Donna CrinerLE MARS, Iowa — Donna Kay

Criner, 71, of Le Mars, Iowa passedaway on Sunday, March 4, 2012 atBrentwood GoodSamaritan Village inLe Mars.

A private grave-side service willtake place on Tues-day, March 6, 2012followed by a timefor family andfriends at 2:30 p.m.at the Sacred HeartParish Hall inWynot, Nebraska.

The Mauer-Johnson FuneralHome in Le Mars is assistingDonna’s family with funeralarrangements. Memories and ex-pressions of sympathy may be di-rected throughwww.mauerjohnsonfh.com.

Donna Kay Criner was born onMay 21, 1940 in Wynot, Nebraska toFritz and Zita (Kathol) Hochstein.She received her education inWynot, graduating from WynotHigh School. She furthered her edu-cation at business college in SiouxCity, Iowa. Upon graduation, Donnamoved to Phoenix, Arizona whereshe met Charles Criner.

In 1963, Donna and Charleswere united in marriage. The cou-ple made their home in Las Vegas,Nevada. Charles passed away onJanuary 10, 1999.

Donna was employed as a sta-tus board operator at he HiltonHotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. She re-tired on August 29, 2002. Donnamoved to Le Mars, Iowa on April25, 2005.

Donna will be lovingly remem-bered by her children, MichelleCriner of Las Vegas, NV, Lisa andRen Eide of Le Mars, IA, Jackie andGrace Criner of Bullhead City, AZand Charles W. Criner of KlamathFalls, OR; twelve grandchildren,Heather DeVine, Courtney Criner,Lauren Eide, Chelsea Kornbluh,Breanna Kornbluh, Edgar Criner,Ethan Criner, Steven Criner, DonnieCriner, Danny Criner, AmandaCriner and Aaron Criner; two great-grandchildren, Zachary DeVine andAngela Criner; a sister, Sharon and

Ervin Promes of Carroll, IA; abrother, Jim and Marilyn Hochsteinof Des Plaines, IL; a sister-in-law,Arlyce Hochstein of Wynot, NE; andseveral nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death byher parents; husband, Charles; ason, Donnie; brothers, Larry andRandy.

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March 5, 2012

Gladys AllenLAKE ANDES — Gladys Elaine

Allen, 79, died at her home in LakeAndes on Sunday, March 4, 2012.

Funeral service will be Wednes-day, March 7, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. atFirst Lutheran Church in LakeAndes with burial following inLakeview Cemetery in Lake Andes.

Visitation will be Tuesday,March 4, 2012 from 5-7 p.m. at FirstLutheran Church in Lake Andeswith a prayer service at 7:00 p.m.

Arrangements by Koehn Bros.Funeral Home in Lake Andes.

Gladys Elaine Allen was born athome in Plankinton, SD on October1, 1932 to Dwight and Josephine(Barton) Herrold and was baptizedon February 11, 1940. She gradu-ated from Plankinton High Schoolin 1950 where she was employedby her father at Herrold Chevroletin Plankinton. She and her familymoved to Pickstown in June of1950 to start a new business calledRandell Motor Company andGladys continued in her work as abookkeeper. She met C. Red Allenand there were married on Septem-ber 20, 1953. To this union, threegreat children were born, Bruce,Betty, and Chuck. Gladys and Redmoved to Lake Andes in 1954 towork for Gladys father at a newbusiness, Herrold Implement Co. inLake Andes. Gladys continued herbookkeeping and worked part timefor the of Lake Andes as city fi-nance officer when her father wasmayor. Gladys also kept books fora CAP program. Gladys and Redwent into the custom harvestingbusiness in 1964 until 1985. Gladysand Red moved to Yankton andGladys managed and owned AllensTruck Plaza until closing in Novem-

ber of 1989. Gladys was one of thefirst employees of the new Wal-Mart in Yankton and stayed therefor four years when they decidedto come back to Lake Andes andhelp take of her parents. Gladysand Red had over 100 young peo-ple work for them over the years inthe harvest business and she wasa mom to all of them, she lovedthem all. Gladys was involved in allthe church activities, she lovedmission work — making blankets,dresses and all the other things forworld relief, she was truly a “SER-VANT OF GOD.” Gladys wantsevery one to remember, “keep loveof GOD in your heart.” Gladysloved her family will all her heartand would drive many miles towatch her kids and grand kids playsports and any other activity theywere involved in.

