94¢ 84 34 1910 May 8, 2013 Happy Mother’s Day! United Blood Services, along with the South Dakota Beef In- dustry Council, is beefing up the blood supply in May. Blood donors will receive a beef certifi- cate and a chance to win one of two barbecue grills. Together the organizations will celebrate beef’s ability to “Pump up the Iron” in blood. Blood donors in South Dakota who give blood, plasma, or platelets at a United Blood Serv- ices blood drive or blood center through May 31st will receive a certificate redeemable for beef at a grocery store, meat market, or participating restaurant. “Studies have consistently shown that the iron in beef is more readily absorbed by the body,” says Donor Recruitment Director Angel Pillet. “Donors who have been turned down for low iron in the past can improve their iron levels by eating iron- rich foods like beef, iron-fortified cereals, and leafy green vegeta- bles.” Additionally, all donors are au- tomatically registered for a draw- ing to win one of two barbecue The Eminent Farmer/Rancher and Homemaker Committee is seeking nominations for SDSU's Eminent Farmer/Rancher and Homemaker Award Program. 2013 marks the 86th anniver- sary of the program which was founded in 1927. The intent of this program is to recognize citi- zens for a lifetime of leadership and service. The nominees should have made significant contributions to their community, state and na- tion; and should be known for giv- ing unselfishly of their talent, time and leadership. There is no age requirement, but the nomi- nees must be living. Husband and wife combinations may be nomi- nated, but a separate nomination form is needed for each individ- ual. Up to five letters of reference are also invited. Official Eminent Farmer/Rancher and Homemaker brochures detailing the selection process and criteria and official nomination forms are available online at sdstate.edu/abs/honors/eminent.c fm. These forms are the basis for the selection process. To request a brochure and form, contact An- gela Loftesness at 605-688-6732 or [email protected]. David Ruth recognized as Faith High School’s top senior Gov. Dennis Daugaard joined in celebrating an accomplished group of graduating seniors and encouraged them to grow their own roots in South Dakota during Monday’s 23rd Annual Academic Excellence Banquet in Pierre. “Some of the greenest pastures in America are right here in South Dakota,” Gov. Daugaard said, noting the low cost and high quality of living South Dakota of- fered. Hosted by the Associated School Boards of South Dakota and sponsored by the South Dakota Community Foundation and Citibank, the banquet hon- ored more than 200 students from the state’s public, private and tribal schools. “Today we celebrate excellence and this is what it looks like,” ASBSD President Pam Haukaas of the Colome Consolidated school district said. Schools are asked to identify one student for every 100 gradu- ating seniors based on academic criteria, such as grade-point aver- age and scores on college readi- ness tests. Parents and high school prin- cipals are requested to join each student and share in the celebra- tion. An impassioned Gov. Dau- gaard urged students to show their appreciation for the dedica- tion of those closest to them as he reminisced about his parents’ commitment to be there for him. “Remember all the people who got you here,” Gov. Daugaard said. “Remember that they love you.” David is the son of Wanda Ruth and the grandson of Richard and Barb Isaacs. Congratulations to all! All nominations must be re- ceived by June 1, 2013. Please send nominations to: EFRH Nom- inations; ATTN: Angela Loftes- ness, Dean's Office, ABS College SDSU, Box 2207, Brookings, SD 57007. Or, they can be e-mailed to [email protected]. The awards will be presented at SDSU on September 20, 2013 by the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences and the Col- lege of Education and Human Sci- ences. If you have questions, please contact Angela Loftesness at 605- 688-6732. grills donated by Lowe’s Home Improvement in Rapid City. Donors must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health, and be at least 17 years old or 16 years old with a signed parental permission form. Faith’s blood drive will be held this Thursday, May 9th from 1:00 -5:30 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. To make an appointment call Amy Ulrich 739-5701, 605- 342-8585 in Rapid City, 605-996- 3688 in Mitchell, or go online to www.bloodhero.com. SDSU opens nominations for Eminent Farmer/Rancher and Homemaker Awards United Blood Services and South Dakota Beef Industry Council to“Beef-Up the Blood Supply” in May Lemmon Quiz Bowl … Faith placed 2nd. Back row: Ashley Drum, Paige Brink. Front row: Madison Vance, Drew Vance and David Ruth. Photo courtesy of Angela King
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94¢ 84 34
1910May 8, 2013
Happy Mother’s Day!
United Blood Services, alongwith the South Dakota Beef In-dustry Council, is beefing up theblood supply in May. Blooddonors will receive a beef certifi-cate and a chance to win one oftwo barbecue grills. Together theorganizations will celebrate beef’sability to “Pump up the Iron” inblood.
Blood donors in South Dakotawho give blood, plasma, orplatelets at a United Blood Serv-ices blood drive or blood centerthrough May 31st will receive acertificate redeemable for beef at
a grocery store, meat market, orparticipating restaurant.
“Studies have consistentlyshown that the iron in beef ismore readily absorbed by thebody,” says Donor RecruitmentDirector Angel Pillet. “Donorswho have been turned down forlow iron in the past can improvetheir iron levels by eating iron-rich foods like beef, iron-fortifiedcereals, and leafy green vegeta-bles.”
Additionally, all donors are au-tomatically registered for a draw-ing to win one of two barbecue
The Eminent Farmer/Rancherand Homemaker Committee isseeking nominations for SDSU'sEminent Farmer/Rancher andHomemaker Award Program.
2013 marks the 86th anniver-sary of the program which wasfounded in 1927. The intent ofthis program is to recognize citi-zens for a lifetime of leadershipand service.
The nominees should havemade significant contributions totheir community, state and na-tion; and should be known for giv-ing unselfishly of their talent,time and leadership. There is noage requirement, but the nomi-
nees must be living. Husband andwife combinations may be nomi-nated, but a separate nominationform is needed for each individ-ual. Up to five letters of referenceare also invited.
Official EminentFarmer/Rancher and Homemakerbrochures detailing the selectionprocess and criteria and officialnomination forms are availableonline atsdstate.edu/abs/honors/eminent.cfm. These forms are the basis forthe selection process. To requesta brochure and form, contact An-gela Loftesness at 605-688-6732or [email protected].
David Ruth recognized as Faith High School’s top senior
Gov. Dennis Daugaard joinedin celebrating an accomplishedgroup of graduating seniors andencouraged them to grow theirown roots in South Dakota duringMonday’s 23rd Annual AcademicExcellence Banquet in Pierre.
“Some of the greenest pasturesin America are right here inSouth Dakota,” Gov. Daugaardsaid, noting the low cost and highquality of living South Dakota of-fered.
Hosted by the AssociatedSchool Boards of South Dakotaand sponsored by the SouthDakota Community Foundationand Citibank, the banquet hon-ored more than 200 students fromthe state’s public, private andtribal schools.
“Today we celebrate excellenceand this is what it looks like,”ASBSD President Pam Haukaasof the Colome Consolidated school
district said.Schools are asked to identify
one student for every 100 gradu-ating seniors based on academiccriteria, such as grade-point aver-age and scores on college readi-ness tests.
Parents and high school prin-cipals are requested to join eachstudent and share in the celebra-tion.
An impassioned Gov. Dau-gaard urged students to showtheir appreciation for the dedica-tion of those closest to them as hereminisced about his parents’commitment to be there for him.
“Remember all the people whogot you here,” Gov. Daugaardsaid. “Remember that they loveyou.”
David is the son of WandaRuth and the grandson of Richardand Barb Isaacs. Congratulationsto all!
All nominations must be re-ceived by June 1, 2013. Pleasesend nominations to: EFRH Nom-inations; ATTN: Angela Loftes-ness, Dean's Office, ABS CollegeSDSU, Box 2207, Brookings, SD57007. Or, they can be e-mailed [email protected].
The awards will be presentedat SDSU on September 20, 2013by the College of Agriculture andBiological Sciences and the Col-lege of Education and Human Sci-ences.
