Faith Independent, November 7, 2012

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With inquiring minds andgreat enthusiasm, more than 135high school student leaders andtheir advisors from 10 highschools were in attendance at theUpper Missouri Region StudentCouncil Workshop. The Work-shop, which was co-sponsored bythe South Dakota High School Ac-tivities Association (SDHSAA)and the South Dakota StudentCouncil Association (SDSCA),was held in Mobridge on Wednes-day, October 24, 2012. Studentsfrom Faith High School wereamong the Workshop partici-pants.

The Upper Missouri RegionStudent Council Workshop is oneof eight regional workshops thatare held throughout the stateeach year to promote the im-provement of the leadership skillsutilized by students who are inschool leadership positions. Nu-merous national studies indicate

that schools and communitiesbenefit whenever their studentspossess training in leadershipmethods and skills. The schoolbenefits, both in the classroomand as part of the school’s activi-ties program, from leadershiptraining by having students whoare positive role models. The stu-dent’s that receive leadershiptraining will benefit throughskills that will be gained and uti-lized for a full lifetime. It is antic-ipated that each of the studentparticipants will return to theirown school from the Regional Stu-dent Council Workshop possess-ing improved skills to share withothers in their school or the bet-terment of the school and theircommunity.

The 2012-2013 Regional Work-shops structured around thetheme “The Help”, featured a pro-gram designed to provide a blend-

ing of instructional time for thestudents combined with a time forthe students to exchange ideasabout student council activitieswith students from other schools.During the Workshop each of theRegional Workshop attendeesparticipated in various smallgroup activities centered on thetopics of “You is Kind”, “You isSmart”, and “You is Important”.In addition, each Workshop par-ticipant was provided with infor-mation about further leadershipopportunities that are availablethroughout the year.

The following students fromFaith High School attended theRegional Workshop: Paige Brink,Ashley Drum, Tearnee Nelson,Karli Kilby, Michaelah Martin,Tori Simonson, Kianna Fisher,Sierra Price and Mrs. DeannaFischbach, Student Council Advi-sor.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard has de-clared November as “Hire Veter-ans First” month, issuing aproclamation asking SouthDakotans to acknowledge the con-tributions veterans have made tothe state and country.

“I encourage South Dakotabusiness leaders, public officials,and the leaders of civic and fra-ternal organizations that haveemployment opportunities to hireveterans for those positions,” saidGov. Daugaard. “Veterans makeexcellent employees.”

The South Dakota Departmentof Labor and Regulation (DLR)and the U.S. Department ofLabor/Veterans’ EmploymentTraining Service continuously ed-ucate South Dakota businessesabout the exceptional employ-

ment resources that veterans pos-sess.

“Veterans have served ourcountry well, and many have nowmade the transition to civilian lifeand are ready to take on newchallenges,” said State Labor andRegulation Secretary PamRoberts. “They possess the neces-sary skills to accommodate manybusinesses and are ready to enterthe workforce.”

Veterans’ employment repre-sentatives are located in 18 DLRlocal offices across the state.They provide employment serv-ices that help veterans transitioninto the civilian workforce.

To view an office directory andlearn more about available pro-grams, visit www.sdjobs.org

Hospitals don’t close for theholidays, and blood donated nowcan save someone’s life over theThanksgiving and Christmas sea-sons. Donating in November is agreat way to start the holiday sea-son because it reminds us thatone person can truly make a dif-ference. Giving blood is a goodway of pausing to reflect on ourgood fortune, while helping to as-sure that those in need of lifesav-ing transfusions can depend onthat blood remaining available.

Blood can be stored for only 42days, and accidents tend to hap-pen more frequently during theholiday season. Influenza is alsomore prevalent at this time ofyear. This impacts the blood sup-ply because people who are illcannot donate.

Call Amy Ulrich at 739-5701 toschedule an appointment forFaith’s blood drive this Thursday,Nov. 8th, at St. Joseph’s CatholicChurch from 1:00 to 5:30.

Don’t forget your photo ID!

Faith’s blood drive this Thursday

Students from Faith High School attendRegion Student Council Workshop at Mobridge

The following students from Faith High School … attended the Regional Workshop: Paige

Brink, Ashley Drum, Tearnee Nelson, Karli Kilby, Michaelah Martin, Tori Simonson, Kianna Fisher, SierraPrice and Mrs. Deanna Fischbach. Student Council Advisor.Photo by Mrs. Deanna Fischbach

November proclaimed“Hire Veterans First” month

Voters ... were turning out at the polls early Tuesday morning to

cast their vote for President along with all the Initiated Measures and

Amendments. Around 50 voters had already cast their ballots before

9:00 am. Photo by Loretta Passolt

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Leonard LeRoy Tax left thisearth and went to his eternalhome Wednesday morning, Octo-ber 31, 2012.

Leonard, son of James andNettie (Amling) Tax, began hislife at Wasta, SD on July 27,1918. He grew up at BonitaSprings, SD and attended the En-ning School, District 35, eitherriding a horse or walking 2 milesto school. After he finished gradeschool, he began working for the

neighbors. As payment for hiswork, one neighbor gave him afew lambs and that began a life-time of raising Rambouilletsheep. It was while herding sheepthat he began finding arrow-heads, a hobby he enjoyed foryears.

In March of 1942, Leonardpurchased a ranch on SulphurCreek near Marcus, SD where hecontinued raising sheep and somecows. He married Mary Kalesh ofFaith, SD in August of 1944. Theyhad three children: Cheryl Faye,Larry LeRoy and Beverly Anne.Mary died December 11, 1956.

On August 9, 1958 at St. Johnthe Evangelist Catholic Church inRapid City, Leonard marriedRose Burk of Vale, SD. Six chil-dren completed their family:Cindy Rose, Richard Duane,Theresa Marie, Loretta Ellen,Leonard John and Jeania Dawn.Leonard continued to ranch onSulphur Creek for 47 years wherehe enjoyed hunting, fishing, gar-dening and rock hunting. He wasan avid reader. Leonard was a 73year member of St. Anthony’sCatholic Church at Red Owl, SDwhere he served as an extraordi-nary minister of communion.

In May of 1991, he moved toBelle Fourche, SD where he en-joyed fishing at Orman Dam, vis-iting with friends and going to thelibrary. He was a member of St.Paul’s Catholic Church and at-tended daily mass until his healthbegan to fail.

December 26, 2011, Leonardmoved to Rapid City to be closerto family. Even though he was ina wheelchair, he enjoyed going tothe park with his daughters, Jea-nia and Cindy, along with his dogLady, who was the love of his life.He loved returning to the ranchwith his son Larry and was ableto take one last fishing trip with

him in August, 2012.Leonard suffered a massive

heart attack on October 4, 2012,but with the help of his lovingfamily, he was able to remain athome where he died.

