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PRESS & DAKOTAN SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2014 PAGE 15A 2010 Legal and Public Notices Tract 1, Schmidt's 4th Addition, S13-T94N-R56W and W1/2, SE1/4, exc Lot R-44, S13-T94N-R56W, hereinafter re- ferred to as Utica North Town- ship, County of Yankton, State of South Dakota. Patrick Garrity Drainage Administrator Yankton County Published once at the approximate cost of $15.06. HOME DELIVERY PRESS& YANKTON DAILY DAKOTAN CALL 665-7811 August 18th - 23rd 2704 Fox Run Pkwy • Yankton, SD • grahamtire.com 2704 Fox Run Pkwy • Yankton, SD • grahamtire.com 665-4406 665-4406 REBATES REBATES REBATES UP TO $120 UP TO $120 UP TO $120 When using Goodyear Credit Card $ 44 95 $ 44 95 $ 44 95 All Belts & Hoses All Belts & Hoses All Belts & Hoses Belts/hoses parts only • 10% off current manufacturer’s list price • Installation extra Must present coupon to get this price. Most vehicles. No other discounts apply. Additional charge for shop supplies may be added. Offer ends 9/30/14. 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The Gilberts own seven acres of land. The new ordinance taps every prop- erty in town under 11 acres, presumably cutting every- one out. This has upset landown- ers with five, six or seven acres who had plans to raise sheep or goats for their own use. Almost 50 people showed up for the special meeting, with only a smattering of those people in favor of the ordinance. Kenny Peters said he had lived almost 80 years in Del- mont and “this might be the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Peters. “You for- got one section in there, though. You forgot how we’re going to get rid of these humans we’ve got wandering around.” Rich Rice, who has lived in Delmont nine years, said “the majority of the town is against this... if you vote for this ordinance, you are vot- ing against the people you represent.” Alderman Strid asked not to pass the ordinance be- cause “we haven’t had enough time to look at and digest it.” She added that the peo- ple in the audience had good ideas, and said of the ordi- nance “I don’t believe this is our best work.” Former mayor Ervin Bietz lauded the council for its work, and had signed the formal complaint Aug. 6, the day the first reading of the ordinance was presented. “If this had been done five years ago,” said Bietz, “there wouldn’t have been anyone here (to object).” Former council member Terry Takcs said it was good to see a formal complaint fi- nally for the action which had started in June. He called the ordinance “ex- treme ... it covers every one of God’s creatures.” Mayor Mae Gunnare failed to answer any of the questions posed to her dur- ing the public discussion pe- riod, noting that it would be either “taken under advise- ment,” or “no comment.” With the referendum peti- tions now turned in, the council has the option of scheduling a special election on the passage of the ordi- nance, or waiting for it to be part of the general election in November. For now, however, it is bzzzness as usual for those with bees, chickens and other animals in Delmont. Delmont From Page 1A 41,259 in July 2013. There were 1,020,632 people in the state labor force last month, the report said, compared with 1,024,775 in June. In Omaha the preliminary unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in June, com- pared with 4.1 percent in June. The new rate is three- tenths of a point under the 4.5 percent of July 2013. Lin- coln’s July rate also rose, to 3.4 percent from 3.3 percent in June. The July 2013 mark was 3.9 percent. The unemployment rates for Lincoln and Omaha are not seasonally adjusted, so they cannot be directly com- pared with the state unem- ployment rate. Here are all preliminary area labor market unemploy- ment rates for July, followed by the revised June rates: —Beatrice: 5.3, 3.7 —Columbus: 3.3, 3.2 —Fremont: 3.9, 3.8 —Grand Island: 5.8, 3.5 —Hastings: 3.7, 3.5 —Kearney: 3.1, 2.9 —Lexington: 4.0, 4.0 —Norfolk: 3.4, 3.4 —North Platte: 3.3, 3.2 —Red Willow: 3.4, 3.6 —Scotts Bluff: 4.2, 4.1 Jobless From Page 1A keting grants to spread the word through out the state. We want to draw people from all around to bring in some dollars for Yankton.” Planning a major event like this is hard work, but with so many people and organizations support everything is coming into place. These ladies know that all this hard work will pay off for their city. “This festival has the po- tential to become a huge event for Yankton,” Clatwor- thy said. “We want it to be about the people of Yankton and for the people of Yank- ton. There is no community around that has had any- thing like this.” With the event only two months away, there is a lot of work to do. The event still needs