If you have questions, pleasecontact Angela Loftesness at 605-688-6732.
grills donated by Lowe’s HomeImprovement in Rapid City.
Donors must weigh at least110 pounds, be in good health,and be at least 17 years old or 16years old with a signed parentalpermission form.
Faith’s blood drive will be heldthis Thursday, May 9th from 1:00-5:30 at St. Joseph’s CatholicChurch. To make an appointmentcall Amy Ulrich 739-5701, 605-342-8585 in Rapid City, 605-996-3688 in Mitchell, or go online towww.bloodhero.com.
SDSU opens nominations for EminentFarmer/Rancher and Homemaker Awards
United Blood Services and South Dakota Beef Industry Council to“Beef-Up the Blood Supply” in May
Lemmon Quiz Bowl … Faith placed 2nd. Back row: Ashley Drum, Paige Brink. Front row: Madison
Vance, Drew Vance and David Ruth. Photo courtesy of Angela King
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Obituary
Engagement Announcement
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Dan and Amy Wicks are proud to announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Emily to Thane Escott,
son of Kelly Escott and Brenda Carroll.
Emily and Thane are 2010 graduates of Faith High
School.
They are planning a June 15th wedding and will
make their home near Red Owl, SD on the Wicks
Ranch that they are currently managing.
Dear Editor, I read with interest the April
17th Cambridge and Council, IDnewspaper accounts written byAngie Lakey-Campbell about theCommon Core Curriculum. I feelthat parents have reason to beconcerned. While in Coeur d’A-lene on the 20th attending a TeaParty Conference dinner featur-ing dynamic, conservativespeaker, Bill Whittle, we werelucky to be seated with threeother couples. One brought up thesubject of Common Core. Thatpiqued my interest. She emailedme what I found very interesting. Everyone should go to StopCom-monCore.com and educate them-selves on this movement.
Marie I. DeKnikkerCambridge, ID
Faith Community Health CenterStarting Monday May 13th, 2013 the
Faith Community Health Center will be open
from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm on Mondays only:
New Hours of Operation:
Monday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday - Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Verna Schad, CNP – Monday - Thursday
Peggy O’Connor, CNP – Monday – Friday
David Rollason, PA-C -
ThursdayFor appointments call:
605-967-2644 or 1-800-584-7668
In this issue you will find pub-lication of financial summaries ofvarious insurance companies li-censed to do business in SouthDakota.
Insurance companies doingbusiness in South Dakota are re-quired by state law to publishthese financial summaries annu-ally. The summary lists the insur-ance company's assets, liabilities,business in South Dakota for theyear and the lines in which thecompany is authorized by thestate of South Dakota to sell in-surance.
“Recent times in our nation'seconomy have shown us that moredisclosure and more informationis crucial to public confidence inall aspects of our financial indus-try," South Dakota NewspaperAssociation General ManagerDavid Bordewyk said. "These im-portant public notices help fulfillthe expectations held by SouthDakotans.”
The published insurance com-pany financial statements fromall South Dakota newspaperssoon will be available at www.sd-
publicnotices.com. The website isa compilation of all public noticesfirst published in all SouthDakota newspapers.
This newspaper along with allother newspapers in the state andSDNA have joined together toprovide the public notice websiteas a public service at no cost tostate and local governments.
For more information aboutany insurance company doingbusiness in South Dakota, contact
the state Division of Insurance inPierre at (605) 773-3563.
For more information aboutthe publication of these legal no-tices, contact your local newspa-per or SDNA.
South Dakota Newspaper As-sociation, founded in 1882 andbased in Brookings, represents130 weekly and daily newspaperswith a total readership of morethan 600,000.
Public notices highlight insurance companies’ financial condition
Addie Boyd Weyer, 92, diedSunday, May 5, 2013 at her homein Sturgis.
Funeral services are scheduledat 1:00pm on Monday, May 13,2013, at the First WesleyanChurch in Sturgis. Burial will fol-low at Bear Butte Cemetery.
Further arrangements arepending with Kinkade FuneralChapel.
Condolences may be sent to thefamily atwww.kinkadefunerals.com.
Addie Boyd Weyer
Question: I heard that mydisability must be expected tolast a year to qualify for SocialSecurity disability benefits. Doesthis mean I have to wait untilI’ve been disabled an entire yearbefore applying for disabilitythrough Social Security?
Answer: No. If you believeyour disability will last a year orlonger, apply for disability bene-fits as soon as you become dis-abled. It can take an average ofthree to four months to processan application. If your applica-tion is approved, we will payyour first Social Security disabil-
ity benefits for the sixth fullmonth after the date your dis-ability began. For example, ifyour state agency decides yourdisability began on January 15,we will pay your first disabilitybenefit for the month of July. Wepay in the month following themonth for which they are due, soyou will receive your July benefitin August.
For more information aboutSocial Security disability bene-fits, refer to our publication, Dis-ability Benefits atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10029.html.
Social Security:Your questions, our answers
Letter to the Editor
May 8, 2013 • The Faith Independent • Page 3
Sen. John Thune’sWeekly Column
Sr. Citizens MenuSr. Citizens Menu
Mothers in our LivesI’ve been blessed with two in-
credible mothers in my life, onewas my mother Pat Thune whopassed away in March of lastyear, and the other is my wonder-ful wife Kimberley who is motherto our two beautiful daughters.Every Mother’s Day our family,along with millions of other fami-lies across our country, join in cel-ebrating the mothers and thewomen in our lives who each dayprovide love and support to theirfamilies. While it can be a diffi-cult day for those who have lostthis special person in their life, letus all celebrate the profound im-pact they played in our life whilethey were still with us.
Kimberley has been an ex-traordinary example of a faithful,intelligent, loving, and caringmother to our two daughters.While both of them are grownnow, I still remember so many ofthe little things Kimberley woulddo for the girls, like reading thembedtime stories, preparingsnacks, helping them with home-work, and running them to theirschool activities. Her strength,
compassion, kindness, and loveare virtues that I now enjoy see-ing in our girls. As our youngestdaughter prepares for her wed-ding later this summer, it hasbeen special to watch the bondKimberley shares with both of ourdaughters and the admirationthey share for her.
As each family gathers to cele-brate the mothers, grandmothers,and spouses who have left an en-during mark of love and joy onour lives, let us pay special trib-ute to all those mothers who areserving in the military, or havesons and daughters who are serv-ing overseas. I ask all SouthDakotans to keep those mothers,grandmothers, and their children,in their thoughts and prayers.
Mother’s Day is the perfect op-portunity for all of us to take timeout of our busy lives to go theextra step of showing the mothersin our lives just how much theymean to all of us. I wish a veryhappy Mother’s Day to my wifeKimberley, my mother-in-law Es-ther, and to all of the mothersacross South Dakota.
William S. Harney Gen. William S. Harney and
his men swept through the heartof Lakota country in the fall of1855.
Harney was one of the best-known military figures in theUnited States between the War of1812 and the War Between theStates.
He chased the last remainingpirates of Jean Lafitte inLouisiana, fought in the BlackHawk War, led the cavalry in theMexican War, almost caused awar with Great Britain in the Pa-cific Northwest and was both afighter and peacemaker withAmerican Indians. He was at FortLaramie in southeast Wyomingwhen he was called upon to assertthe might of the United Statesgovernment against American In-dians.
In 1854, a group of Mormonsthat was headed west left a lamecow untethered at Fort Laramie.
American Indians killed the cowfor food. Lt. J.L. Grattan led 29men from Fort Laramie to the In-dian camp to find the guiltyparty. Negotiations grew heated,and a shot was fired. The resultwas the death of all the soldiersand the beginning of some 30years of intermittent warfare onthe northern plains.