She is survived by her hus-band, C. Red Allen of Lake Andes,SD; three children: Bruce (Julie)Allen of Omaha, NE; Betty (Glenn)Matzke of Yankton, SD; and Chuck(Connie) Allen of Chandler, AZ; 16grandchildren: Christopher Allen,Elizabeth Allen, Stephanie Lynch,Paige Allen, Nick Matzke, DavidMatzke, Sam Matzke, MatthewMatzke, Joseph Matzke, JenniferGranflaten, Chipper Granflaten, Je-remy Granflaten, Chelsey Allen,Cassidy Allen, and Charlie Allen; 5great-grandchildren; sister, Janice(George) Scott of Plankinton, SD;and two brothers, George (Karen)Herrold of Lake Andes, SD and Jim(Sally) Herrold of Pickstown, SDand Gold Canyon, AZ.

She was preceded in death byher parents, many aunts and un-cles, and two nephews.

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March 5, 2012

Raymond MountRaymond Earl Mount, 87, of

Yankton died Saturday, March 3,2012 at Avera Yankton Care Cen-ter in Yankton, SD.

Ray was born December 11,1924 in California to James M. andVerna Alice (Steinpfad) Mount. Herelocated to Yankton to be nearrelatives after the death of hiswife.

He is survived by local rela-tives, one sister, Barbara Chris-tensen, nieces and nephews; TomChristensen, Jeff Christensen,Ellen Glidden and Diane Bohlman.

Memorial services and burialwill be held in Oregon at a laterdate.

For obituary and online condo-lences, visithansenfuneralhome.com.

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March 5, 2012

Isaac ThompsonIsaac N. Thompson, 4, of Free-

man, son of Aaron and JenniferThompson, died Friday, March 2,2012, at the Amplatz Children’sHospital on the University of Min-nesota Campus, Minneapolis,Minn., after a valiant battle withJMML (Juvenile MyelomonocyticLeukemia).

Funeral services are at 10:30a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Bap-tist Church, Yankton, with theRev. John Cooke and the Rev.Aaron Kilbourn officiating. Burialwill be in the Rosehill Cemetery,Scotland.

There will be a prayer serviceat 6 p.m. Tuesday evening at the1st Baptist Church, Parker withthe Rev. Aaron Kilbourn officiat-ing. Visitations will resume onehour prior to the service at Cal-vary Baptist Church, Yankton.

Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home &Crematory, Yankton, is assistingwith service details.

Wilfred ‘Bill’ HansWYNOT, Neb. — Wilfred J.

“Bill” Hans, 89 of Wynot, Neb.,died Friday, March 2, 2012, at thePark View Haven Nursing Home,Coleridge.

Mass of Christian Burial is at10:30 a.m. Wednesday at HolyFamily (Sacred Heart) CatholicChurch, Wynot. Burial at SacredHeart Cemetery, Wynot.

Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesdayat church with a vigil service at7:30 p.m.

Arrangements are under thedirection of Wintz Funeral Home,Hartington.

Leonard SnookHARTINGTON, Neb. — Leonard

E. Snook, 82 of Hartington, Neb.,died Thursday, March 1, 2012, atPark View Haven Nursing Home,Coleridge, Neb.

Memorial services are at 2 p.m.Saturday, March 10, at Wintz Fu-neral Home, Hartington, with theRev. Gary Kimm officiating. Visita-tion will begin one hour prior toservices on Saturday.

Dale Ferwerda SPRINGFIELD — Dale Ferwerda,

90, of Springfield died Saturday,March 3, 2012, at Avera St.Michael’s Hospital, Tyndall.

His funeral service is at 1:30p.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Re-formed Church, Springfield, withburial in the Springfield Cemeterywith military honors.

Visitation is 2-7 p.m. Tuesday atCrosby-Jaeger Funeral Home,Springfield, with the family presentfrom 5-7 p.m.

Linda KlaudtLinda R. Klaudt, 63, of Yankton

died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at aYankton hospital.

Funeral services are at 10:30a.m. Friday, March 9, at St. Paul’sEvangelical Lutheran church,Mound City.

Further arrangements are pend-ing with Myers Funeral Home, Lin-ton, N.D.

Monday, 3.5.12ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net

NEWS DEPARTMENT: news@yankton.net 3PRESS DAKOTANthe regionNAMI Educational Meeting Slated Tonight

The National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Yankton will host aneducational meeting with discussion at 7 p.m. tonight (Monday) at theYankton Community Library. The meeting is open to the public.