Leonard was a kind and gentleyet strong man. He was a greathusband, dad and grandpa.Blessed for having shared his lifeare Rose, his wife of 54 years; hisnine children: Cheryl McCauslin,Glendale, AZ; Larry (Marja),Prescott Valley, AZ; Beverly Tal-ley, Rapid City, SD; Cindy (Les)Bonrud, Black Hawk, SD; Rick(Patricia), Cary, NC; TheresaSheppard, Mesa, AZ; Lori (Jerry)Afdahl, Kingwood, TX; Len,Newell, SD; Jeania (Curtis) Mid-dleton, Rapid City, SD; his sister,Vera Rapp and her son, Rockey,Rapid City, SD; 13 grandkids; 11great-grandkids; 2 great-great-granddaughters; 3 sisters-in-law:Alice (Duane) Queen, Sundance,WY; Marian Young, Rapid City,SD and Kathy Glaze, Titusville,FL; numerous nieces andnephews and his little Maltesedog, Lady.

He was preceded in death byhis first wife Mary, his parents,five brothers-in-law and 2 sisters-in-law.

Visitation was held Monday,November 5th and a ChristianWake and Rosary Service at 7:00pm, all at Osheim & Schmidt Fu-neral Home, 2700 Jackson Boule-vard.

Christian Mass Service washeld at 10:00 am Tuesday, No-vember 6 at Blessed SacramentChurch, 4500 Jackson Boulevardwith Rev. Michel Mulloy officiat-ing. Burial followed at MountCalvary Cemetery at Rapid City.

His online guestbook may besigned atwww.osheimschmidt.com

Leonard LeRoy Tax

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VA Black Hills Health CareSystem (BHHCS) is planning twofree informational fairs for familycaregivers of Veterans, for Na-tional Family Caregiver Month.These events will be a great wayfor caregivers to find out whatservices are available in theircommunity and gather informa-tion.

The first fair will be November9 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the FortMeade VA Medical Center, inroom 341B of Building 145. Thesecond fair will be on November16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at theHot Springs VA Medical Center,in room A002 of building 12.

A family caregiver is someonewho provides personal care serv-ices for a Veteran. These servicescould include assistance with ac-tivities of daily living like per-sonal hygiene or providingsupervision to ensure the safetyof the Veteran. A caregiver can bea spouse, significant other, adultchild or family member.

The theme for this year’s Na-tional Family Caregiver Month is“Family Caregivers Matter!”Family caregivers are often theunacknowledged backbone of thenation’s health care system. Theyprovide daily assistance to man-age health care needs as well aspersonal care while ensuring

their loved ones desire to stay inthe community longer. Forty-three percent of caregivers reportspending 40 hours a week or moreproviding care to their familymember, according to 2010 study,Caregivers of Veterans—Servingon the Homefront.

The VA’s Caregiver SupportProgram was developed to sup-port caregivers of Veterans, theVA’s partners in ensuring thebest care of Veterans. The pro-gram provides a wide range ofservices to Caregivers of eligibleVeterans of all eras. Services in-cluded assistance with accessingadditional VA services as well asprovide education and emotionalsupport. The program also pro-vides services to caregivers ofVeterans, or Service members un-dergoing medical discharge, whoincurred or aggravated a seriousinjury – including TraumaticBrain Injury, psychologicaltrauma or other mental disorders– in the line of duty on or afterSeptember 11, 2001.

Caregivers of eligible Veteransare urged on inquire about theprogram at both informationalfairs or by calling the CaregiverSupport Coordinator, Kay Ermishat 745-2000, extension 2347.More information is also availableat: http://www.caregiver.va.gov/

VA BHHCS to hostCaregiver Information Fair

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sults to Japanese shipping, shoreinstallations and aerial forces."

Maj. Boyington once quietlyconfided to Chaplain M. Paet-znick about his regular prayersfor his fliers, "I never taxi out totake off on any mission that Idon't pray; not for myself but fortheir return and safety. It may notbe an elegant prayer, but it alwaysstated what needed to be said."

A hundred sixty-five years ear-lier during another critical periodin our nation's history, anotherfield commander also prayed forthe Hand of the Lord to move ex-peditiously on behalf of his armyand the nation.

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania,winter 1777-78: "I was ridingwith Mr. Potts near to the ValleyForge where the army lay duringthe war of ye Revolution, whenMr. Potts said, 'Do you see thatwoods & that plain? There laidthe army of Washington. It was amost distressing time of ye war,and all were for giving up theShip but that great and goodman. In that woods (pointing to aclose in view) I heard a plaintivesound as of a man at prayer. I tiedmy horse to a sapling & went qui-etly into the woods.

To my astonishment I saw thegreat George Washington on hisknees alone, with his sword onone side and his cocked hat on theother. He was at Prayer to theGod of the Armies, beseeching tointerpose with his Divine aid, asit was ye Crisis & the cause of thecountry, of humanity & of theworld. Such a prayer I neverheard from the lips of man. I lefthim alone praying. I went home &told my wife. We never thought aman could be a soldier & a Chris-tian, but if there is one in theworld, it is Washington. Wethought it was the cause of God &America could prevail." Source:Eyewitness testimony of IsaacPotts, a Valley Forge residentwho shared the following storywith the Rev. Nathaniel Ran-dolph Snowden (1770-1851), whothen recorded it in his "Diary andRemembrances."

Bernie HendricksBrookings, SD

to the Editor:Veterans Day - Nov 2012

The U.S. Marines’ legendaryBlack Sheep (VMF 214) squadronruled the skies over the SolomonIslands during World War II.This highly decorated unit "spear-headed the drive that broke theback of Japanese aerial opposi-tion in the Solomons." The VMF214, under the leadership of Maj.Greg "Pappy" Boyington, shotdown 97 enemy aircraft (con-firmed air-to-air kills), recordedover 200 enemy planes destroyed-damaged, strafed 125 Japaneseland positions, and destroyed 28Japanese vessels in 84 days ofcombat.

Lt. Frank Walton, who knewthe "inner workings" of the VMF214 through the records he main-tained, summarized the unit’sgallant achievements in the Pa-cific theater: "Boyington hadwelded a conglomeration of casu-als and replacements into one ofthe deadliest aerial combatsquadrons in history. He was notonly a savage past master of indi-vidual aerial combat; he was alsoan inspiring leader."

"As a squadron commanderBoyington put his men first....Whenever the squadron receiveda new Corsair, for example, Boy-ington refused to requisition it forhimself as a replacement for thewell-worn Corsairs they had allbeen using, but instead let some-one else take it. If the officer ofthe day assigned a new aircraft toBoyington, he would walk over tothe board, erase the aircraft num-ber after his name, and give thenewer plane to one of his pilots,telling the OD: 'Give me one ofthose old klunkers.'"