Harney was sent to avenge thekilling of the soldiers. He and hismen arrived at Ash Hollow alongthe North Platte River in present-day Garden County, Neb., onSept. 2, 1855, where Little Thun-der’s Brulé band was camped. Al-though Little Thunder and otherAmerican Indian leaders cameforward with a white flag, Harneyrefused to talk peace with them,nor did he shake Little Thunder’soutstretched hand. As the Ameri-can Indian leaders disappearedfrom sight, Harney ordered theinfantry to charge. In the end,four soldiers and 86 American In-dians, including women and chil-dren, were killed. Seventy moreAmerican Indians, mostly womenand children, were taken pris-oner.
Harney returned to FortLaramie, but realized he had in-timidated only a portion of theLakota with this show of force. Heand about 425 troops left on Sept.29, 1855, for Fort Pierre. The fed-eral government had recently
purchased the former fur tradingpost north of the present-daytown of Fort Pierre. Harney andhis men arrived at Fort Pierre ina sleet and snowstorm on Oct. 20,only to find dilapidated buildingsand no nearby hay and wood.
Harney abandoned Fort Pierrein 1857. Before doing so, he hadcalled a peace council that in-cluded all the western bands ofLakota. A treaty was negotiatedwhich for the first time providedan Indian police force to preservethe peace. The treaty was rejectedby the U.S. Senate.
While still at Fort Pierre, Har-ney also found a suitable site fora fort along the Missouri River.He established Fort Randallabout 110 miles by river aboveYankton. Fort Randall was astrategic site in western frontierdefense.
In order to end fightingthroughout the Great Plains,Congress established the IndianPeace Commission of 1867. Har-ney served on this commission.American Indians he had foughtnow saw him come to make peace.During the councils, Harney be-came the defender of AmericanIndians. He stressed their needfor food and clothing. He waslater placed in charge of the ad-ministrative district known as theGreat Sioux Reservation. This in-cluded all the land west of theMissouri River in present-daySouth Dakota.
Overseeing the Great SiouxReservation was Harney’s lastgovernment job. He died in Or-lando, Fla., on May 9, 1889. Hisname lives on in South Dakota.The peak he might have observedin the distance as he and histroops skirted the Black Hills in1855 was named Harney Peak inhis honor by Lt. G.K. Warrenwhile on a survey expedition in1957.
This moment in South Dakotahistory is provided by the SouthDakota Historical Society Foun-dation, the nonprofit fundraisingpartner of the South DakotaState Historical Society. Find uson the web at www.sdhsf.org.Contact us at [email protected] tosubmit a story idea.
All meals served with milk andbread. Menu subject to changewithout notice.
Wed., May 8: Baked chicken,Creamed potatoes, Baked squash,Grapes
Thur., May 9: Hot beef overbread w/gravy & mashed pota-toes, Green beans, Peaches, Icecream
Fri., May 10: Beef & Noodles,Tossed salad w/dressing, Parsleycarrots, Plums
Mon., May 13: Salisburysteak w/gravy, Mashed potatoes,
Harvest beets, GrapesTue., May 14: Turkey Ala
King over biscuit, California veg-etables, Lime Perfection Salad,Peaches,
Wed., May 15: Chili, Mari-nated Vegetable Salad, Cookedapples
Thur., May 16: Pork roast,Mashed potatoes & gravy,Cooked cabbage, Apricots, Cran-berry orange bar
Fri., May 17: Meatloaf, Ovenbrowned potatoes, Peas, OrangeJuice, Jello w/peaches
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Faith News By Loretta Passolt
Central Meade County NewsBy Sandy Rhoden
With spring comes new begin-ings, new growth, and new trackrecords. It was exciting to find outthat Caden Smiley was able tohigh jump 6' 3" on Saturday atthe Lemmon Track Meet. Cadenstands 5' 10" tall and cleared aheight five inches higher than hestands. Congratulations to Cadenand special kudos from his firsttrack coach!
The Union Center track 7th -8th graders plan to attend thetrack meet in Eagle Butte onTuesday. The Union Center JrHigh track team was coached thisyear by Shelane Graham,Melanie Cammack, and SandyRhoden. Molly and Rachel Rein-hold were great help on the daysthey came to practice. They arealso very helpful at track meetsand are so very much appreci-ated.
Some of the Faith athletes will
be in Eagle Butte on Tuesday,while some of them will travel toRapid City to compete at thetrack meet at the School of Mines.
Teagan Spring had friendsstay over for his 11th birthdaythis past weekend. They all at-tended church services in UnionCenter on Sunday.
Kayla Spring, daughter of Glenand Robin Spring, graduatedfrom Black Hills State Universityon Saturday, May 4 with a majorin psychology. Best wishes toKayla.
Paige Brink, Caden Smiley,and Reggie Rhoden will graduatefrom Faith High School on Sun-day, May 19 at 3:00 pm. CollinWilcox will graduate at 2:00 atSturgis Brown High School on thesame day. We wish the CentralMeade County high school gradu-ates all the best.
There will be Rural Neighbors
in Union Center at the Fellowshiproom of the Community BaptistChurch in Union Center thisThursday at 1:00 pm. All are wel-come.
Someone to keep a eye on in therodeo circuit is Connor McNenny.He has done very well at Kadokawinning two events. We are wait-ing for results for final standings.Connor attends Sturgis HighSchool and is the grandson ofKenny and Henrietta McNenny.
The McNennys, their son,Larry, and Larry and Sandy Rho-den attended the Lincoln DayDinner in Spearfish on Saturdayevening. They were able to hearthe speaker, Kitty Werthman,who grew up in Austria underHitler's regime. She discussed thegradual move to socialism after hetook office, until the US came andliberated Austria. The beginningsof Hitler's rule began with social-ized medicine, gun registration,free early child care, nationalizedbanks, and losing local control.The talk was very interesting andeye opening.
We had temperatures in the40s to 60s last week, and unfortu-nately, no moisture. It sounds likewe could be getting some thisThursday and Friday.
Melvin and Bev Udager ar-rived here from Idaho last weekand are spending some time visit-ing friends and relatives in thearea.
Monday and Tuesday, Georgeand Annelle Afdahl kept appoint-ments in the Hills and visited for-mer Faith residents Judy Walker,Rida Dzintars, Orville Graslie,Irwin Richardson, Gene Lund,Ernest Delbridge and Dr. Wayneand Karen Sletten. They were inNewcastle, Wyo. Saturday andSunday for high school rodeos.Grandson Canton was a partici-pant and placed in the team rop-ing.
Condolences to the family ofAddie Boyd Weyer. She passedaway Sunday night and her serv-ices will be next Monday in Stur-gis. She was one of those specialladieas and one of the best ele-mentary teachers. She taught inthe Faith School for many years.
Our daughter Melissa, andBella, came home last week Mon-day and spent several days visit-ing. She was here mostly to visitwith Amanda Palmer Few who ishere with her two boys from Illi-nois to attend brother Ryan’sgraduation on Saturday atBHSU. Melissa also got in a littlevisiting with friends TakaylaLightfield and Marlayna McGin-nis. While she was home we triedout the new “f’real” shakes atM&D. I must say the mint choco-late chip is pretty good! Theyhave about 10 different flavors.Melissa left here Friday morningand went to Spearfish. She alsoattended Ryan’s graduation onSaturday, and headed back hometo North Dakota on Sunday.
Heard some interesting newsfrom my daughter last week. Shesaid that FHS graduate ScottPetz is flying with the U.S. AirForce Thunderbirds. That is quitean achievement!
Remember, there is a blooddrive this Thursday at St.Joseph’s Church. You can proba-bly call Amy Ulrich yet or justwalk in. All donors are welcome.Don’t forget to take your photo IDor you can’t give!
Congratulations to David Ruthon being Faith High School’s topsenior. He and his mom went toPierre last week for the recogni-tion banquet with the Governorand about 200 other top seniorsfrom across the state.
The Faith School students willbe presenting their Spring Con-cert this Thursday night at 6:30in the school gym. This is alwaysan enjoyable evening of entertain-ment
The track team competed inseveral meets in the last week orso. Congratulations to CadenSmiley, Tearnee Nelson andDrew Vance for qualifying Satur-day at Lemmon for the StateMeet. Caden also broke the Lem-mon Meet record in high jump.The Little Moreau ConferenceMeet is at Lemmon this Friday.The Regional Meet is next Thurs-day at Lemmon. This will be thefinal chance to qualify for theState Meet which is in Sioux FallsMemorial Day weekend.
