent for those two pro-grams.

Now is not the time to take an-other $180 million out of taxpayers'pockets. The state just ended its fis-cal year with $48 million in savingsand unexpected revenues. We are ex-periencing the worst drought indecades, we’re facing the possibility

of dipping into another nationwiderecession, and there are grave con-cerns about our staggering federaldeficit.

The proposed increase in sales taxhas no expiration date and NONE ofthe money can be used for any otherneeds the state may face in the fu-ture, such as criminal justice, highereducation, public infrastructure andother programs necessary to our cit-izens.

And to compound the problem,Senate Appropriations Committeechairman Corey Brown points outthat the poorly-written proposal alsomandates the taking of 20% of thesales taxes paid by people in storesduring December, 2012, before thetax increase goes into effect on Jan-uary 1, 2013 which causes a 9.8 mil-lion dollar hole in this year’s budget!“This is another good reason to voteagainst Initiated Measure #15 onNovember 6th,” said Brown. “It’s an-other example of a poorly writteninitiative leaving unintended conse-quences.”

Helen Marty celebrated her 90thbirthday Saturday with a multitudeof friends and relatives at the Holi-day Inn in Spearfish. Her kidshosted a wonderful party and we gotto visit with old friends and neigh-bors we hadn’t seen for a while.Helen’s daughter Liz May has al-

most forgiven me for talking her intorunning for the legislature in Dis-trict 27. She’ll have a tough race, buther husband Avery is hoping shewins, because he’s looking forward toa little quiet time during the 2013legislative session!

This is the most critical presiden-tial election in the history of ourgreat nation. Our national debt is$16.2 TRILLION and climbing, theeconomy is in the tank, unemploy-ment and welfare recipients haveskyrocketed, and the administrationis scrambling to cover up its malfea-sance that led to the death of ourAmbassador and three others inLibya after they had called for helpthat was readily available, but wasdenied to them.

I enjoyed this story I got from DonSeaton:

A woman was playing golf whenshe took a big swing and fell. Theparty waiting behind her was agroup from the White House that in-cluded President Obama.

Obama quickly stepped forwardand helped her to her feet.

She thanked him and started toleave, when he said, "I'm PresidentObama and I hope you'll vote for methis November."

She laughed and quickly said,"Sorry Mr. President, but I fell on myrear, not my head!"

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BBrreetttt PPrriiccee bbeenneeffiitt -- Family, friends and loved ones are requesting your help for Brett Price. In May 2012, Brett Price asinvolved in an automobile accident in which he sustained severe nerve and tendon damage to his arm and hand. For the nerve andtendons to be repaired the surgery needs to be done as soon as possible to have full use of his arm and hand. Brett has livedand ranched in the Maurine, SD area his entire life. He continues to ranch along with his wife Ashly, and young childrenRylee (5) and Roan (1). An account has been opened at First Interstate Bank to help Brett, Ashly and family with their medical costs, surgery and travel costs to Mayo Clinic. If you would like to donate to help this young family please dropoff donations at any First Interstate Bank or send monetary donations to Brett Price Fund, PO Box 9, Sturgis, SD 57785.


Coordinating efforts with theGovernor’s Drought Task Force,the South Dakota Department ofAgriculture (SDDA) is askingfarmers and ranchers who strug-gled with this year’s extremedrought conditions to send theirideas on drought disaster relief.

“SDDA wants to know how wecan best help our producersthrough this drought year,” saidSouth Dakota Secretary of Agri-culture Walt Bones. “Hearing theirideas first-hand is the best way todo that.”

Producers are encouraged to e-mail their comments and sugges-

tions by Friday, Nov. 16, to [email protected] , call call 605-773-5425, or write the SouthDakota Department of Agricul-ture, 523 E Capitol Ave., Pierre,SD 57501.

Agriculture is South Dakota’sNo. 1 industry, generating nearly$21 billion in annual economic ac-tivity and employing more than80,000 South Dakotans. TheSouth Dakota Department of Agri-culture’s mission is to promote,protect, preserve and improve thisindustry for today and tomorrow.Visit us online at http://sdda.sd.gov/ or follow us on Facebookand Twitter.