sponsors, ven- dors, volunteers, coordina- tors, antiques, tents and more. “There are so many amazing people and non- profits that are willing to help out. But we need more. The more people that could volunteer or donate the bet- ter,” Clatworthy said. “I talk to everyone about it.” The Harvest Halloween Festival will kick of Friday, Oct. 31 with a Kiddy Trick or Treat Parade followed by a Parade and Zombie Walk. “We are taking some- thing that already is here and building on it,” Clatwor- thy said. “We encourage all businesses in Yankton to come downtown for the pa- rade and hand out candy for the kids.” After the parade, the fes- tival will offer many other festive activities including a vampire buffet, the showing of the classic “Night of the Living Dead” and a costume party with live music. “I have had nothing but positive feedback from everyone about this,” Clat- worthy said. “The streets are going to be full.” On Saturday, Nov. 1 fes- tivities will include a waffle breakfast, a ghost train, a spooky forest, a corn pit, pig races, a bale maze along with vendors, live music and a farmers market. “Let’s build together a Harvest Celebration that en- gages local passions and provides as many unique activities as possible — a fabulous program that squeezes out every drop of fun,” said Clatworthy. To learn more about the Harvest Halloween Festival go to www.harvesthal- loween.com. If you are interested in donating or volunteering e- mail Cathy Clatworthy at [email protected]. Follow Jordynne Hart on Twitter at twitter.com/hartjordynne. To discuss this story got to yankton.net. Harvest From Page 1A became a family affair. “Years ago it was just kind of like a little part time job,” he said. “Pretty soon the wife started driving, and she still drives, and the daughter drives also. It was something that fit in at that time very well. It gets you up in the morning and gets you going, you come home and do chores and in the af- ternoon, you hit it again.” He said he’s held nearly every route in the area, but the best part of the job has always been the children. “The kids are just like an extended family,” he said. “When the school year ends, you’re kind of glad you’re going to have a little break, but you kind of miss the kids. It’s kind of nice to go back and see them again because you usually have the same route so you have the same kids every year until they start driving.” Mogck’s current route, which he’s held for six years, takes him out to Deer Boulevard and Larson Land- ing. You can follow Rob Nielsen on Twitter at twit- ter.com/RobNielsenPandD/. Discuss this story at www.yankton.net/. Bus From Page 1A Award-Winning SD 4-H Teens As Teachers Program Shares Program Results BROOKINGS — SDSU Ex- tension 4-H Youth Develop- ment was proud to partner with South Dakota Coordi- nated School Health and S.D. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program to bring the Teens as Teachers — Take A Stand training to South Dakota Schools and Communi- ties. Five school teams consist- ing of 21 Teens as Teachers (TAT) were trained in the fol- lowing communities; Andes Central, Belle Fourche, Burke, Clark and Winner. These trained teens reached 290 ele- mentary and middle school youth with Take A Stand les- sons. In July, the TAT program was selected as this year’s winner of the South Dakota As- sociation for Career and Tech- nical Education (SDACTE) Award of Merit. The Take A Stand Program is an enrichment program fo- cusing on conflict manage- ment and bullying. Lesson topics included: communica- tion, teamwork, etiquette, so- cial skills, empathy and cultural awareness. Students received handouts, resources and certificates of completion. In the South Dakota schools, curriculum for grades 3-5 and 6-8 were used. Through the above les- sons, the Take A Stand Pro- gram offered elementary and middle school youth the op- portunity to learn: how to solve their conflicts using peaceful methods including expressing themselves with words instead of physical ac- tions. Skills in communica- tion, teamwork, cultural awareness and etiquette which assisted them to solve their current conflicts. Life skills which will help in their future relationships, commu- nity organizations and careers. The Take A Stand Lessons addressed the S.D. Health Edu- cation Standards and Perform- ance Indicators as well as S.D. Legislation SB 130, 2012 — School Bullying Prevention Act. By using the Take A Stand Enrichment Program, Teens as Teachers were assisting their schools in teaching decision- making skills to enhance health and in preventing bully- ing in their schools. The Teens as Teachers Pro- gram is a two part program. Part one is to develop teen leadership skills and provide teens with a career learning opportunity. Part two pro- vides