Dr. Emily Becker will speak on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,PTSD. This is a mental disorder affecting 1 in 30 people in the U.S. inany given year. War veterans are especially vulnerable. Roughly 10percent of women and 5 percent of men are diagnosed with PSTD intheir lifetime. They can feel stuck in a pattern that can include anxi-ety, anger, irritability, sleeplessness and substance abuse.

If you have any questions, call Steve at 665 1732.

Vermillion Debaters Place At State TourneyFrom P&D Staff Reports

ABERDEEN — Two Vermillion tandems shared state championhonors in the Class A Policy Debate division at the South DakotaState Debate Tournament in Aberdeen Friday and Saturday.

The Vermillion teams of Epiphany Knedler and Seth Miller, andJoe Miller and Philip Erickson were declared co-champions in theevent.

Also for Vermillion:• Seth Miller finished sixth in U.S. Speaking;• In International Extemp, Jenny Sun placed second and

Sowmya Ragothaman was sixth;• Knedler was second in Original Oratory;• Sun and Robert Erikson were semifinalists in Lincoln Douglas

Debate.

St. Rose Of Lima Fish Fry In Crofton FridayCROFTON, Neb. — The St. Rose of Lima Fish Fry will be held at St.

Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Crofton, Neb., on Friday, March 9. Theevent runs from 5-8:30 p.m.

For more information, email djmcfarland01@gmail.com.

SDDOT Announces New ServicePIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Transportation is of-

fering a new service for travelers called ClearPath 511.ClearPath 511 is a free alert service providing information on road

closures, no-travel advisories, and highway flooding. Users canchoose to receive alerts by e-mail or text messages for specific high-way routes, days of the week, and times of day fitting their individualneeds. Standard text messaging rates apply.

“ClearPath 511 is another tool the South Dakota Department ofTransportation is using to provide travelers with the most completeand up-to-date information,” says Kristi Sandal, Public InformationOfficer. “Keeping the public safe is our No. 1 priority”.

To subscribe to ClearPath 511, go to www.safetravelusa.com/sdand click on the intertwined CP symbol in the upper right hand cor-ner of the page.

ClearPath 511 presents a menu offering a variety of options, set-tings, preferences and locations to receive alerts.

Road-closure alerts are automatic, while No-Travel-Advised orFlooding are optional choices.

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Session 1: Prelude to War • March 6 The Seeds of War • March 13 The German High Command • March 20 Europe: Wars Within A War • March 27 The Scandinavian & Soviet Fronts

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constituents to the Department ofEducation and the governor’s staff,as we’ve done, I think, a good job ofover the last two months. I do thinkthey understand it. That doesn’tmean they have it all right or theyhave it all figured out, but hopefullygoing forward we can make somelemonade.”

When asked if it would be a goodidea for education groups to work ongetting HB1234 repealed, Moser saidhe would advise against it, citingmore important issues and a reluc-tance to “cloud the ballot.”

However, Rep. Hunhoff disagreed.“My suggestion is that they

should do it,” he said. “I think theone thing that 1234 has done in apositive way is that it has reallyunited teachers. ... So why not keepthat unity and build on it, becausethat hasn’t always been done in thepast.”

Another major piece of approvedlegislation discussed by the lawmak-ers was the revised version of Gov.Daugaard’s plan to give a one-timepay increase to state workers.

Sen. Hunhoff explained the de-tails of the measure, which will stillprovide a 5 percent bonus as origi-

nally planned but will also include afloor and a ceiling on the increase inpay.

Rep. Hunhoff said he was pleasedto see the Legislature do somethingfor the lower paid state employees,many of whom work in Yankton.

“I really felt the 5 percent bonusmade no sense,” he said. “We havesome employees making $200,000-$300,000, and it made no sense to meto be giving $15,000 bonuses to somepeople and $1,500 or even $1,000bonuses to some people in Yankton,when the ones who needed it were atthe bottom end and are working justas hard or harder than the ones atthe top end. I think we reached agood compromise in the end.”

Moser added that he was over-joyed to see the bill pass.

“I will honestly tell you, of all thevotes I’ve taken in my legislative ca-reer, I was probably never prouderthan the green vote on 1137,” hesaid.