South Dakota Department of Agriculture seeks inputfrom producers on disaster relief

Evie Reed and Bernie Rose hosteda birthday luncheon Thursday forthe October birthdays at Bernie’shome.

Fred and Bev Schopp accompa-nied Connie Hourigan to Bismarck.They visited with Arlys and DelKrause before returning home.

Tuesday, Pastor Frank Gant andCandra and family were supperguests and evening visitors of Fredand Bev Schopp.

Friday, Fred and Bev Schopp wereamong the guests at the Bob andConnie Hourigan visiting with Bobi,Jeremy and Judah Wuebben whowere here visiting from Prior Lake,MN.

Esther Nolan of Quincy WA wasa Friday through Tuesday guest ofCarolyn and Jerry Petik. She cameto attend the wedding of Clint andJennifer Kvale.

Tuesday afternoon, Carolyn andEsther visited with Thelma Lemke.In the evening they joined a groupof Kvale cousins for supper in Lem-mon and also visited with IreneYoung.

Jerry Petik attended a sessionmeeting at Spencer MemorialChurch in Lemmon Tuesdayevening.

Wil Petik and a friend from Moor-head, MN were Wednesday after-noon visitors at Petiks and were alsoThursday dinner guests.

Thursday afternoon, CarolynPetik visited with Irene Young inLemmon.

Friday, Jerry and Carolyn at-tended a Presbytery meeting in HotSprings, SD. They were Fridayovernight guests of Len and DarlysHofer at Piedmont.

Saturday, evening Petiks attendedthe All State Chorus and Orchestraconcert in Rapid City. Leif Bakkenwas one of the participants.

Meadow News By Tiss Treib


The South Dakota Departmentof Agriculture is asking for feed-back from farmers, ranchers andothers in the agriculture sectorthrough an Internet survey.

“In response to Gov. DennisDaugaard’s Red Tape Review, thedepartment is conducting an on-line survey to obtain input fromthe South Dakota agriculture in-dustry on rules and regulationsthat affect it,” said AgricultureSecretary Walt Bones. “We inviteall of those people involved in theagriculture sector to take the sur-vey. This is your state Departmentof Agriculture, and we want toknow how to better serve you.”

The survey can be found athttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sddasurvey2012

For questions about the survey,contact Jamie Crew at 605-773-4073.

South Dakota Departmentof Agriculture asks forrural feedback

Because of the drought thisgrowing season, soil samplingafter harvest becomes very impor-tant this year says Ron Gelder-man, SDSU Soils Extension Spe-cialist.

"Soil sampling should be part ofany nutrient management pro-gram but is even more importantafter a dry year with limitedyields," Gelderman said. "Forthose fields that were severelymoisture stressed, available nitro-gen (N) carryover may be higherthan normal."

Gelderman says all growersshould take 2-foot soil samplesthroughout their fields and havethem analyzed for nitrate-N; espe-cially for those fields going into anon-legume crop.

"If the rotation hasn't yet beenset, sample and analyze as if it willbe a non-legume crop. As the oldadage goes 'It is better to have itand not need it, than to need itand not have it.' The additionalsampling cost is inconsequentialcompared to potential fertilizersavings or yield gain," he said.

Gelderman says that pastdrought years have shown higher

than average carryover levels. Forexample, the average carryover ni-trate-N level following corn, isabout 70 pounds per acre. In a dryyear, he says it would not be un-usual to measure 100 to 120pounds per acre of carryover Nafter poor yields on some of thesemoisture stressed fields.

"That is a difference of 30 to 50pounds or about $18 to $30 an acrein savings with today's N prices.Some laboratories have been re-porting average carryover nitrate-N values of 20 pounds an acrehigher than average for this fall,"he said.

However, Gelderman says thisis not always the case. Which iswhy testing is a must this fall.

"One of our moisture-stressednitrogen rate trials on corn nearBeresford had near average carry-over levels. In that case, if thegrower 'guessed' at carryover lev-els of 30 pounds an acre more thanaverage, yield might very well be5 to 10 bushel an acre lower thanwould be with the proper test andrecommendation. The point is wecannot predict what the carryoverlevels will be. Therefore, every

field should be tested."Because of the fact that within

many fields there could be highcarryover N variability that mayreflect the high yield variabilitydue to differential soil moisturewithin that field, Gelderman rec-ommends zone sampling.