elementary and/or mid- dle school youth with subject matter taught by a teen men- tor. “The program is a win-win for both teen teachers and the students they taught which was evidenced by the student survey responses,” said Kare- lyn Farrand, SDSU Extension 4- H Youth Character Education Field Specialist. When teen participants were asked How did partici- pating in TAT — Take A Stand personally impact you? Many teens stated they now know what bullying is and the con- sequences of bullying which led some teens to admit, “They used to tease more” (beyond what was fun for everyone). “One teacher said that teens and their audience of el- ementary students learned new methods and tips through the lessons on dealing appro- priately with conflict. Teens as Teachers — Take A Stand made it so “they had to advo- cate against bullying,” Farrand said. The survey results also showed that the Teens as Teachers experience helped teens become more comfort- able speaking/teaching in front of children, more self- confident in working with adults, more responsible and to be more cooperative and flexible when working as a team. “Teens shared that this ex- perience made them become more flexible because they learned about sacrifice and ne- gotiation in working with teachers, classroom schedules and their fellow teen teacher’s schedule. Self-confidence and communication skills were de- veloped when teens sought teacher’s advice on “how to deal with difficult kids and sit- uations in the classroom,’” Farrand said. She added that the survey showed that teens learned if they were not prepared the el- ementary students would “see right through them” which at times led to the consequence of elementary students misbe- having. “Teen responsibility quali- ties positively increased due to working in peer teams; stu- dents were depending on each other to do their part of the lesson plan. Students stated keeping track of everything, staying organized, being ready and knowing what they would teach ahead of time made them more responsible,” she said. Farrand added that through this program, not only did the teens learn to be- come more responsible for themselves they also learned that they had to be responsi- ble for others (the elementary students in the classroom). “Some teens reported that working with a Supervising and Advising Teacher taught them to become more respon- sible because they had to “show up” for meetings and classroom teaching,” Farrand said. The survey also showed that the program provided ca- reer experience because the Teens as Teachers program is designed to provide teens with first-hand experience teaching in a classroom or af- terschool setting. “During this experience, some teens learned they may prefer to teach at the high school or college level while some learned they needed to teach children younger than sixth grade. While others gained the insight that even though they liked watching children learn, teaching was a high stress job for them which lead them to continue exploring future ca- reer options,” Farrand said. To learn more about this program, contact Karelyn Far- rand, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Character Education Field Specialist at karelyn.far- [email protected]. Know The Signs Of Person At Risk For Suicide LINCOLN, Neb. — A num- ber of suicides in Nebraska is nearly equal to the number of people dying as the result of motor vehicle accidents. Ac- cording to the director of be- havioral health at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Scot L. Adams, 217 Ne- braskans died from suicide last year, compared to 234 people who died from motor vehicle accidents. These deaths and the passing of comic Robin Williams show that there is a need for suicide prevention awareness, said Adams. “Anyone can reach out to family, friends or colleagues that they’re concerned about and help them get the help they need,” he said. “There are resources for people con- sidering suicide.” The following signs may mean someone is at risk for suicide: • Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves. • Looking for a way to kill themselves, such as search- ing online or buying a gun. • Talking about feeling hopeless or having no reason to live. • Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain. • Talking about being a burden to others. • Increasing the use of al- cohol or drugs. • Acting anxious or agi- tated; behaving recklessly. • Sleeping too little or too much. • Withdrawing or isolating themselves. • Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge. • Displaying extreme mood swings. “Depression can affect anyone,” said Adams. “If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide please reach out.” The national suicide hot- line can be reached at 1-888- 866-8660.