The Faith High School RodeoClub has their annual rodeo thisSunday, Mother’s Day. We wishthem all a good season too. Weneed the rain but hope it’s drySunday for them. Although itdoes make fun watching!
Awards Night is next Monday,13th, at 6:30 in the school gym.
Congratulations to the follow-ing elementary students for plac-ing in the N.W.A.S. SpellingContest last week: Caden Selby –5th in oral; Kaycee Groves – 5thin written; Everett Paul – 4th inwritten; Harland Groves – 2nd inwritten; Iver Paul – 4th in writ-ten; Jayden Shoemaker – 2nd inwritten; Lenae Haines – 3rd inoral; Mark Smith – 4th in oraland 1st in written; Shali Sheri-dan – 2nd in written and TreGrubl – 2nd in oral.
May 8, 2013 • The Faith Independent • Page 5
Opal News By Kay Ingalls Marcus News By Vicky Waterland
35 years… and still hot & heavy!Happy Anniversary Squeak & Roxie!
Last weekend Kallie Fees andboyfriend Weston from Pierremade a quick visit at Walter andDiane Fees and picked up a newlittle playmate for her little dog,Daisy.
Dwayne Vig flew Don Arendsand his wife to Rochester, MN.this week for treatment. Dwayneleft from branding at JTs to fly toFaith for the C-210 and then toSturgis to pick up his passen-gers. After leaving them inRochester, he flew back to Brook-ings to sleep a few hours beforehaving breakfast with a goodfriend, Roger Svec and then at-tending the Aviation AdvisoryBoard meeting at SDSU.
Carmen Heidler said she justmade several trips to Faith thisweek for various reasons, then onWednesday granddaughter Har-lie Heidler spent the day withJohn and Carmen.
Spud, Bernice and Rick Lem-mel are still busy lambing andRorey and some of this kids andRonny have both been helping outoff and on. One day, Spud andBernice went to the gumbo check-ing out the water conditions andstopped by for a brief visit at FayeMutchler's.
Dan, Glenn and Margaret Fo-gelman were to the VA at FortMeade for Glenn's appointmentsand Sturgis for some shopping onWednesday.
Marlin and Ethel Ingalls hadspent a few days this week atdaughter Sheryl Lesmeister's inNewcastle, WY helping you outwith a project.
Thursday, Diane Fees had ashort visit with Sandy Rass-mussen at her home and droppedoff an old refrigerator for her.Friday, Jesse Fees and daughterKinley stopped by at Walter andDiane's and while Jesse wasworking Kinley and grandma dec-orated some cakepops for fun.
Zona Vig enjoyed listening tograndkids, Cherokee, Wyatt andGarrett Winkler play at theirpiano recital in Belle Fourche Fri-day evening. She also was ablehave a quick visit with Allen and
Ellen Talley.JT, Milo and Morgan Vig and
Matt Taton helped Paul andCheyenne Winkler with brandingchores on Saturday.
Saturday evening, John andCarmen Heidler attended themedical benefit fundraiser inSturgis for cousin Darwin Brink.Darwin and Terry's daughterDenise and helpers put on a niceaffair with a real good crowd,good food and good visiting.
Tracy Ingalls went to Sturgisand Spearfish on Saturday after-noon. She attended the 80thbirthday party in Spearfish forher Aunt Doris.
Jason Ingalls went to RapidCity Friday evening and shoppedon Saturday. He has been help-ing with the calving at the Talleyplace on his time away from hispaying job and with calving aboutdone and weather warming wastime to check town out.
Tammy and Dally Jensenmade a trip back to DellRapids, SD over the weekend toattend an aunt’s funeral. Larry isback working in North Dakotabut came home Sunday eveningas he had an appointment inRapid City on Monday.
Sunday, Walter and DianeFees had a quick visit from KellyFees and girls, also Jason andJamie Fees were down from Mo-bridge to do some farming and bynoon Jake Fees and girlfriendNikkie also showed up.
Sunday morning visitors at theJohn Heidler home were Dougand Val Hlavka. Val had made ayummy pie to bring and shareand OJ and Leah Heidler showedup in time for the treat as well.
Sunday after church dinnerguests of the Cowles family wereDuane Wood, Marty Vig and Johnand Sylvia Rhoden.
Friday, May 10th, is sewingday at the Opal Church base-ment. Anyone and everyone iswelcome to come enjoy the daysewing together. Bring your ma-chine and project and enjoy visit-ing while working.
Welcome
Trason Wayne Grueb
Born: May, 2, 2013
Weighed: 8 lbs. 13 oz.
20.75 inches long
Parents: Travis & Alison Grueb
Paternal Grandparents: Larry & Beth Ann
Grueb and Lavonne Townsend
Paternal Great Grandparents:
Walter & Mathilda Grueb &
Harold & Hazel McNutt
Fred & Jackie Joens, Claude Speaker
Maternal Grandparents:
Randy & Judy Wilts
Maternal Great-Grandparents:
Carol Wilts
I just received word of thepassing of Addie Boyd Weyer.Mrs. Weyer was the Faith fourthgrade teacher who students oftenlisted as their favorite teacher.She was a very special lady whocared deeply for her students andher profession. To say she will bemissed is an understatement offacts! Sympathy to all the family.
Even tho’ it’s short the grass isbeginning to green up. We are inneed of rain and a lot of it wouldsure be nice. Farmers like myhusband are checking the wheatand wondering what to do. Somehave plowed up the fall plant andstarted over. Someone called agrain elevator to ask about seedand the man who answered said,“It’s too late to plant springwheat, we don’t have any springwheat seed and I wouldn’t knowwhere to find any.” Guess thatsettles the spring wheat plantingissue! Warm weather would helpthe winter wheat come up aboutas much as some rain. When Italk about winter and springwheat my aunt, Ruth ThompsonBarlow, asks if anyone plantsspelts. The first time she asked Ihad to ask what she meant, I’dnever heard of it. I just looked itup again and I got the followingdefinitions: 1. Spelt is a type ofhulled wheat grown in Europewith a nutty flavor and slightlyless gluten than common breadwheat. 2.An example of spelt is atype of bread suitable for thosewith allergies to common wheat,but not for those with gluten al-lergies. 3.a primitive species(Triticum spelta) of wheat withgrains that do not thresh free ofthe chaff: now seldom cultivated4. A hardy wheat grown mostly inEurope. My grandfather, EdwinThompson, apparently plantedand raised it here at Marcus. Ihave wondered when it was no
longer the crop to plant. It alsooccurred to me as I looked at thedefinitions that it might makesomething of a comeback if it hasless gluten. Does anyone knowmuch about spelts? Was itplanted spring or fall? Did it re-quire less moisture? Was it pro-ductive, how many bushels peracre would be considered a goodcrop etc.?
Tuesday, Vonnie O'Dea wentto Philip and met with classmatesto work on upcoming events fortheir class reunion. Later she vis-ited her Aunt Eleanor Kroetch atthe Silverleaf Assistant Centerand also got to see her sister,Betty Smith, who was workingthere that day.
Dick and Marlys Johnson weredinner and afternoon guests ofJim and Vonnie O'Deas onWednesday. Johnsons were com-ing from their winter home in Ari-zona and going to their summerhome in Minnesota. Dick is Von-nie's uncle. They went to Philipnext to visit Dick's sister andother relatives.
Friday found Vonnie O'Deameeting Susan O'Dea and MaryDeichert in Philip. They contin-ued on to Vermillion and metRachel Deichert, Zack West, Leoand Kelly O'Dea, and friend Deb
for supper and visiting. SaturdayVonnie, Susan, and Mary at-tended the 126th Commence-ment Exercises of the Universityof South Dakota. Rachel Deichertreceived her Bachelor of Sciencein Nursing degree. Rachel is Jimand Vonnie's granddaughter andwould like to get a job in Ne-brasaka. Vonnie, Susan, andMary came home after enjoyingdinner.