"A zone sampling programbased on yield zones may showsome large nitrogen fertilizer sav-ings for next year and will put thenitrogen where it is needed andnot oversupply other areas of thefield where it is not," he said.

Given the poor yields in somefields, there would be less phos-phorus (P) and potassium (K) re-moved with the grain as well.However, Gelderman says meas-uring the availability of carryoverP and K is more difficult than fornitrogen.

"The soil P and K test may haveincreased slightly (due to less re-moved with the lower yields) butyield, tillage, residue removed,soils, precipitation and tempera-tures all can influence how muchof these nutrients become avail-able for next year's crop. It is bestto follow soil test guidelines forthose nutrients and not give a"credit" for any unused nutrients."

In a dry fall, he says it is not un-usual to find K tests even lowerthan in a "normal" year. The rea-son is that the lower rainfall afterharvest has not moved the K fromthe plant residue into the soil.Potassium will move quite readilywith water while plant N and Pare tied up with organic com-pounds and will depend on micro-bial decomposition become theybecome available.

To learn more contact a SDSUExtension agronomy field special-ist by calling your SDSU Exten-sion Regional Center. Contact in-formation can be found atiGrow.org.

Soil sampling after the drought

FACSIMILE BALLOTNOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 in all the vot-ing precincts in Perkins County.

The election polls will be open from seven a.m. to seven p.m. Mountain Time onthe day of the election.

The polling place in each precinct of this county is as follows:

Precinct Towns/Townships Polling Place

1 Wards 1 & 4 in City of Lemmon Beeler Community Building

2 Horse Creek, Viking, Grand River, Lodgepole HallWilson,Duck Creek, Lodgepole, Glendo, Sidney & Fredlund Townships

3 Wards 2 & 3 in City of Lemmon, Beeler Community BuildingTrail & Flat Creek Townships

4 Castle Butte, White Butte, Liberty, Beeler Community BuildingBarrett, Burdick, Pleasant Valley and Rockford Townships

5 Seim, DeWitt, Anderson, Beeler Community BuildingHudgins, & Lincoln Townships

6 Independence, Clark, Whitney, Indian Creek ChurchMeadow, Grand Central, Chance, Easter and Foster Townships

7 White Hill, Vail, Cash, Plateau, Beckman Memorial ChurchStrool, Jones, Maltby, Wells, Antelope & Duell Townships

8 Moreau, Englewood, Arrowhead, Faith Community CenterFlint Rock & Deep Creek Townships

9 Wyandotte, Highland, Sheffield, Zeona ChurchDillon, Beck, Bixby, Martin, Mildrew & Vrooman Townships

12 Marshfield, Scotch Cap, Bison, Bentley Memorial BuildingRainbow,Richland, Vickers,Lone Tree, Hall, Ada, Brushy and Chaudoin Townships and Town of Bison

Voters with disabilities may contact the county finance officer for informationand special assistance in absentee voting or polling place accessibility.

Sylvia Chapman, County Finance OfficerPerkins County

IDENTIFICATION AT THE POLLS

The following are acceptable forms of Identification at the polling place:

(1) A South Dakota driver's license or non-driver identification card;

(2) A passport or an identification card, including a picture, issued by an agencyof the United States government;

(3) A tribal identification card, including a picture; or

(4) A current student identification card, including a picture, issued by a highschool or an accredited institution of higher education, including a university,college, or technical school, located within the State of South Dakota.

Sylvia Chapman, County Finance OfficerPerkins County

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In both the 2006 and the 2008 primaries, young voters madethe difference in several tight races. Senator Obama owes hiscaucus win in Iowa to 18-29 year olds, and a winning margin

among the youth vote helped Senator McCain win in California.

Public Notices Official newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County & the Bison School District

NOTICE OF PUBLIC TEST

Notice is hereby given that the auto-matic tabulating equipment will betested to ascertain that it will correctlycount the votes for all offices and meas-ures that are to be cast at the PrimaryElection held on the 6th day of Novem-ber, 2012. The test will be conducted on the 5thday of November, 2012, at 10:00 o'clocka.m. MT at the following location:Perkins County Finance Office locatedin the Perkins County Courthouse.