The Black Sheep squadronearned a unit's highest honor, thePresidential Unit Citation, fortheir heroic exploits. Boyingtonhimself shot down 26 enemy air-craft (confirmed). While racing tothe aid of a fellow flyer, he wasshot down and presumed dead.He survived the watery crash,however, and was captured –spending the balance of the warin the notorious Japanese Omoriprison camp. Source: "BlackSheep: The Life of Pappy Boying-ton" - John F. Wukovits.

"For extraordinary heroismabove and beyond the call of dutyas Commanding Officer of MarineFighting Squadron TWO FOUR-TEEN in action against enemyJapanese forces in CentralSolomons Area from September12, 1943 to January 3, 1944," Maj.Gregory Boyington was awardedour nation's two highest individ-ual military honors, the Congres-sional Medal of Honor and theNavy Cross. "Consistently out-numbered throughout successivehazardous flights over heavily de-fended hostile territory, MajorBoyington struck at the enemywith daring and courageous per-sistence, leading his squadroninto combat with devastating re-

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,The fall sports are now done

for the Faith Boys and Girls, or Ishould say, Ladies and Gentle-men.

Everywhere we traveled dur-ing the last three months, no mat-ter what the time of morning,day, or night, they were defi-nitely that, Ladies and Gentle-men.

I want to tell the World thatthe Faith athletes are the Cham-pions in my eyes, and all shouldbe role models for the youngerstudents in the Faith School tolook up to and follow.

I am really looking forwardsto the basketball season.

Ron Traver

To the Editor:First of all, I would like to con-

gratulate the Longhorn footballplayers and coaches on a greatseason. You all made us veryproud! It was a real pleasure towatch the entire team progress asthe season went along.

In the interest of being goodfans and supportive parents,maybe we should all look back onwhat we believe to be our ownstellar athletic careers in highschool and keep them to our-selves. Let the kids enjoy their 4years, make their own mistakesand reach for their own succeses.It’s great to be involved, butmaybe it’s the parents thatshould be seen and not heard.

Basketball season is rightaround the corner, and I hopethat we as parents can cheerloudly and criticize silently.

Sincerely, Jim Sheridan

Honoring Defenders of LibertyBattles fought in wars around

the world, both past and present,have been depicted for manyAmericans through the lens of acamera. Behind the triumphs andthe sadness of the photographs,are the men and women who haveso valiantly honored the call toduty in defense of freedom. Thesemen and women, some of whommade the ultimate sacrifice, haveprotected our nation from foreignand domestic threats, and foughtin the name of liberty all over theworld.

This September, I had thegreat opportunity to help wel-come home the 842nd EngineerCompany of the South DakotaNational Guard. The 160 menand women of the Spearfish, BelleFourche, and Sturgis-based unitrepresent some of the best thatboth South Dakota and our na-tion have to offer. These service-men and women, like so manybefore them, honored the call toduty and selflessly put the wel-fare of our nation before their ownpersonal needs.

This Veterans Day we pause tothank and pay tribute to the vet-erans and active members of themilitary who have risked life andlimb protecting our freedoms.South Dakota veterans, youngand old, connect us to the past

and present struggles for freedomand peace. Their honor, duty, andpatriotism make us proud to callthem family, friends, and neigh-bors, and we honor the memory ofthose who have fallen, keeping allwho serve in our prayers.

While we honor our veteranssacrifice, we are also aware of thecontinued struggles for many ofthe men and women in the mili-tary who have returned homefrom tours of duty. As the son of aWorld War II veteran, I believewe have an important responsi-bility to care for our veterans whohave sacrificed so much for ourfreedom. I am a strong supporterof programs that benefit our vet-erans and believe more can bedone in terms of enacting pro-growth policies to address theneeds that veterans have duringthis exceptionally difficult periodof slow economic growth. I willcontinue to work across the aisleto come up with viable solutionsto stimulate growth, boost job cre-ation in the private sector, andassist those who have given somuch to their country.

I invite all South Dakotans tojoin me in honoring the sacrificeof our veterans and to keep thebrave members of our militaryand their families in our thoughtsand prayers as they continue toserve on our behalf.

All meals served with milk andbread. Menu subject to changewithout notice.

Wed., Nov. 7: Ham & PotatoOmelet, Green Beans, CinnamonRolls, Plums

Thur., Nov. 8: ThanksgivingDinner - Roast Turkey, MashedPotatoes & Gravy, Green BeanAlmandine, Dressing, CranberrySauce, Pumpkin Pie

Fri., Nov. 9: Chili, MarinatedVeggie Salad, Cooked Apples

Mon. Nov. 12: Veterans

Day/No MealsTue., Nov 13: Birthday Din-

ner-Pork Chops w/Celery Sauce,Mashed Potatoes, Green BeanCasserole, Tropical Fruit, Cake

Wed., Nov. 14: Beef Stew,Crunchy Cranberry Salad, Bis-cuit

Thur., Nov. 15: Meatloaf,Oven Browned Potatoes, Peas,Carrots, Jello w/Peaches

Fri., Nov. 16: Macaroni &Cheese, Stewed Tomatoes, But-terscotch Pudding, Banana

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Faye Fees left on Friday todrive to Aberdeen to be with hersister-in-law, Darlene Palmer,who was hospitalized there. Fayespent the days with her andnights with a friend in Eden. Shecame home on Tuesday as Dar-lene was dismissed from the hos-pital and recovering at home.

Walter and Diane Fees left forIowa, stopping in Peru, Iowa for awatering tank system for the cat-tle, then headed for her brotherMike's place in Riverside, Iowa topick up a camper they bought tofix up for a rally renter next year.They came home on Tuesday.Wednesday morning, Diane leftfor Pierre to help Kallie with hermoving and trailer house. She leftof Saturday and headed for Mo-bridge to pick up her Great Danedog that Jake had been takingcare of for her, then home.

Faye Fees went into Faith onFriday to get her car serviced andvisited with Janice Selby forawhile.

Monday, the 29th, Paul Del-bridge and helpers preg testedcattle at the Marlin Ingalls place.Helping were Jodi Howie, CodyHanrahan and Marlin.

Carmen Heidler was in FaithMonday. John Heidler had an ap-pointment on Tuesday there, thenback on Thursday for business.

I went into Sturgis early Tues-day forenoon to have a vehicleserviced before attending the elec-tion school that afternoon.Daughter Rita Bestgen picked meup at the repair shop and we vis-ited, shopped and had lunch to-gether. Rod and Tracy Ingallscame into Sturgis after lunch soTracy could attend the schoolingfor the election, they did someshopping, then had a nice eveningmeal in Sturgis as they were cel-ebrating their 27 wedding an-niversary. Justin Ingalls helpedRussell Simons that forenoonwith some cattle work.