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2010 Legal and PublicNotices

Tract 1, Schmidt's 4th Addition, S13-T94N-R56W and W1/2, SE1/4, exc Lot R-44, S13-T94N-R56W, hereinafter re-ferred to as Utica North Town-ship, County of Yankton, State of South Dakota.

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expectation of being able togrow their own food and livea peaceful semi-country lifeon the edge of town. Theyalso have run afoul of thecity council because of theinsistence that after the firsthaying, all grass lots will bekept mowed to under sixinches. The Gilberts ownseven acres of land. The newordinance taps every prop-erty in town under 11 acres,presumably cutting every-one out.

This has upset landown-ers with five, six or sevenacres who had plans to raise

sheep or goats for their ownuse.

Almost 50 people showedup for the special meeting,with only a smattering ofthose people in favor of theordinance.

Kenny Peters said he hadlived almost 80 years in Del-mont and “this might be thestupidest thing I’ve everseen,” said Peters. “You for-got one section in there,though. You forgot howwe’re going to get rid ofthese humans we’ve gotwandering around.”

Rich Rice, who has livedin Delmont nine years, said“the majority of the town isagainst this... if you vote forthis ordinance, you are vot-ing against the people yourepresent.”

Alderman Strid asked notto pass the ordinance be-cause “we haven’t hadenough time to look at anddigest it.”

She added that the peo-ple in the audience had goodideas, and said of the ordi-nance “I don’t believe this isour best work.”

Former mayor Ervin Bietzlauded the council for itswork, and had signed theformal complaint Aug. 6, theday the first reading of theordinance was presented. “Ifthis had been done fiveyears ago,” said Bietz, “therewouldn’t have been anyonehere (to object).”

Former council memberTerry Takcs said it was goodto see a formal complaint fi-nally for the action which

had started in June. Hecalled the ordinance “ex-treme ... it covers every oneof God’s creatures.”

Mayor Mae Gunnarefailed to answer any of thequestions posed to her dur-ing the public discussion pe-riod, noting that it would beeither “taken under advise-ment,” or “no comment.”

With the referendum peti-tions now turned in, thecouncil has the option ofscheduling a special electionon the passage of the ordi-nance, or waiting for it to bepart of the general electionin November.

For now, however, it isbzzzness as usual for thosewith bees, chickens andother animals in Delmont.

DelmontFrom Page 1A

41,259 in July 2013. Therewere 1,020,632 people in thestate labor force last month,the report said, comparedwith 1,024,775 in June.

In Omaha the preliminaryunemployment rate rose to4.2 percent in June, com-pared with 4.1 percent inJune. The new rate is three-tenths of a point under the4.5 percent of July 2013. Lin-coln’s July rate also rose, to3.4 percent from 3.3 percentin June. The July 2013 markwas 3.9 percent.

The unemployment ratesfor Lincoln and Omaha are

not seasonally adjusted, sothey cannot be directly com-pared with the state unem-ployment rate.

Here are all preliminaryarea labor market unemploy-ment rates for July, followedby the revised June rates:

—Beatrice: 5.3, 3.7—Columbus: 3.3, 3.2—Fremont: 3.9, 3.8—Grand Island: 5.8, 3.5—Hastings: 3.7, 3.5—Kearney: 3.1, 2.9—Lexington: 4.0, 4.0—Norfolk: 3.4, 3.4—North Platte: 3.3, 3.2—Red Willow: 3.4, 3.6—Scotts Bluff: 4.2, 4.1

JoblessFrom Page 1A

keting grants to spread theword through out the state.We want to draw peoplefrom all around to bring insome dollars for Yankton.”

Planning a major eventlike this is hard work, butwith so many people andorganizations supporteverything is coming intoplace. These ladies knowthat all this hard work willpay off for their city.

“This festival has the po-tential to become a hugeevent for Yankton,” Clatwor-thy said. “We want it to beabout the people of Yanktonand for the people of Yank-ton. There is no communityaround that has had any-thing like this.”

With the event only twomonths away, there is a lotof work to do. The eventstill needs sponsors, ven-dors, volunteers, coordina-tors, antiques, tents andmore.

“There are so manyamazing people and non-profits that are willing tohelp out. But we need more.The more people that couldvolunteer or donate the bet-ter,” Clatworthy said. “I talkto everyone about it.”