Dated this 11th day of October, 2012.

Sylvia Chapman Person in charge of election

[Published November 1, 2012 at a totalapproximate cost of $8.67.]

INSTRUCTIONSTO THE VOTERS

VOTING RIGHTSAny voter who can't mark a ballot be-cause the voter has a physical disabil-ity or can't read, may ask any personthey choose to help them vote.Any voter may ask for instruction inthe proper procedure for voting.Any voter at the polling place prior to7:00 p.m. is allowed to cast a ballot.If your voting rights have been vio-lated, you may call the person incharge of the election at 605-244-5624,the Secretary of State at 888-703-5328,or your state's attorney.Any person who is convicted of a felonyon or after July 1, 2012, loses the rightto vote. However, any such person mayregister to vote following the comple-tion of their felony sentence.Any person who is convicted of a felonyon or before June 30, 2012, and who re-ceives a sentence of imprisonment tothe adult penitentiary system, includ-ing a suspended execution of sentence,loses the right to vote. Any such personso sentenced may register to vote fol-lowing completion of their sentence.Further information is available atwww.sdsos.gov.

ELECTION CRIMESAnyone who makes a false statementwhen they vote, tries to vote knowingthey are not a qualified voter, or triesto vote more than once has committedan election crime.

[Published November 1, 2012 at a totalapproximate cost of $15.53.]

SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR

SALE BY SEALEDBID

The Town of Bison will accept sealedbids for the removal from city propertyof a story-and-a-half house (three bed-rooms, 1 bath); one 12 ft. by 26 ft.garage; and one 10 x 12 lawn shed withoverhead door located at 205 EastMain Street in Block 8, Original Townof Bison, SD. These buildings may beviewed upon request by phoning 244-5677 or 244-5678.

Buildings must be torn down or re-moved from the property, at bidder'sexpense, no later than Jan. 1, 2013.Buildings will revert back to The Townof Bison upon failure to comply withremoval date and purchaser's paymentwould be forfeited.

Mail or deliver bids to Town of Bison,PO Box 910, 309 1st Ave. W., Bison,SD 57620. Bids will be opened at 7:30p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. Bidsmay be increased during the time setfor bid opening. Please mark your en-velope "Surplus Property."

ATTEST:Elizabeth HulmFinance OfficerTown of Bison

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FACSIMILE BALLOT

[Published November 1, 2012 at a total approximate cost of $138.78


Since 2004, young women have led the turnout increase witnessed among young adults overall. In both 2004 and 2006,

young women voted at rates seven and three points higherthan young men.

Public Notices Official newspaper for the City of Bison, Perkins County & the Bison School District

CLIP ’N SAVE COMMUNITY CALENDARSchool Board mtg 7 p.m.Men’s Club mtg 7 p.m.

Tuesday • November 13Public Library 1 p.m.

Wednesday • November 14Public Library 10 - 1 & 4 - 6Food Pantry 2:30 p.m.

Thursday • November 15State B VB at mitchellPublic Library 1 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.Town & Country Club 7 p.m.

Friday • November 16.

Saturday • November 17

Sunday • November 18

Monday • November 19Firemen’s mtg 7 p.m.

Public Library 10 - 1 & 4 - 6County Comm. mtg 10 a.m.

District Oral interp at TimberLakeEastern Star mtg 7 p.m.

Thursday • November 8Public Library 1 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.PCRWS meeting 6:45 p.m.

Friday • November 9State Football Tourney

Saturday • November 10Deer Hunting with rifle beginsState Football Tourney

Sunday • November 11Veteran’s Day

Monday • November 12Veteran’s Day observed

Courthouse ClosedVet’s prog. at school 2:30 p.m.

Thursday • November 1Public Library 1 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.District Vb at Bison

Friday • November 2District VB at Bison

Saturday • November 3Christmas FairCommercial Fair at LegionSemi Final FB Tourney

Sunday • November 4

Monday •November 5VB Regional TourneyTown Board meeting 6 p.m.