The Fogelmans hosted theweekly Bible Study with Barry

and Cheryl Vig and Marlin andEthel Ingalls on Thursday.

Marlin Ingalls helped Fogel-mans sort calves on Saturday.They have steer calves consignedto sell in Faith on Monday.

Spud Lemmel went into Stur-gis on Thursday and broughthome 3 of Rorey's kids to spendthe weekend. Friday, Ronny andCarmen brought Brooke andBridgett out for the weekend, too.The whole group went into Stur-gis on Sunday to attend the 4-Hrecognition day.

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls wentto Union Center Friday eveningto watch great grandson BuddyHowie participate in his first bas-ketball game of the year.

Carl and CJ Peterson stayedwith hunter friends, Steve andKathy Swartos of Volga, SD onSaturday evening. Judy attendedelection school in Sturgis on Fri-day, then Saturday she helpedfamily move homes. Michelle Mc-Graw and Wyatt came in to visitJudy on Saturday. That eve-ning Michelle went to the Rushhockey game. Sunday, Wyatt andJudy went to a fall bazaar andWyatt got some new gold fish.

Nathan, Jason and Justin In-galls attended a bachelor party onSaturday evening for John Best-gen. His wedding will be comingsoon, November 17. The boys allstayed somewhere overnight, re-turning home on Sunday.

Friday, November 9th, will besewing day at the Opal Churchbasement. Everyone welcome sobring your project that you areworking on. Call Carmen Heidlerif you have any questions.

Walter and Diane Fees went toJesse and Kelly Fees home onSunday for a birthday party forgranddaughter Kimber's 6thbirthday.

The Sam Cowles family hostedafter-church dinner for Marty Vigand the Larry Schuelke family onSunday.

The campaign season has fi-nally come to an end. Celebra-tions and the opposite are beingfelt throughout the state andcountry at this time.

The weather held steady overthe weekend with cool tempera-tures in the 50s. It tried to rain onSaturday evening and Sundaybut we just couldn't get muchmoisture out of those clouds.

Karen Delbridge is in the Stur-gis Hospital. A special medicalfund is set up for her at First In-terstate Bank for those who wishto help Harold and Karen withmedical expenses. One may alsodrop off donations at CherylHammerstrom's beauty shop inUnion Center. Please pray forcomplete healing for Karen.

The rural Meade basketballplayers had games on Friday af-ternoon and evening.

Rural Neighbors will be thisThursday at 1:00 pm at the Com-munity Baptist Church. Theyhave moved the time up becauseof the time change. Those leavingearly for school or work will havemore daylight in the morning, butwill need to head home earlier toavoid driving in the dark.

There was a potluck dinnerafter church in Union Center onSunday. Some friends and neigh-bors enjoyed a tour of Gary andAmy Cammack's home now thattheir addition is complete. Theyheld an open house from 2:00 -4:00 pm on Sunday afternoon.

Bow hunters are out there forthe last week to get their deer.Rifle season begins soon so pleaseuse caution, both hunters andthose out in the fields.

On Monday, Senator JohnThune and Representative KristiNoem made a stop in Sturgis atthe HO Anderson Building onMain Street. The stop providedresidents the chance to meet andvisit with two of our US represen-tatives.

Prairie Bible Church and Sol-diers of the Cross are collectingitems for Operation ChristmasChild. They will be filling shoeboxes with school supplies, toys,hygiene items, t-shirts, socks,caps, hair clips, flashlights(w/extra batteries), toy jewelry,watches, etc. If you wish to do-nate you may contact KristenSmiley, leave at the Prairie BibleChurch or the Community Bap-tist Church in Union Center. Theboxes will be packed about mid-November. To help with shipping,it is $7.00 per box, so monitarygifts will help as well. Theseboxes will be sent from Nicaraguato Madagascar and beyond. Chil-dren in over 100 coutries will ex-perience the joy of Christmas andhear the good news of Christ.What not to include would be wartoys such as guns & knives,chocolate or food other than hardcandy, liquids or lotions, medica-tions/vitamins, or breakableitems. For more information you

may go to www.samari-tanspurse.org/occ.

Ronnie Opstedahl is recoveringfrom a stroke. Please keep him inprayer, and drop him a line or avisit.

Central Meade County News

By Sandy Rhoden

Once again, we had a variety offall weather last week. Tempera-tures were mostly in the 4os, witha few 50s thrown in. We had a lit-tle rain Saturday evening andSunday morning, but not a lot.Anything is welcome! It is sup-posed to stay about the same thisweek, until the weekend, thendown to the 20s and 30s. We areso lucky compared to the EastCoast! I just can’t imagine thatkind of devastation!

Garnet Gaaskjolen visited atthe Keith Gasaskjolen ranch onThursday afternoon. She got tosee little Eli as Grandma Roxiwas babysitting that afternoon.Eli’s mom Sarah attends theSchool of Nursing in Rapid City.

Eldora Fischbach went toRapid City last week and spentseveral days at their house. OnFriday she had Election School inSturgis, then came home fromthere. She enjoyed lunch and anice visit with nephew Eric Flat-moe and great nephew JaredKuno on Friday. Eric returned towork at Sturgis Yamaha thisMonday after taking an addi-tional month off following his re-turn from his tour of duty inAfghanistan with the 842nd En-gineering Co.

Diane Isaacs, Cindy Escott andI were among several from Faithwho attended the Craft Fair inBison on Saturday. We didn’t buymuch, but it was a nice day’s out-ing.

Our daughter Melissa spent afew days with us last week. Shecame down to visit AmandaPalmer Few who was here fromIllinois with her two boys visitingfamily. Melissa also got in a littlevisit with Takayla Lightfield andMarlayna McGinnis.

Next Monday, November 12th,the Faith School students will beholding their annual VeteransDay program. All Veterans andcommunity members are invitedto the school gym for this programat 3:00. Let’s all remember tothank our Veterans.

The Catholic Daughters aresponsoring a blood drive thisThursday, Nov. 8th in the St.Joseph’s Catholic Church fellow-ship hall. You can call Amy Ulirchto schedule an appointment orjust walk in. The hours are from1:00 to 5:30. You must have photoID.

JR and Sandy Rasmussen areonce again hosting their annualThanksgiving Dinner. They wel-come anyone to join them for theday at the Senior Citizen Center.You may bring a dish to share if

you wish. I’ll be so glad when election is

over this week! I’m tired of all thecampaign ads, as I’m sure most ofyou are! I have a feeling we maynot know who our President is forawhile, it is so close. I just hope itgoes the way I want it to!