The Harvest HalloweenFestival will kick of Friday,Oct. 31 with a Kiddy Trickor Treat Parade followed bya Parade and Zombie Walk.

“We are taking some-thing that already is hereand building on it,” Clatwor-thy said. “We encourage allbusinesses in Yankton tocome downtown for the pa-rade and hand out candyfor the kids.”

After the parade, the fes-tival will offer many otherfestive activities including avampire buffet, the showingof the classic “Night of theLiving Dead” and a costumeparty with live music.

“I have had nothing butpositive feedback fromeveryone about this,” Clat-worthy said. “The streetsare going to be full.”

On Saturday, Nov. 1 fes-tivities will include a wafflebreakfast, a ghost train, aspooky forest, a corn pit,pig races, a bale maze alongwith vendors, live musicand a farmers market.

“Let’s build together aHarvest Celebration that en-gages local passions andprovides as many uniqueactivities as possible — afabulous program thatsqueezes out every drop offun,” said Clatworthy.

To learn more about theHarvest Halloween Festivalgo to www.harvesthal-loween.com.

If you are interested indonating or volunteering e-mail Cathy Clatworthy [email protected].

Follow Jordynne Hart onTwitter attwitter.com/hartjordynne.To discuss this story got toyankton.net.

HarvestFrom Page 1A

became a family affair.“Years ago it was just

kind of like a little part timejob,” he said. “Pretty soonthe wife started driving, andshe still drives, and thedaughter drives also. It wassomething that fit in at thattime very well. It gets youup in the morning and getsyou going, you come homeand do chores and in the af-ternoon, you hit it again.”

He said he’s held nearlyevery route in the area, butthe best part of the job hasalways been the children.

“The kids are just like anextended family,” he said.“When the school yearends, you’re kind of gladyou’re going to have a littlebreak, but you kind of missthe kids. It’s kind of nice togo back and see them againbecause you usually havethe same route so you havethe same kids every yearuntil they start driving.”

Mogck’s current route,which he’s held for sixyears, takes him out to DeerBoulevard and Larson Land-ing.

You can follow RobNielsen on Twitter at twit-ter.com/RobNielsenPandD/.Discuss this story atwww.yankton.net/.

BusFrom Page 1A

Award-Winning SD 4-H Teens AsTeachers Program Shares Program Results

BROOKINGS — SDSU Ex-tension 4-H Youth Develop-ment was proud to partnerwith South Dakota Coordi-nated School Health and S.D.21st Century CommunityLearning Centers Program tobring the Teens as Teachers —Take A Stand training to SouthDakota Schools and Communi-ties.

Five school teams consist-ing of 21 Teens as Teachers(TAT) were trained in the fol-lowing communities; AndesCentral, Belle Fourche, Burke,Clark and Winner. Thesetrained teens reached 290 ele-mentary and middle schoolyouth with Take A Stand les-sons. In July, the TAT programwas selected as this year’swinner of the South Dakota As-sociation for Career and Tech-nical Education (SDACTE)Award of Merit.

The Take A Stand Programis an enrichment program fo-cusing on conflict manage-ment and bullying. Lessontopics included: communica-tion, teamwork, etiquette, so-cial skills, empathy andcultural awareness. Studentsreceived handouts, resourcesand certificates of completion.

In the South Dakotaschools, curriculum for grades3-5 and 6-8 were used.

Through the above les-sons, the Take A Stand Pro-gram offered elementary andmiddle school youth the op-portunity to learn: how tosolve their conflicts usingpeaceful methods includingexpressing themselves withwords instead of physical ac-tions. Skills in communica-tion, teamwork, cultural

awareness and etiquettewhich assisted them to solvetheir current conflicts. Lifeskills which will help in theirfuture relationships, commu-nity organizations and careers.

The Take A Stand Lessonsaddressed the S.D. Health Edu-cation Standards and Perform-ance Indicators as well as S.D.Legislation SB 130, 2012 —School Bullying PreventionAct. By using the Take A StandEnrichment Program, Teens asTeachers were assisting theirschools in teaching decision-making skills to enhancehealth and in preventing bully-ing in their schools.

The Teens as Teachers Pro-gram is a two part program.