Tuesday • November 6Election Day

Public Library 1 p.m.Regional VB Tourney

Wednesday • November 7WIC Day

Wednesday • November 28Public Library 10 - 1 & 4 - 6

Thursday • November 29Public Library 1 p.m.Sr. Cit. Pinochle 1 p.m.

Friday • November 30State Oral Interp in Yankton


Wednesday • November 21School dismisses at 1:33Public Library 10 - 1 & 4 - 6

Thursday • November 22Thanksgiving Day

Friday • November 23Courthouse closed

Saturday • November 24

Sunday • November 25Deer hunting with rifle ends

Monday • November 26Library Board mtg 7:00 p.m.


BISON FOOD STORE244-5411

West RiverCooperativeTelephoneCompany

Bison • 605-244-5213

1-800-700-3184www.r-zmotors.com

Bison605-244-5211

Bison Clinic244-5206


The South Dakota Departmentof Transportation reminds landowners, hay remaining in highwayditches after Oct. 1 is deemed ille-gal.

Any person wishing to claimownership of illegal bales must ob-tain a permit from the SouthDakota Department of Trans-portation. Those permits are is-sued on a first-come first-servedbasis and allow permit holders totake ownership of any illegal haybale.

Permits are available at Depart-ment of Transportation area of-fices in the following communities:Aberdeen, Belle Fourche, Custer,Huron, Mitchell, Mobridge, Pierre,Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Water-town, Winner, and Yankton. Phonenumbers can be found on the web-site at http://www.sddot.com/dot/region/Default.aspx

The Department of Transporta-tion will remove or authorize theremoval of any hay bales remain-ing in the public right-of-way afterOct. 31.

For more information, contactJason Humphrey at 605-773-3571.

Reminder to remove Illegal hay bales from the Right of Way


1. Which Wright brother was actually at the controls when their plane firstflew?2. The first astronauts were military test pilots. Who was the first US civilianin space?3. What is the windiest continent?4. Which of these biblical persons is often credited with being the first personto see Jesus after his resurrection?5. According to the novel, what kind f animal teaches Dr. Doolittle to talk toanimals?6. Where does Anne of Green Gables live?7. What are the official colors of the FFA?8.Which two sports make up the Olympic biathlon?

Trivia, test your knowledgeEight week contest, there will be five questions every week, you must answer threeof them correctly. All the winners will be put in a hat and a name will be drawn for aprize.

Advertising Rates:DDIISSPPLLAAYY AADDSS: $4.50 per column inch.CCLLAASSSSIIFFIIEEDD AADDSS:: $5.90 for 30 words; 10¢ for each wordthereafter. $2.00 billing charge applies.TTHHAANNKK YYOOUU''SS: $5.90 minimum or $3.10 per column inch.$2.00 billing charge applies.HHIIGGHHLLIIGGHHTTSS && HHAAPPPPEENNIINNGGSS:: $5.90 minimum or $3.10per column inch. $2.00 billing charge applies.HHAAPPPPYY AADDSS: With or Without Picture: $15.00 minimum or$4.50 per column inch.BBIIRRTTHH AANNNNOOUUNNCCEEMMEENNTT:: $36.00for 2x7 announcement.Ad Deadline is Monday at NOON! Legal Deadline is Fridayat NOON! 244-7199 or [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT

JOIN OUR TEAM ~ looking for re-sponsible, outgoing and energeticadvertising sales representative.Apply at Mobridge Tribune, PO Box250, Mobridge, SD 57601 or [email protected].

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR –City of Hill City, SD seeks profes-sional candidate for city operations.Open until filled. Salary DOE. Infoat hillcitysd.org or 605-574-2300.EOE.

CITY OF DE SMET: Full-timewater, wastewater, buildings, parks,swimming pool maintenance assis-tant. Possession of or ability to ob-tain Commercial Driver’s License,Chemical Applicator’s License,Water-Wastewater Operator Certifi-cations required. Salary DOE/Bene-fits. For application contact 605-854-3731 or [email protected].

SALES AGRONOMIST/PRECI-SION AG position at Howard Farm-ers Coop, Howard SD. Sales experi-ence, knowledge of Ag chemicals andprecision Ag/VRT is preferred. CallColby 605-772-5543.