The lawmakers also discussedSenate Bill 23, which makes the sale,possession and use of syntheticdrugs a felony in South Dakota.

“The k2 bill was a good one,”Moser said. “Unfortunately, it doesn’tsolve the problems. Something willreplace it and we’ll have to just keepworking through it.”

Rep. Hunhoff said the legislaturemade strides in the effort againstdrugs by passing a bill that went be-

yond simply outlawing a single drug.“It seems like all these synthetic

drugs come along, and by the timethe legislation catches up with it, theindustry, if you want to call it that, ison to the next drug already, so it’shard for the legislation to keep up,”he said. “This year we passed ...some broader legislation that allowsthe state to categorize the whole in-dustry of synthetic drugs and get ahold of the process so we don’t haveto identify them specifically as we goalong.”

Rep. Hunhoff said the bill couldcreate problems, as some syntheticdrugs have viable uses for other pur-poses, but those issues are smallcompared to the need to control syn-thetic substances.

“The drug problem has to bedealt with,” he said. “This is a seri-ous issue right here in Yankton. Ithink most of us are oblivious to it,but I think it’s a problem right here inour own community, and I promiseyou, it’s a problem around the state. Ithink we made a great step in theright direction, and if we went to far,we’ll fix it.”

The legislators also commentedon the budget bill that was approvedlate Friday night, which raised someconcerns due to the fact that the billleft about $4 million unspent —money that could have gone toschools and medical services.

Moser and Rep. Hunhoff both

said the extra $4 million has gar-nered too much attention, as thatamount represents such a minutepercentage of the state’s overallbudget.

“It was really small potatoes inthe end,” Rep. Hunhoff said. “That’snot the budget issue. Every day outthere ... we have important decisionsmuch bigger than the $4 million ei-ther on the revenue side or thespending side. We made, I think, somany wrong decisions on revenueand spending all through the ses-sions that it’s sad that the $4 millionright at the end was a point at all.”

Sen. Hunhoff agreed that the $4million was not much when consid-ering the entire budget, but she saidwith the economy and future fundingin doubt, no amount is too small toadd to the state’s reserves.

“If the times do (get difficult) andfederal dollars don’t flow to thestate, how do we make up that differ-ence so we can continue to providethe services at the level?” she said.

Also during Saturday’s session,Moser announced that he would notbe running for re-election this fall.The Yankton Republican was firstelected to the House in 2008 and wasre-elected in 2010.

Sen. Hunhoff previously an-nounced she would seek re-election,while Rep. Hunhoff said Saturday heremains undecided about his futureplans.

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VERMILLION — The University of SouthDakota received notification from the NCAA Divi-sion I Committee on Athletics Certification thatthe school has successfully completed the self-study process pursuant to NCAA requirementsfor Division I membership.

“This is a significant accomplishment and Iwant to thank all of the faculty, staff and stu-dents as well as members of the communitywho participated in the self-study process,” saidJames W. Abbott, USD President. “The self-studywas very thorough and it afforded the universityan opportunity to review athletics as a wholeand to examine specific aspects of the depart-ment that both satisfies NCAA requirements andmeets our own expectations.”

The self-study process involved everythingfrom educating the campus community about

the athletic department’s goals to demonstrat-ing how athletics fits into the school’s overallmission. According to James Bandy, associateathletic director for internal operations for USDAthletics, the NCAA certification process in-cluded thorough reviews of all athletic depart-ment areas and featured interviews withuniversity administrators, coaches and staff —athletic and non-athletic. He said broad-basedparticipation was significant in the successfulcompletion of the self-study.

“Participation in this comprehensive self-study assessment validates the commitmentfrom the university as an institution and that weare moving forward in conducting our intercolle-giate athletics program consistent with the op-erating principles and standards established bythe NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Cer-

tification in the areas of governance and com-mitment to rules compliance, academic integrityand student-athlete well-being,” added Bandy.

The NCAA establishes benchmarks for allprograms to achieve throughout a university’stransition to Division I and in year four, thatprocess included a self-study and site visit froma peer-review team, which was conducted atUSD last September. Now completing its fourthyear of the Division I reclassification process,USD has taken the final steps in its transition tobecoming a Division I athletic program. In 2011-12, Coyote Athletics — with the exception offootball — participated as a member of the Sum-mit League. In the fall of 2012, Coyote footballwill become a member of the Missouri ValleyFootball Conference.

USD Completes Transition Self-Study

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