The high school sports activi-ties are at an end for a littlewhile. The football team and thevolleyball team ended their sea-sons last week. The Longhornslost their 2nd round playoff gameto Arlington on Monday night andthe Ladies lost to Harding Countyin the district tournament on Fri-day night. They are both to becommended on their great sea-sons!

The undefeated HardingCounty Ranchers will be playingin the State B’s at the Dome this

weekend. They will be playingColome who has only lost 1 game.The Faith Longhorns were theonly team that gave them a closegame. Good job boys! The Hard-ing County game will be televisedon Public Television at 6:30 pmmountain time. Should be a goodgame!

The girls start basketball prac-tice on November 19th, and theboys start the following week, the26th.

The 6th-8th grade girls have abasketball game at Dupree thisThursday at 5:00. They will behosting Lemmon on Tuesday,13th, also at 5:00.

The Oral Interp students willbe competing in Timber Laketoday, Wednesday at the DistrictContest. We wish them the best ofluck.


Marcus News By Vicky Waterland

The Halloween Party held Sat-urday night at the old MarcusHall made her hum. I think Laceycounted 19 children and assortedadults who came with them. Wehad Hawaiian hula girls, cow-boys, Rip Van Winkle, SpiderMan, a cute little duck, a dragonand a witch just to mention a few.Cathy Timmons, Laurel Schultesand Kelly Fees came up withsome great costumes and every-one had fun. Well, except whenKay King plugged in the boombox that shot fire out the plug-in.No one was injured and RobertWondercheck quickly used thefire extinguisher so all’s well thatends well. The electrical repairman has been sent for and allshould be fixed by next weekend’sHunters Supper.

Saturday morning, Cathy Tim-mons, Patty Trask, Lacey andQuirt Wondercheck and I were atthe hall cleaning and decoratingfor the party. I am always nostal-gic when I’m at the hall. It hasbeen such a central location in somany times in my life, my fam-ily’s lives, and our community.Saturday, I was struck by the factthat little Patty Jo and Quirt eachwere the fifth generation of theirrespective families to work onthings at the Marcus Hall. Pattiswept bugs up and then she andQuirt put decorations on the win-dows, much like their ancestorshad been doing years beforethem. Continuity in our commu-nities and our lives is so impor-tant and the hall gives us that.Unfortunately, the Marcus townsite sits on land that has had sev-eral owners over the years andnot all have been nice or trust-worthy. One such man made thestatement that he would just “fillthat old building with grain andsee how they liked it.” We got ourlittle fat fannies in gear, my mom,Marian contacted the state his-torical society for the forms.Corinna Thompson, mom and Icalled a meeting of the longtimearea people. We gathered infor-mation, took pictures and I wrotethe essay. Corinna compiled andtyped the information and sub-mitted it. We were fortunate tohave it declared a historic site inMeade County by the CountyCommissioners and then a his-toric site in South Dakota.

Since we had so much “Hall”stuff I thought I’d write about it.Much of the following is the infor-mation we sent in on our paper-work to become a historic site.

The Marcus Hall came intobeing in 1913. It was built withmoney donated by the local peo-ple. It was leased by Clark andArcher’s Marcus Store as a stor-age area for harness, buggies andwagons. When the communityneeded it the wagons were rolledout. The harness hung in therafters so was not a problem.

Its occupants have always

been the local people using it forcommunity needs: wedding andbaby showers, weddings, 4-Hevents, farmers and ranchersmeetings, voting, parties, potlucksuppers, dances, funerals and soon. The Hall is now seeing itsfourth and fifth generation ofsome area families. (There wasalso a time when the Klu KluxKlan used it for meetings…butthat’s another story.)

The Hall began as a false-fronted, lap sided building withlarge doors on each end to accom-modate the buggies and wagons.It had a rough board floor, unfin-ished interior and wooden lap sid-ing. In the 20’s and 30’s the falsefront disappeared, the doors be-came small doors on the southside and the floor had a rock foun-dation put under it by the NYA orNational Youth Association. Asmall kitchen was added on thenorth side and the stage was cen-tered and raised. In the 50’s theinterior gained electricity, knottypine paneling, insulation, a hard-wood floor and a heater. A newdoor, step, porch exit lights, out-door bathrooms, cold runningwater and kitchen sink and drainhave appeared over the years. In1994, the first kitchen was tornoff and a new larger kitchen wasadded. Concrete was pouredaround the south side to keepskunks out and hold the sides ofthe building.

The Marcus Hall was con-trolled by the Modern Woodmenfrom 1908-1909.

I have a note that tells me theNYA worked there in 1938. TheCatholic priest, Father Quinn, gotit started then moved so WalterThompson was the boss. Afterthey put the rock foundationunder it and the stucco on it, theymoved to the White Owl Hall butfor some unknown reason thework on the White Owl Hall wasnever completed. That hall waseventually damaged by a stormand torn down.

The following is a list of theNYA Workers at the Marcus Hallthat someone gave me (Vern Si-mons??): Merle Weyer, WalterEnsor, Vic Ellefson, Ardell Si-mons, Dale Timmons, OrinHowie, Loy Burditt, HarveyWhitman, Frank Palmer, OrrieSimons, Hale (Slim) Carney,Lloyd Wilcox and boss WalterThompson. Loy Burditt told methat putting the rock under thehall was a miserable job. It washot and breathless, you had tocarry the rock and crawl along toget it there, then crawl back out.They really looked forward tolunch break and a few minutes tosit up straight.

In 1913 Marcus had the follow-ing businesses: Bank, meat mar-ket, creamery, hotel, livery stable,blacksmith, pool hall, 2 churches,the Catholic and the Presbyte-rian, a schoolhouse and teacher-age and 2 newspapers. Thenewspapers were the MarcusMoniter and the White Owl Ora-cle. I think both papers were runby Everett (Skinny) Johnson.

I have enjoyed re-reading my

Marcus notes and sharing withyou. I also found note of a bankrobbery in Fort Pierre in 1925.The robbers escaped but were fol-lowed as far as Marcus where theposse lost track of them…Hmmm.

I have more but I would alsolove to hear more so please share.I love our area’s history. My auntRosalie replied to this so I’m in-cluding her bit.