Part one is to develop teenleadership skills and provideteens with a career learningopportunity. Part two pro-vides elementary and/or mid-dle school youth with subjectmatter taught by a teen men-tor.

“The program is a win-winfor both teen teachers and thestudents they taught whichwas evidenced by the studentsurvey responses,” said Kare-lyn Farrand, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Character EducationField Specialist.

When teen participantswere asked How did partici-pating in TAT — Take A Standpersonally impact you? Manyteens stated they now knowwhat bullying is and the con-sequences of bullying whichled some teens to admit,“They used to tease more”(beyond what was fun foreveryone).

“One teacher said thatteens and their audience of el-

ementary students learnednew methods and tips throughthe lessons on dealing appro-priately with conflict. Teens asTeachers — Take A Standmade it so “they had to advo-cate against bullying,” Farrandsaid.

The survey results alsoshowed that the Teens asTeachers experience helpedteens become more comfort-able speaking/teaching infront of children, more self-confident in working withadults, more responsible andto be more cooperative andflexible when working as ateam.

“Teens shared that this ex-perience made them becomemore flexible because theylearned about sacrifice and ne-gotiation in working withteachers, classroom schedulesand their fellow teen teacher’sschedule. Self-confidence andcommunication skills were de-veloped when teens soughtteacher’s advice on “how todeal with difficult kids and sit-uations in the classroom,’”Farrand said.

She added that the surveyshowed that teens learned ifthey were not prepared the el-ementary students would “seeright through them” which attimes led to the consequenceof elementary students misbe-having.

“Teen responsibility quali-ties positively increased dueto working in peer teams; stu-dents were depending on eachother to do their part of thelesson plan. Students statedkeeping track of everything,staying organized, being readyand knowing what they would

teach ahead of time madethem more responsible,” shesaid.

Farrand added thatthrough this program, notonly did the teens learn to be-come more responsible forthemselves they also learnedthat they had to be responsi-ble for others (the elementarystudents in the classroom).“Some teens reported thatworking with a Supervisingand Advising Teacher taughtthem to become more respon-sible because they had to“show up” for meetings andclassroom teaching,” Farrandsaid.

The survey also showedthat the program provided ca-reer experience because theTeens as Teachers program isdesigned to provide teenswith first-hand experienceteaching in a classroom or af-terschool setting. “During thisexperience, some teenslearned they may prefer toteach at the high school orcollege level while somelearned they needed to teachchildren younger than sixthgrade. While others gained theinsight that even though theyliked watching children learn,teaching was a high stress jobfor them which lead them tocontinue exploring future ca-reer options,” Farrand said.

To learn more about thisprogram, contact Karelyn Far-rand, SDSU Extension 4-HYouth Character EducationField Specialist at [email protected].

Know TheSigns Of

Person At RiskFor SuicideLINCOLN, Neb. — A num-

ber of suicides in Nebraska isnearly equal to the number ofpeople dying as the result ofmotor vehicle accidents. Ac-cording to the director of be-havioral health at theNebraska Department ofHealth and Human Services,Scot L. Adams, 217 Ne-braskans died from suicidelast year, compared to 234people who died from motorvehicle accidents.

These deaths and thepassing of comic RobinWilliams show that there is aneed for suicide preventionawareness, said Adams.

“Anyone can reach out tofamily, friends or colleaguesthat they’re concerned aboutand help them get the helpthey need,” he said. “Thereare resources for people con-sidering suicide.”

The following signs maymean someone is at risk forsuicide:

• Talking about wanting todie or to kill themselves.

• Looking for a way to killthemselves, such as search-ing online or buying a gun.

• Talking about feelinghopeless or having no reasonto live.

• Talking about feelingtrapped or in unbearablepain.

• Talking about being aburden to others.

• Increasing the use of al-cohol or drugs.

• Acting anxious or agi-tated; behaving recklessly.

• Sleeping too little or toomuch.

• Withdrawing or isolatingthemselves.

• Showing rage or talkingabout seeking revenge.

• Displaying extrememood swings.

“Depression can affectanyone,” said Adams. “If youor someone you know isthinking about suicide pleasereach out.”

The national suicide hot-line can be reached at 1-888-866-8660.