FOR SALE

2010 GMC YUKON XL 4x4, 65,000miles, rear DVD, heated leatherseats, remote start, many more ex-tras. $32,500. Call 605-853-3687 or605-871-9996.

NOW IS THE chance to buy a wellestablished & successful business inthe State Capitol of S.D. The Long-branch is for SALE (serious inquiresonly). Call Russell Spaid 605-280-1067.

LOG HOMES

DAKOTA LOG HOME Builders rep-resenting Golden Eagle Log Homes,building in eastern, central, north-western South & North Dakota.Scott Connell, 605-530-2672, CraigConnell, 605-264-5650, www.golde-neagleloghomes.com.

NOTICES

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide ClassifiedsNetwork to work for you today! (25words for $150. Each additionalword $5.) Call this newspaper or800-658-3697 for details.

For SaleFor sale: 2000 Chevy Silverado 1/2ton, V8, 4 wheel drive, 5 speed trans,.quad cab regular box asking $5000.call 605-484-7519.

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FOR SALE: Hereford bull calves.Will keep until December 1, 2012.Hovland Herefords, Allen Hovland,605-544-3236, or Miles Hovland, 544-3294.

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HAY FOR SALE: 2012-1st, 2nd &3rd cutting Alfalfa hay. 2012 Millethay test results available. 2011-1st &2nd cutting Alfalfa. Call 605-845-3045.

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Crocheted dish cloths and pot scrub-bers are available at the BisonCourier. Also Taking orders for em-broidered dish towels for informationsee Arlis at the Bison Courier or call244-7199.

B4-tfnFor Rent

For rent: Homestead Heights locatedin Bison, S.D., has a one and two bed-room apartment available. Home-stead Heights is a low-income elderlyand disabled Section 8 HUD (Housingand Urban Development) housing fa-cility. We are smoke free. Energy As-sistance is available for those whoqualify. Utilities are included in therent. Homestead Heights is an equalhousing opportunity. For more infor-mation, please call (605) 244-5473.

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Thank YouA special thank you to all participantsand donors for the Vibes for Vicki10/27/12 walk for Breast Cancer Curehonoring my late sister, Vicki KolbYoung, who lost her battle to BreastCancer on 01/18/2012. Your kindwords and generous donations wereoverwhelming and I truly appreciateit. You more than tripled my goal tothe Susan G. Komen for a Cure Foun-dation! Together we will achieve acure for this horrible disease. You'rethe greatest community ever!

Love you all, Salli Kolb Blazey

Many thanks to Dan Kvale, MikeLemburg, Verlyn Veal and Jeff Van-Vactor and the staff at WRRMS forthe professional and compassionatecare given to Kayley after her car ac-cident Thursday night. We are veryblessed to have you in our communityand very blessed that Kayley’s in-juries weren’t more serious. Thankyou, also to our friends and family fortheir concern and prayers.

With love and gratitude, Nate and Colette Johnson family

Grade boys basketball

Jr Hi boys & girlsbasketball

Varsity boys basketball

head & assistantGirls basketball head & assistant

contact Don Kraemer at 244-5961

CCOOAACCHHEESSWWAANNTTEEDD


In Touch Massage

Tues - Thurs by appointment$45.00 per hour massage

Mom’s PlaceMain St • Bison

Kate Trigg307-689-0344

FOR RENTOne & Two Bedroom Apartments

The Village Manor, Hettinger, North DakotaSmall Pets Allowed

All utilities includedNo Age Limitations

Rental assistance availableTo view an apartment call 701-567-4118

For further information call 701-290-0206TTY 1-800-366-6888


AN INVITATION TO A COMMUNITYWIDE PRAYER GATHERING

SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

GRAND ELECTRIC SOCIAL ROOM,BISON

UNDER HIS WINGS

We will join together inprayer for God's mercy& God's blessing to beupon our nation & ourcommunity during theupcoming election &the days that follow.

FOR SALE:Hereford Bull Calves

Will keep until December 1, 2012.

HOVLAND HEREFORDSCall Allen Hovland

544-3236or

Miles Hovland544-3294

Documents

Bison Courier, November 1, 2012