Vicky: That is so much fun toread about Marcus Hall. In thefamily story I sent you, I wroteabout Peter Norbeck speaking inthe Marcus Hall when he ran forre-election. That would have been1932, the last time he was electedSenator. I was at least 10 yearsold, so it would have been thatsummer. He campaigned by air-plane out in the prairie country,SO modern. The plane landed,and taxied southwest fromthe area beyond the corner be-tween the Presbyterian andCatholic Churches. What I amgetting at: maybe there have beena number of notable people: politi-cians, movie stars, etc., who havebeen at Marcus Hall. World classcowboys Melvin Tivis? CaseyTibbs? Bonny Tivis, our teacherwas an accomplished trick rider.performed at Wriggly Field inChicago, and Madison SquareGarden in NYC in the summer-time. Wasn't there a lady, lastname of Crowder, who was afairly famous horsewoman outthere - related to the Goff's andTivis?” That would add to the his-tory of Marcus Hall, too. Thestory means a lot to Rosalie andme, because it was such a part ofour lives as small kids, too. Ruth

Lacey Wondercheck gave me alist of costume contest winnersfrom the Halloween party Satur-day night. In the over 7 contest,first place was Cheyenne Long,second Sklee Long and thirdCanyon King. In the adults, firstwas Laurel Schultes, secondKathy Timmons, third BobbyTimmons and fourth Kelly Fees.Thanks to all who came and espe-cially those who helped in anyway. Big thanks to Lacey Won-dercheck for getting it all to-gether.

Don’t forget the AnnualHunters Supper at the MarcusHall Saturday, November 10.Talk to D’Anne Thompson orCathy Timmons for times, etc.

Tucker and Bev Hudson droveto Burke, SD on Tuesday, andmet Brad and Tela Hutchinson togo to Platte, SD that evening fordistrict volleyball games thatWhitney Hutchison was playingin. The girls won all their gamesand advanced to the champi-onship, they lost those games toLake Andes. Tucker and Bev re-turned home Wednesday morn-ing.

Tucker and Bev Hudson werein Sturgis on Friday. Bev at-tended election school and Tuckerkept an eye doctor appointment.

Weekend guest at Hudsons,helping Tucker with some proj-ects were Pat and Colan Kelloggof Spearfish and Brian and TarriBaldwin of Rapid City.

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Late last month, I met withseveral domestic violence advo-cates and law enforcement per-sonnel to discuss domesticviolence and sexual assault pro-grams in the Sioux Falls area andthroughout South Dakota and In-dian Country. The message fromour conversation was that pro-grams are working, but more canbe done to continue to reduce theincidence of domestic violenceand sexual assault. While Domes-tic Violence Awareness Month isobserved in October, this really isa year-round issue, and I wouldlike to take the opportunity tofocus on it.

Earlier this year, I joined 67 ofmy colleagues in the UnitedStates Senate in passing a bipar-tisan reauthorization of the Vio-lence Against Women Act(VAWA). This measure was sup-ported by two-thirds of the Sen-ate – both Democrats and Rep-ublicans – including every femaleSenator. Despite this, the legisla-tion was met with partisan oppo-sition when it reached the Houseof Representatives.

Many provisions in the Senatebill were added to ensure thatmore victims affected by domesticviolence and sexual assault areable to access programs that willkeep them safe from harm andcontinued victimization. In par-ticular, American Indians re-ceived additional protection in theSenate version. American Indianwomen are 2.5 times more likely

to be victims of domestic violenceand one in three will be a victimof rape or attempted rape in theirlifetime. These statistics are stag-gering and I commend the effortsof those working to reverse the oc-currence and frequency of domes-tic violence and sexual assault inIndian Country.

The bipartisan Senate versionadded provisions that wouldallow for prosecution of offendersin limited circumstances in ourIndian Communities – a neces-sary component to stop the cycleof violence. Domestic violence vic-tims on federal reservationswould be able to seek justice,without fear of jurisdictional com-plications. Tribal courts and lawenforcement will see increasedtools to combat this epidemic. Isupported these provisions bothin the Senate Indian Affairs Com-mittee and when these issuescame before the full Senate.

The version of the VAWA reau-thorization reported by the Houseof Representatives included pro-visions aimed at the clarifyingprotection orders for AmericanIndian victims; however, protec-tion without prosecution is anempty gesture which will lead tothe continued belief that our In-dian communities are loopholesin crim- inal jurisdiction. In ad-dition, because of the challengesfor Indian victims in accessingfederal courts, protection ordersissued only by federal courts arenot a practical or effective inter-

vention for crimes that demandlocal response and local jurisdic-tion by tribal authorities. This au-thority should rest with thefederal courts, as well as the localtribal courts.

Protection and prosecution arevital to addressing the problem,but also more time and resourcesneed to be focused on preventionefforts. Also last month, I touredan alcohol and substance abusecenter on the Rosebud SiouxReservation. As we all know, al-cohol and substance abuse oftenlead to domestic violence and sex-ual assault. In addition to alcoholand substance abuse programs,more emphasis needs to be placedon mental health services for vic-tims and their families. I will con-tinue to use my seat on theSenate Appropriations Commit-tee to ensure these programshave funding to continue effortsto reduce domestic violence andsexual assault.

When Congress reconvenes, Ihope the House of Representa-tives will pass the Senate versionof the VAWA reauthorization.This reauthorization passed witha supermajority of votes in theSenate, a feat in itself duringthese times of exceptional politi-cal rancor. With the passage ofthis bipartisan measure by theHouse of Representatives, wewould continue on the path of re-ducing domestic violence and sex-ual assault in South Dakota andacross the Nation.

The VA Black Hills HealthCare System (BHHCS) invitesWomen Veterans to gather tomeet other Women Veterans andlearn more about health careservices and educational opportu-

nities available to them. An OpenHouse will be held on November13, 2012 in Rapid City, at theSouth Dakota School of Minesand Technology Surbeck Centerin the McKeel Room.

All women who have served inthe military or who are currentlyserving are encouraged to stop atthe open house from 4 – 5 p.m. toreceive health care and educa-tional opportunity information,socialize with other women Veter-ans and enjoy refreshments.

The Open House is an effort toreach female Veterans and in-crease awareness of availableservices. Some topics covered willbe women specific primary care,maternity care, sexual trauma,contraception and infertility,menopause management, educa-tional opportunities, scholar-ships, homeless programs, andwellness and weight manage-ment.

For more information or ques-tions please call contact DiannaMonahan, RN - VA BHHCSWomen Veterans Program Man-ager at 605-347-2511 ext 7247.

All you can EAT!!Chicken Noodle &

Chili Supper

Friday, Nov. 9th4:30 – 8 PM

5 & Under – FREE6-12 – $3.00

13-Adults – $5.00

Faith Comm. Legion HallSponsored by: Faith Community

Action Team “People Helping People”

VA Black Hills Health CareSystem to host Women VeteransOpen House in Rapid City

Domestic Violence Awareness MonthBy U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD)

to our country’s history will neverbe forgotten.