On Sunday afternoon, Jim andVonnie O'Dea were guests at theGene and Theresa Deuchars.Sonny and Ozzie Baye were thehonored guests, as they will bemoving later to Sioux Falls to becloser to their children. Mrs.Baye had taught the O'Dea's chil-dren at the King School manyyears ago near Milesville.
O'Deas got a call on Sundayevening from granddaughter AmyDeichert saying she had won thebarrel racing and breakaway rop-ing at the final college rodeo inLaramie, Wyoming and was alsothe All Around Cowgirl. Nextweek Amy is planning to come toGrandpa and Grandma's to workagain this summer. Congratula-tions to Jim and Vonnie on all theachievements of their grandchil-dren. That’s quite a group to beproud of!
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Grand River RoundupBy Betty Olson
The South Dakota Departmentof Health has released new in-come guidelines for the WIC Pro-gram effective May 1, 2013.
WIC is a special supplementalnutrition program, funded by theU.S. Department of Agriculture,provided at no cost to eligiblemoms, babies and children. Itsgoal is to help improve health byproviding nutritious foods to sup-plement diets, offering educationon healthy eating, nutrition andbreastfeeding, and making refer-rals to other services.
If your family income does notexceed the following amounts forthe size of your family, you couldincome qualify for WIC:
To find out if you or your chil-dren are eligible for the WIC Pro-gram, call for an appointment atyour local WIC Office/CommunityHealth Services Office. Officescan be found under the countylistings in your phone book or onthe web athttp://doh.sd.gov/LocalOffices/CHS.aspx.
At the appointment you will beasked to provide family incomeinformation, proof of residencyand identity, provide informationabout foods eaten, answer ques-tions about past and currenthealth, have height and weighttaken, have a finger stick bloodtest taken (except a baby up to 9months of age), and visit with ahealth professional about nutri-tion education and health needs.If eligible, you will get food“checks” to buy foods at author-ized grocery stores.
WIC is an equal opportunityprogram. More information aboutthe program is available on theDepartment of Health web site athttp://doh.sd.gov/WIC.
This week has been mostly coldand dry. We did get a littleshower last Monday night thatbarely dampened the ground.May Day! May Day! That old dis-tress call was the first thing thatcrossed my mind when our ther-mometer registered 17 degreesearly in the morning on May 1st.It has been below freezing everynight all week long and that’s justtoo darn chilly for spring. No won-der the May flowers haven’tshown up yet! Even though it’sbeen cold, I couldn’t help myselfand I planted about half of my biggarden this week. Reub spentmost of the week planting barleyand oats and now we’re prayingfor rain.
Grand River Grazing Associa-tion president Tim Smith invitedme to the meeting with DennisNeitzke, Forest Service Grass-lands Supervisor over the DakotaPrairie Grasslands in North andSouth Dakota, and the grazingassociation directors at theDakota Lodge in Lemmon Mon-
day afternoon. They wanted to de-termine who owned the fencesthat were destroyed and try to ex-pedite the payment process forthe ranchers and the local fire de-partments.
Keith Winter, president of theMcKenzie County Grazing Asso-ciation at Watford City, ND alsoattended the meeting. Their graz-ing association hired an attorneyto research North Dakota law inregard to Fire Districts and theresponsibilities and potential lia-bilities for preventing or fightingfires within the confines of theMcKenzie County Grazing Asso-ciation. I’m going to ask our attor-ney in LRC to research SouthDakota law to see if we need tochange any laws in our state.
The Bismarck Tribune printedan editorial last week blasting theForest Service for telling ranchersthat it will be two years before thefederal agency will pay their dam-age claims. Here’s a quote fromthe editorial: “That’s an unaccept-able timeframe, especially when a
federal agency was at fault andhad conducted the burn over ob-jections of local landowners. Twoyears is too long to have a dozenor so ranchers carry the federalgovernment. We’re talking mostlythe costs of feed and fences.”
I wasn’t able to go to Lemmonwhen South Dakota’s new Secre-tary of Agriculture Lucas Lentschand Courtney De La Rosa metwith the ranchers on Thursday,but I want to thank our Depart-ment of Ag for getting involved.
The High Plains Western Her-itage Center in Spearfish had itsvolunteer luncheon Wednesday. Igot there in time to have dessert,coffee, and a good visit with sev-eral of these wonderful folks whoput in so many hours helping outat the Heritage Center. If youhaven’t visited the center lately,you should stop by soon. Theyhave so many interesting exhibitsthat it’s pretty easy for me tospend most of the day lookingthem over.
Did you see the article in theRapid City Journal this weekabout the teenager’s close en-counter with a mountain lion?
Trevor Hanson did everything ex-perts tell you to do Monday after-noon when he stood face to facewith the big cat in the woods eastof Hill City, but none of it workedso he called 911 on his cell phonebecause the cat was between himand his vehicle. The standoffended after the mountain lionslipped off into the woods whenGF&P got there 20 minutes later.GF&P didn’t kill the lion since ithadn’t attacked Hanson, but thatwouldn’t have been my decision!
Casey eliminated more preda-tors in our neighborhood. So farthis week he’s shot three coyotesand a fox. Sorry to say, he hasn’tshot any coons lately.
The older I get the more I un-derstand these Laws of Life:
*Law of Mechanical Repair:After your hands become coatedwith grease, your nose will beginto itch or you'll have to pee.
*Law of the Workshop: Anytool, when dropped, will roll to theleast accessible corner.
*Law of Probability: The prob-ability of being watched is di-rectly proportional to the stup-idity of your act.
*Law of the Telephone: If youdial a wrong number, you neverget a busy signal.
*Law of the Alibi: If you tellthe boss you were late for workbecause you had a flat tire, thevery next morning you will havea flat tire.
*Variation Law: If you changelines (or traffic lanes), the one youwere in will start to move fasterthan the one you are in now(works every time).
*Law of the Bath: When thebody is fully immersed in water,
the telephone rings.*Law of Close Encounters: The
probability of meeting someoneyou know increases dramaticallywhen you are with someone youdon't want to be seen with.
*Law of the Result: When youtry to prove to someone that amachine won't work, it will.
*Law of Biomechanics: Theseverity of the itch is inverselyproportional to the reach.
*Law of the Theater: At anyevent, the people whose seats arefurthest from the aisle arrive last.
*Law of Coffee: As soon as yousit down to a cup of hot coffee,your boss will ask you to do some-thing which will last until the cof-fee is cold.
*Law of Rugs/Carpets: Thechances of an open-faced jellysandwich landing face down on afloor covering are directly corre-lated to the newness and cost ofthe carpet/rug.
*Law of Location: No matterwhere you go, there you are.
*Law of Logical Argument:Anything is possible if you don'tknow what you are talking about.
*Brown's Law: If the shoe fits,it's ugly.
*Oliver's Law: A closed mouthgathers no feet.
*Wilson's Law: As soon as youfind a product that you really like,they will stop making it. (This oneis true every time!)
*Doctors' Law: If you don't feelwell, make an appointment to goto the doctor, by the time you getthere you'll feel better. Don'tmake an appointment and you'llstay sick.
WIC Program announcesnew income guidelines
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Gov. Dennis Daugaard hassigned a proclamation namingMay as Weed Awareness Monthin South Dakota.
South Dakota farmers andranchers are good stewards ofpublic and private lands through-out the state. Our land and natu-ral resources are a part of theSouth Dakota lifestyle, and muchof South Dakota’s economy isbased on agriculture, recreationand tourism.
Noxious weeds are known totake over habitats with an ad-verse impact on crop and forageproduction, as well as the envi-ronment. In South Dakota, inva-sive weeds such as leafy spurge,Canada thistle, absinth worm-wood and purple loosestrife arepresently invading agriculturaland wild lands.