A common characteristicamong veterans across the gener-ations is humility. I can’t tell youthe number of times I’ve thankeda veteran for their service andtheir response has been, “I’m nohero; I was just doing my job.”When they make these humbleremarks, these men and womenaren’t acknowledging that theirwork is something that in thepast decade only one half of 1% ofthe population was willing to do.They aren’t recognizing that theirjob pulls them away from theirfamilies and puts them in danger-ous situations, all so that we maylive safely in America and thefreedoms we hold dear may bepreserved. If there was ever rea-son to be a little boastful, thiswould be the time.

With this modest attitude, ourveterans may not ask for extrabenefits, attention, or praise, butthey are deserving of all that andmore. I have used my role in theSenate to be a champion for vet-erans’ issues, securing strongfunding for the Department ofVeterans Affairs and working tomake sure we honor the promisesmade to our servicemembers andstand by them when they take offour nation’s uniform. I will con-tinue this effort and hope you willjoin me in honoring our nation’sveterans, not just on VeteransDay but every day.

This year we saw the welcomereturn of over 500 South DakotaNational Guardsmen who had de-ployed in support of OperationEnduring Freedom and Opera-tion New Dawn. These men andwomen join the more than 72,000veterans that call South Dakotahome. Residents in communitiesacross the state turned out toshow their support in welcomehome parades and ceremonies.

This Veterans Day, communi-ties will again gather together tohonor those who have served inour country’s military. As we cel-ebrate this holiday, we not onlyhonor the recently returned Na-tional Guard veterans but allthose who have worn our nation’suniform and sacrificed so much inservice to our country.

With the recent passing of Sen-ator McGovern, we’re remindedagain of the valor of the GreatestGeneration. As a young pilot,George flew 35 B-24 Liberatormissions over Europe. When hisplane was struck by enemy fire,he adeptly crash-landed it, earn-ing the Distinguished FlyingCross and the Air Medal. Whilehis actions were certainly heroicthey were not unique. Therewere countless men and womenlike him that bravely answeredthe call to serve, placing them-selves into harm’s way and en-during unimaginable hardships.More World War II veterans dieevery day, but their contributions

Honoring our Nation’s Veterans By U.S. Senator Tim Johnson


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Varsity Volleyball Team … Front row, left to right: Karli Kilby, Paige Brink, Marissa Collins, Ashley

Drum, Shanna Selby, Katy Miller, Tearnee Nelson. Back row, left to right: Brooke Enright, Teagan Engel,Michaelah Martin, Madison Vance, Bailly Enright, Tori Simonson.

JV Volleyball Team … Front row, left to right: Brooke Enright, Bailly Enright, Teagan Engel, Michae-

lah Martin, Tori Simonson, Karisa Carmichael. Back row, left to right: Katie Bogue, Bonnie Lutz, KassidyInghram, Sierra Price, Abigail Wicks, Brittney Ostrander. Photos by Marcia Samuelson

Congratulations

Lady Longhorns on a

great season!!

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This year, many Americanshave been impacted by a widerange of natural disasters. Manyhave seen their homes perish ortheir livelihoods turned upsidedown – sometimes overnight.Tragically, some have lost theirlives.

Many Americans don’t know it,but USDA often plays a key rolein disaster assistance and recov-ery. We take this responsibilityseriously. Today, in the wake ofHurricane Sandy, we’re workingto help.

More than 250 U.S. ForestService personnel have been sentto affected states, to assist in dis-aster response. USDA staff mem-bers are helping rural electric andwater utility companies assessoutages and damage. We areworking with impacted States toassess the need for emergency

food assistance. And we are inconstant contact with FEMA, ad-ditional Federal agencies, andState and local governments toensure a coordinated response.

Over the past year, USDA hashelped respond to many disasters– ranging from severe wildfireand drought, to tornadoes andflooding. In the wake of any dis-aster, we know how important itis to get the job done. We knowthat folks are counting on us.

Today, USDA is focused onworking with our federal partnersto support an effective, efficientand well-coordinated response todisaster. Meanwhile, ourthoughts and prayers are withAmericans who have been im-pacted by Sandy, along with thosewho have been affected by otherdisasters over the course of theyear.

Ag Secretary Vilsack Column

The South Dakota Departmentof Environment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) is accepting ap-plications for a fifth round offederal grant funds to help SouthDakota public schools replace old,high-emitting diesel buses withnewer models and retrofit mid-age buses with emission controls.

Applications will be acceptedfrom Nov. 2 through Dec. 21. Ap-plication forms can be found on-l i n eathttp://denr.sd.gov/des/aq/aadera.aspx or by calling 605-773-3151.Applications should be sent to theDENR Air Quality Program atthe address on the form.

The DENR has made 89 fund-ing awards to public school dis-tricts totaling about $2.5 millionsince the EPA Clean Diesel GrantProgram started in 2009. Thegrants have helped districts pur-

chase 62 new buses and 145 ex-haust control retrofits. A list ofschool districts and the amountsreceived can be seen athttp://denr.sd.gov/stimuluscle-a n d i e s e l f u n d i n g . a s p xandhttp://denr.sd.gov/deracle-andieselfunding.aspx.

The main goal of the programis to reduce school children’s ex-posure to both fine particulateand smog-forming pollution.

The EPA Clean Diesel Pro-gram provides grant funds toschool districts to help purchasenew school buses outfitted withEPA-approved emission controls.The federal share will be about 25percent of the cost of the new bus.

The program also pro-vides grant funds to pay for 100percent of the cost of installingretrofits to clean up exhaustemissions on mid-age school

buses.Eligibility requirements for

new school bus purchases underthe program include:

•Funds cannot be used for re-placements that would have oc-curred through normalattrition/fleet turnover withinthree years of the project startdate

•Replaces an existing dieselschool bus being used by theschool district

•Disable or scrap the existingbus within 90 days of receivingthe new bus

•Receive the new bus by Aug.1, 2013, and

•The new school bus mustmeet or exceed EPA’s 2010 engineemission standards

Eligibility requirements for ex-isting school buses to be retrofit-ted include:

•The bus must have a 1987 to2006 model year engine

•The bus must be in use by theschool district, and

•The bus must operate ondiesel fuel

Preference will be given toschool districts that have not re-ceived a bus replacement duringprevious funding rounds, districtsthat also apply for exhaust-con-trol retrofit installation, andbuses with oldest model year en-gine over newer models.

School districts may requestretrofits for multiple buses.

School districts eligible for EPA Clean Diesel Grant

Last week the Longhorn vol-leyball team started district tour-nament action. The Lady ‘Hornsstarted the tournament as the #1seed and thus received a bye thefirst round of play. During thesecond round the ‘Horns werematched up against the BisonCardinals. The Longhorns won

the match in three sets withscores of 25-12, 25-17 and 25-17.The Longhorns were then pairedwith the Harding County Ranch-ers for the District 16B champi-onship match. The Longhornsended their season losing thismatch in three sets with scores of19-25, 8-25 and 22-25.