Infestations of noxious weedsresult in significant decreases in
biodiversity. The invasion of habi-tat by noxious weeds is one of theprimary reasons cited for endan-germent of threatened and en-dangered species.
Noxious weeds infest 3,340,883acres of South Dakota's pastures,cropland and wild areas; every in-fested acre means lost money andmore costs to agricultural produc-ers.Knowing negative impacts willencourage and enhanceproper care of the land. Withoutthe support of our citizens, wewill lose the use and enjoyment ofthe lands of our state.
For more information on weedand pest survey and control inSouth Dakota, visithttp://sdda.sd.gov/farming-ranch-ing-agribusiness/plant-pest-survey/ orhttp://sdda.sd.gov/farming-ranch-
ing-agribusiness/weed-pest-control/
For more information onUSDA’s efforts in Animal andPlant Health Inspection, visitwww.hungrypests.com
To view the Governor’s procla-mation,http://sdsos.gov/content/htm l / a d m i n s e r v i c e s / a d m i n -p d f s / 2 0 1 3 / G u b e r n a t o r i a l -Proc/04152013NoxiousWeedControlAwarenessMonth.pdf
Agriculture is South Dakota'sNo. 1 industry, generating over$21 billion in annual economic ac-tivity and employing more than122,000 South Dakotans. TheSouth Dakota Department ofAgriculture's mission is to pro-mote, protect, preserve and im-prove this industry for today andtomorrow. Visit us online athttp://sdda.sd.gov or find us onFacebook and Twitter.
Governor proclaims May Weed Awareness Month
Applications are being soughtfor a state government programthat helps rural medical facilitiesin South Dakota recruit nurses,pharmacists, physical therapistsand other health professionals.
The Rural Healthcare FacilityRecruitment Assistance Programwas launched in 2012 as part ofGov. Dennis Daugaard’s SouthDakota Workforce Initiatives (SDWINS). It provides $10,000 incen-tive payments to eligible healthprofessionals who complete three-year service commitments in com-munities up to 10,000 people.
“It can be challenging for ruralhospitals and clinics to recruit thehealth professionals they need,”the Governor said. “There was agreat response to this program inits first year, and we’re lookingforward to building on that suc-cess in more communities thisyear.”
Gov. Daugaard said the pro-gram helped place 60 applicantsin hospitals, nursing facilities,clinics and home health agenciesin 35 towns across South Dakota
in the past year. Participatinghealth professionals includednurses, physical therapists, para-medics, pharmacists, dietitians,medical laboratory professionalsand radiologic technologists.
The cost of the $10,000 incen-tive payment is split between thestate and the employing facility,with health facilities in smallercommunities paying a smallershare. The state covers 75 percentof the total for communities up to2,500 people and 50 percent forthose larger than 2,500 people.
Applications must be submit-ted by the employing health facil-ity. The application period beginsMay 1. Application forms and ad-ditional information can be foundon the state Department ofHealth website atruralhealth.sd.gov
Sustaining essential health-care services in rural and under-served areas is a priority goal ofthe Health 2020 initiative in theSouth Dakota Department ofHealth.
Rural health facilities eligiblefor 2013 RecruitmentAssistance Program
Thank YouThe family of Jay Springman wish to express their
thanks to the nurses, nurse assistants and doctorsof Rapid City Regional Hospital. A special thanks toReverend Lin Jennewein for her visits and support.To Rev. Lin, Pastor Connie Eichinger, Maryjane Gray,Emily and Cheryl Cowles for a comforting service.Thanks also to the Faith VFW #5751 for the MilitaryHonors, and Sid Felps (former teaching associateof Jay’s) for playing “Taps”.
A heartfelt thanks to the ladies of the MethodistChurch for the nice lunch before the service and toall who furnished bars and cookies for after theservice. Many thanks for the floral arrangements,plants, cards and memorials, words of encourage-ment and numerous hugs. Memorial money will beused to help develop a theatre program or scholar-ships for someone wishing to take courses in the-atre.
Your kindnesses aer very appreciated and havehelped make this sad time easier to bear.
Dr. Carol PrattCarol, Jim & Jessica Pastor
Mark, Melissa & Josh SpringmanJanice & Mark Barton and
Granddaughters Elizabeth, Erica and Emily
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Vertical GardeningWhat is vertical gardening? It
can be several kinds of gardeningthat features a vertical bed orcontainers with a trellis that al-lows the plant to grow up verti-cally rather than sprawling alongthe ground. There are verticalgarden kits available at variousgarden centers which tend to be abit pricey.
You can create your own usingwooden or metal trellises, hang-ing baskets, shelves, containers, awood frame, or any combinationof these, to create a space-savingvertical garden. This type verticalgardening is great in urban areaswhere many homes and apart-ments have limited outdoorspace. A combination of contain-ers, shelves, and hanging basketsworks really well on a patio orbalcony to create a complete gar-den in a small space. If you cantackle a project like building a
frame with cross-supports andshelves built-in, this works greatand can be an attractive featurein your landscape or on the deckor patio.
Vegetables are good candidatesfor a space-saving garden eitherin raised bed gardens, in-groundgardens, hanging gardens, or con-tainer gardens on the porch,patio, balcony or deck. Simplyplant seeds or small plants asusual, installing the support atthe time of planting to avoid caus-ing damage to the plant roots orvines later.
Climbing veggies ideal for avertical garden are: cucumbers,squash (acorn or butternut arebest), tomato (indeterminate),green beans (pole), peas, and limabeans. These will need supportsystem such as trellis or frame toclimb upward.
Non climbing plants that donot need a support system but
can be included in a vertical gar-den are: pepper, lettuce, radishes,onions, eggplant, potato (sweet orregular in a container), parsleyand variety of herbs.
Location is important. Mostvegetables require a minimum ofsix hours of sunlight so choose asunny location that is near asource of water. Stay away fromtrees and shrubs that can createtoo much shade.
It is a good idea to start some-what smaller than you may betempted to try. Choose only yourfavorite vegetables for your firstvertical garden.You and yourfamily will find it rewarding tocare for and harvest the veggiesyou love to eat. You can alwaysadd more containers, trellises andplants next year. A vertical gar-den is a great family project.Children love helping to plantseeds and help with watering.They watch the plants grow andoften if they have grown and har-vested vegetables they are moreinclined to eat them.
Many a man curses the rainthat falls upon his head, andknows not that it brings abun-dance to drive away the hunger.~Saint Basil
The Longhorns traveled toLemmon on Saturday, May 4thfor the Lemmon Lions Relays.Three members, Tearnee Nelson,Caden Smiley and Drew Vance,qualified for the State Track Meetto be held in Sioux Falls at theend of the month. Caden Smileyalso broke the high jump recordwith a jump of 6’3”. Congratula-tions to all!
Placing for the girls100 Meter Dash: Teagen
Engel, 5th, 14.8; Tearnee Nelson,6th, 14.83, Karli Kilby, 7th, 14.87
4x200 Relay: 3rd, Mark Smith,Will Lutz, Bailly Dueter, JamesUlrich 2:06.53
8th grade boys100 Meter Dash: Bailly Dueter,
7th, 13.34200 Meter Dash: Cole Trainor,
5th, 28.78400 Meter Dash: Cole Trainor,
4th, 63.12
Faith United Methodist ChurchServices
Sunday School
Sun., May 12...................Happy Mother’s Day
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Time to grill some beef! Thesummer grilling season is upon usand Gov. Dennis Daugaard hasproclaimed May as “Beef Month”in South Dakota.
“There are 3.7 million head ofcattle in South Dakota, which isnearly five beef animals to everystate resident,” Gov. Daugaardstated in the proclamation. “Thecattle industry has played a sig-nificant role in the history of ourstate.”
“South Dakota cattle produc-ers rank eighth nationally in cat-tle and calf production,” saidLucas Lentsch, South DakotaSecretary of Agriculture. “TheSouth Dakota Department ofAgriculture continues to developthe SOUTH DAKOTA CERTI-FIED ENROLLED CATTLE™and SOUTH DAKOTA CERTI-FIED BEEF™ programs.”
Beef Month observance began
more than 40 years ago and rec-ognizes one of the state’s largesteconomic sectors. The beef indus-try has a $2.8 billion economic im-pact on South Dakota.
“Cattle producers have alwaysbeen a large part of our rural wayof life,” Lentsch said. “Beef Monthrecognizes the hard work ourfarmers and ranchers put inevery day to provide a high qual-ity product for consumers.”
Agriculture is South Dakota'sNo. 1 industry, generating over$21 billion in annual economic ac-tivity and employing more than122,000 South Dakotans. TheSouth Dakota Department ofAgriculture's mission is to pro-mote, protect, preserve and im-prove this industry for today andtomorrow. Visit us online athttp://sdda.sd.gov or find us onFacebook and Twitter.
May is Beef Month
Accomplishing more by de-mocratizing data
Here in the United States, weenjoy incredible benefits from sci-entific research – including anamazing amount of useful data.
Data is a very powerful tool,and an important asset for inno-vation. President Obama madeclear on his first day in office thatthe U.S. is committed to opennessin government, and that includesexpanded access to scientific data.
We have a history of achievinggreat things by providing open ac-cess to data. For example, the re-lease of weather data has fueledproduction of new tools that re-turn more than $4 billion everyyear to the U.S. economy. The re-lease of Global Positioning Sys-tem technology has led to anindustry that returns an esti-mated $90 billion annually to theU.S. economy.
Data is equally importantwhen it comes to agricultural re-search. Today, taxpayer-fundedagricultural research is already agreat value – returning $20 ineconomic benefits for every dollarinvested.
By opening up data generatedwithin the government, we canget even more value for the tax-payer dollar. We can enable out-side partners to build on our
work, and make new advance-ments that help farmers, ranch-ers and rural communities.
We’re taking an important stepthis month to open access to data.On April 29 and 30 here in Wash-ington, the G-8 group of nationsand the World Bank will bringagricultural leaders from aroundthe world together at the first-ever “G-8 International Confer-ence on Open Data forAgriculture.”
This two-day event will bringgovernment representatives to-gether with public and privatesector partners to explore new op-portunities to share data.
We’ll offer new ways to shareU.S. agricultural informationthat we hope will stand as a ben-efit to our research partners.Meanwhile, we will explore addi-tional opportunities for the U.S.to work with other nations tostrengthen our shared goals inagricultural research.
With our partners around theworld, we hope to generate newtools to confront modern chal-lenges in agriculture – while help-ing to build capacity in thedeveloping world. By working to-gether, and by opening access todata, we can achieve even morefor agriculture and rural areasacross the globe.
Burress – 150 Red Angus steers HR (green) 500-600#Burress – 100 Red Angus heifers HR (spay) 500-550#
Flintrock – 70 blk & red steers 800#More cow/calf pairs, replacement heifers, feeder & grass cattle expected by sale time
Upcoming Sales:
Monday, May 20: Special cow/calf pair & feeder cattle sale
GM Angus Bull Sale at 1:00 pmOffering 20 yearling bulls
Monday, May 27: NO SALE (Memorial Day)Mon., June 3: Special cow/calf pair and turnout bull sale
Mon., June 10: Special cow/calf pair and turnout bull sale
Faith Livestock Commission Co.
(605) 967-2200A big sale here for Monday, May 6, with a steady market oncows and bulls with the feeder cattle steady to some higher.The dry conditions around the Faith area has put more live-stock on the market than other years.
Thank you for your business.
REPRESENTATIVE SALESWilken Angus55......................Angus heifers BV HD............$1050.0020......................Angus heifers BV HD............$1010.00consignment of49................Angus heifers BV NB 771 .............$127.75Kelly Escott28...............1st x baldy heifers BV 679 .............$134.25Gebhart Ranch40...............1st x baldy heifers BV 765 .............$127.00AC Laurenz32......................Angus heifers BV 727 .............$132.5014...............1st x baldy heifers BV 734 .............$132.75
We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-967-2200or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to sell.
We would be glad to visit with you.
Gary Vance – (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance – (605) 739-5501OR CELL: 484-7127 OR Max Loughlin – (605) 244-5990 OR1-605-645-2583 (cell) OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell)
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S The Dewey, Meade & ZiebachCounty FSA offices would like tokeep you informed of the follow-ing items important to USDA pro-grams. If you have any questionsplease contact the Dewey Countyoffice at 865-3522 ext 2, MeadeCounty at 347-4952 ext 2, orZiebach County at 365-5179 ext 2.
IMPORTANT DATES TO RE-MEMBER:
MAY 20 – CRP sign-up beginsJUNE 3 – Last day to sign up
for ACREJUNE 14 – CRP sign-up endsAUGUST 2 – Last day to sign
up for DCPMay 2013 Interest RatesInterest Rate for Commodity
and marketing assistance loans is1. 125%
Interest Rate for Farm StorageFacility Loans is 1. 250 7 YEAR
Interest Rate for Farm StorageFacility Loans is 1.875 10 YEAR
Interest Rate for Farm StorageFacility Loans is 2.125 12 YEAR
FLP Farm Operating Loan In-terest is 1.375%
FLP Farm Ownership Loan In-terest is 3.5%
NEW FAX NUMBERThe Dewey and Ziebach
County offices will have a new faxnumber. The new number is 855-256-9425, this number is a tollfree number and both offices willhave the same fax number.
The Meade County office alsohas a new fax number and it is855-262-0860 which is also tollfree. Our old numbers will beavailable until May 30, 2013 andthen will be shut off.
USDA is an equal opportunityprovider, employer and lender. Tofile a complaint of discrimination,write to USDA, Assistant Secre-tary for Civil Rights, Office of Ad-judication, 1400 IndependenceAvenue, S.W., Washington, DC20250-9410, or call (866) 632-9992 or (toll-free Customer Serv-ice), (800) 877-8339 (local orFederal relay), (866) 377-8642(/relay voice users).
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in this State according to the Laws thereof, unless
this Certificate of Authority is otherwise revoked,
suspended or withdrawn.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and official seal at Pierre, S. D., this
1st day of May, A.D., 2013.
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Published May 8, 15 & 22 2013 for atotal approximate cost of $
NOTICE OFRESPONSIBILITY
TO CONTROLNOXIOUS WEEDSAND DECLARED
PESTS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN this 1stday of May, 2013, pursuant to SDCL 38-22 as amended, to all owners, occu-pants, agents and public officials incharge of lands in Meade County, SouthDakota, that they are responsible for thesuppression, control, and eradication ofnoxious weeds and declared pest infes-tations that may exist on such lands.
Chemical, biological, and/or culturalcontrol methods used for the suppres-sion, control and eradication of noxiousweed and declared pest infestationsshall be those approved for such pur-poses by the Meade County Weed andPest Supervisor, County Agricultural Ex-tension Agent or the South DakotaState University Experiment Station.
Upon failure to observe this notice,the County Weed and Pest Board is re-quired to proceed pursuant to the lawand have the noxious weeds or de-clared pests destroyed by such meth-ods as they may find necessary, theexpense of which shall constitute a lienand be entered as a tax against theland, and be collected as other real es-tate taxes are collected, or by othermeans as provided by law.
Plants and animals designated asbeing noxious weeds and declaredpests in the State of South Dakota areLeafy Spurge, Salt Cedar, PerennialSow Thistle, Russian Knapweed, HoaryCress, Canada Thistle, Purple Looses-trife and Gypsy Moth.
In addition, Phragmites has been ap-proved by the State Weed and PestControl Commission as locally NoxiousWeeds and are subject to the samesuppression, control and eradication re-quirements as the before mentionedplants and animals.
s/Nathan JagimMeade County Weed and Pest
Published May 8 & 15, 2013 at the totalapproximate cost of $32.49
NOTICE OF INTENTTO INSPECT
NOXIOUS WEEDSAND/OR DECLARED
PESTS TO: ALLLANDOWNERS/OPERATORS IN
MEADE COUNTYNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if
the Meade County Weed and PestBoard has probable cause to believethat the land owned/operated by youhas an infestation of declared pests ornoxious weeds, SDCL 38-22-23.12 re-quires that you be notified that an in-spection will be made to determine if thesuspected area is infested as indicatedabove. Therefore, NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN that the inspection willbe made by an authorized representa-tive of the Meade County Weed andPest Board who shall enter the prem-ises without interference or obstructionfor purposes of making an investigationof the suspected infected area. This in-spection will be conducted during rea-sonable business hours.
Plants and animals designated asbeing noxious weeds and declaredpests in the State of South Dakota areLeafy Spurge, Salt Cedar, PerennialSow Thistle, Russian Knapweed, HoaryCress, Canada Thistle, Purple Looses-trife, and Gypsy Moth.
In addition, Phragmites has been ap-proved by the State Weed and PestControl Commission as locally NoxiousWeeds and are subject to the samesuppression, control and eradication re-quirements as the before mentionedplants and animals.
Should the inspection confirm an in-festation of noxious weeds or declaredpests, remedial action to effectively con-trol the infestation will be required. Youwill be notified of the results of this in-spection, and any specific remedial ac-tion that may be required to remedy theinfestation.
s/Nathan JagimMeade County Weed and Pest
Published May 8 & 15, 2013 at the totalapproximate cost of $30.52
NOTICE OF BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theCommon Council for the City of FaithSouth Dakota will receive sealed bidsfor “the cleaning, mowing and trimmingof the City Park and Tennis Court”,“cleaning the bathrooms, covered build-ing, and picnic tables at the City Park”,“mow and trim around Faith CommunityCenter and Public Safety Building” and“the cleaning, mowing and trimming ofthe Faith Cemetery” as per specifica-tions on file in the Finance Office of theCommunity Center, Faith, SouthDakota. Bids will be received by theMayor and Common Council until 7:00PM, M.D.T., on the 14th day of May,2012 at which time bids will be publiclyopened and read in the regular meetingroom of the Common Council in the
Community Center at Faith, SouthDakota. Each sealed bid must beclearly marked “CITY PARK & TENNISCOURT MOWING”, “CITY PARKCLEANING”, “Mowing and trimmingaround Public Safety Building and FaithCommunity Center” or “CEMETERYMOWING”.
The MAYOR and Common Councilreserve the right to reject any and allbids received and to accept the bid that
is to the best advantage of the City ofFaith, South Dakota.
By order of the Common Council ofthe City of Faith, South Dakota.
CITY OF FAITH, SOUTH DAKOTADebbie Brown, Finance Officer
Published May 1, & 8, 2013 for a totalapproximate cost of $27.28
“Have truck will travel”For all your on-farm tractor, truck &machinery tire repairs call Dusty.Leave a message if no answerCall anytime 7 days a week!!
AVON ñ Only $10 to start. Call forinformation without any obligation.1-877-454-9658.
CRAFTS
DO YOU HAVE CRAFT ITEMS tosell? Have a booth @ Festival ofArts & Crafts in Watertown, SD,June 8th. Home Based Businessalso welcome. 605-886-3040.
EMPLOYMENT
THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT CA-REER - STARTS HERE! Statewideconstruction jobs, $12.00 - $18.00OR MORE. No experience neces-sary. Apply onlinewww.sdwork.org. #constructionjob-spaybetter
SMART SALES AND LEASE seeksbookkeeper. Work from home.Hourly wage based on experience.M-F 8-4, Degree/management ex-perience a plus. Resume, ques-tions: [email protected].
BRITTON-HECLA SCHOOL, 7-12Special Ed Teacher, w or w/ocoaching for SY13-14. Closes 5-10-13. Contact Kevin Coles, Supt, POBox 190, Britton, SD 57430; 605-448-2234; [email protected].
THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT CA-REER - STARTS HERE! Statewideconstruction jobs, $12.00 - $18.00OR MORE. No experience neces-sary. Apply onlinewww.sdwork.org. #constructionjob-spaybetter.
TECHNICIAN: SUNDANCE, WY, JDdealership looking for repair tech-nician. JD experience preferredbut not required. Full-time, toppay, benefits $60,000 to $80,000.
Call (866) 671-0052.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS OR AGTEACHER Contact Supt. DeanKueter [email protected](605) 363-5025 Montrose SchoolDistrict, 309 South Church Av-enue, Montrose, SD 57048.
WATER-SEWER-STREET SUPER-INTENDENT. CDL & medical re-quired. W&WW Certificationrequired within 1 year. City ofWilmot, PO Box 40, Wilmot, SD57279, [email protected], 605-938-4811. Deadline: May 20,2013. EOE.
CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITALhas an exciting full time Occupa-tional Therapist opportunity,working with a supportive team ofprofessional therapists in the beau-tiful southern Black Hills of SD. Weare located just a short distancefrom Mount Rushmore, Wind CaveNational Park, Custer State Park,Jewel Cave National Park andmany other outdoor attractions.Competitive salary and benefitsavailable including sign on bonus.Please contact Jim Simons, RehabServices Director, at 605-673-2229ext. 301or [email protected] for more information orgo to www.regionalhealth.com toapply. EOE.
THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT CA-REER - STARTS HERE! Statewideconstruction jobs, $12.00 - $18.00OR MORE. No experience neces-sary. Apply onlinewww.sdwork.org. #constructionjob-spaybetter.
FOR SALE
LONGBRANCH IN PIERRE, SD. Wehave lowered the price & will con-sider contract for deed. Call RussellSpaid 605-280-1067.
NORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITYHAS 24 residential lots for sale.Thirty miles to Aberdeen and onehour to Missouri River. Excellentschools, clinics, retail stores & jobopportunities. Call Beth @ VaughnBeck Realty ñ 605-380-3855.
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.gold-eneagleloghomes.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.
SEARCH STATE-WIDE APART-MENT Listings, sorted by rent, lo-cation and other options.www.sdhousingsearch.com SouthDakota Housing Development Au-thority.
OTR & DRIVER OPPORTUNITY
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORCAREER! 3 Week Hands-On Train-ing School. Bulldozers, Backhoes,Excavators. National Certifications.Lifetime Job Placement Assistance.VA Benefits Eligibile! 1-866-362-6497.
FOR SALEHAINES TRUCKING hasscreened gravel and fill rock forsale. Give them a call at 605-391-1259 or 484-2193. F35-2tc
HELP WANTEDTHE LONE TREE BAR has aposition open for a part time fillin bartender. Applications can bepicked up at the Finance Office inthe Community Building. Anyquestions call 967-2261. EOE
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NOTICESCITy WIDE RUMMAGESALES. If anyone is interested inparticipating in the City WideRummage Sale June 1st, pleasecall 967-2001 to get on the listing.
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MILLER DALE will be bringchickens May 17th. Call AliceMaier to place an order 739-5231.
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APARTMENTS AVAILABLE:Countryside Apartments inFaith. 1 bedroom, carpetedthroughout. Laundry facilitiesavailable. Handicap accessible.Rent based on income. For infor-mation contact: MetroPlainsmanagement, LLC 1-800-244-2826 or 1-605-347-3077 EqualOpportunity Housing F5-tfc
PASTURE WATER LINESwith trencher and backhoe, Live-stock Water Systems. 10 1/2miles south of Maurine, 605-748-2473 Merle Vig. F2-tfc
CARD OF THANKSThank You to the Faith Volun-
teer Fire Dept. for your quick re-sponse to our barn fire!
The Palmer's
Thank you for the G.P.S. andthe Apple I pad that I won at postprom!
Glenn Palmer
Thank you so very much forthe beautiful cards, prayers, callsand messages that were sent tome since the loss of my son, John.