Lady Longhorns end season in district championship By Coach Alison Grueb

Faith students & staff wear red to celebrate Red Ribbon Week! Red RibbonWeek … is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. This year Red Ribbon Week

was celebrated October 20-28, 2012. Red Ribbon Week serves as a way for communities and individualsto take a stand for a commitment to drug prevention and education and a personal commitment to livedrug free lives with the ultimate goal being the creation of drug free America. The Faith Student Councilorganized Red Ribbon Week activities. Photo by Marcia Samuelson

Question: My only income isSupplemental Security Income(SSI). My sister recently died andleft me a little money. Will thisextra money affect my SSI bene-fits?

Answer: It depends on theamount. You must report the in-heritance to Social Security bycalling 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-

800-325-0778). SSI is a needs-based program for people 65 orolder, blind, or disabled who havelimited income and resources. Weconsider your inheritance as in-come for the month you receivedit. Accordingly, we may have toadjust your benefit for thatmonth. If you keep the money

into the next month, the moneythen becomes a part of your re-sources. A person with more than$2,000 or a couple with more than$3000 in total resources cannotreceive SSI, although there areexceptions. For more information,visit our website at www.socialse-curity.gov.

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Pictured back row, left to right: Tristen Rhoden, Teigen Grubl, Rio Hulm, John Gropper, Lane Foster, Kenny Carmichael,Tye Grubl, Marty Shaff, Gereth Bushong, Sam Kennedy. Middle row, left to right: Chaney Keffeler, Wyatt Schuelke,Dalton Sheridan, Shane Lutz, Chance Escott, Cody Trainor, Caden Smiley. Pictured front row, left to right: ManagerBrandi Simons, Glenn Palmer, Wylee Nelson, Jesse King, Cody Bernstein, Hunter Johnson, Clay Bernstein, Skyler Wel-ter, Trey Donovan, Manager Jocelynn Keffeler. Photo by Lifetouch

Congratulations Longhorns

on your 8-2 season!!

You made us proud!

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South Dakota’s child obesityrate rose slightly in the 2011-2012 school year with 15.9% ofkids 19 and under reported asobese. That’s up from 15.2% theprevious school year.

“Any increase, even a smallone like this, is disappointing,”said Kristin Biskeborn, State Nu-tritionist for the Department ofHealth. “We know that over-weight and obese students be-come obese adults who developmore chronic disease than theirpeers who had healthy weights aschildren.”

The obesity rate was up for allstudent age groups and the over-all rate is well above the depart-ment’s 2020 goal of a 14% obesityrate. South Dakota’s rate remainsbelow the latest national obesityrate of 19.6% for the 19 and underage group.

A total of 187 schools submit-ted student height and weightdata for the latest survey, ac-counting for 35.6% of students inthe state. The survey definesobese as at or above the 95th per-centile body mass index-for-agewhen compared to kids of the

same age and gender; overweightis between the 85th and 94th per-centiles.

“Preventing obesity in kids isthe key to addressing the nation’sobesity epidemic,” said Biske-born. “There is a role for each oneof us—parents, schools, communi-ties—in providing healthy foodand increasing access to physicalactivity for our kids.”

Biskeborn said the departmenthas two new resources to helpwith that effort. The Munch Code(www.munchcode.org/) offershealthy concessions informationfor schools and youth activities.Harvest of the Month (www.sd-harvestofthemonth.org/) com-bines lessons and producesampling to get kids eating morevegetables and fruit, one of sixscience-based strategies shown toprevent obesity. The others in-clude increased physical activity,decreased television viewing, de-creased sweetened beverage in-take, decreased portion sizes, andincreased breastfeeding.The full student height weight re-port is available atdoh.sd.gov/SchoolWeight.

Falls Park in Sioux Falls turnsblue after dark on Tuesday, Nov.13, to bring attention to World Di-abetes Day on Wednesday, Nov.14. The South Dakota DiabetesCoalition and South DakotaUrban Indian Health are bring-

ing the diabetes epidemic into thepublic spotlight by working withthe city to light the Falls withblue lights.

On Nov. 14, the two SouthDakota organizations will offerBlue Circle Tests at all SouthDakota Urban Indian Health clin-ics and at the Wagner IndianHealth Services through theirHealthy Heart Program. The testallows individuals to learn abouttheir risk of type 2 diabetes andhow to start taking control oftheir lifestyles. An interactive on-line version is available atwww.worlddiabetesday.org/blue-circletest and on the SD DiabetesCoalition website at www.sddia-betescoalition.org.

“Light up the MonumentsBlue” is part of an internationaleffort to bring attention to effortsto fight the disease. Blue is usedbecause it is part of the blue andred World Diabetes Day symbol.In previous years, the campaignhas been joined by a host of globallandmarks, including the EmpireState Building, Tokyo Tower, Ni-agara Falls, the Burj Al Arab inDubai, the Aleppo Citadel inSyria, the Obelisk in BuenosAires, and the Leaning Tower ofPisa. Since 2007, more than 1,000monuments in 84 countries havegone blue for diabetes.

Diabetes is a leading globalcause of blindness, kidney failure,

heart attack, stroke and amputa-tion. According to the Interna-tional Diabetes Federation andthe World Health Organization,more than 360 million peopleworldwide have diabetes.

World Diabetes Day, cele-brated each year on Nov. 14,unites millions of people in morethan 170 countries to raiseawareness of diabetes. Numerouslocal and national events are or-ganized by organizations and in-dividuals to raiseawareness. World Diabetes Daywas created in 1991 by the Inter-national Diabetes Federation(IDF) and the World Health Or-ganization (WHO) in response tothe growing concerns about theescalating threat of diabetesworldwide. In 2007, World Dia-betes Day became an officialUnited Nations Day as a result ofU.N. Resolution 61/225. The Res-olution invites all member associ-ations to participate in WorldDiabetes Day and draws atten-tion to the need for education andawareness to tackle the growingdiabetes epidemic.

For more information on WorldDiabetes Day, go to www.worlddi-abetesday.org.

For more information on theSD Diabetes Coalition, contactDawn Hahn at 605-336-3505 orby e-mail [email protected].

Falls Park turns blue for World Diabetes Day

South Dakota’s child obesity rate rises Students throughout South

Dakota can expect to see health-ier and more nutritious food ontheir trays this year, according toSDSU Extension.

Beginning this fall, the U.S.Department of Agriculture is pro-viding additional funds to schoolsthat meet the new healthy mealstandards. This affects 32 millionchildren nationally and approxi-mately 100,570 students in SouthDakota. This change is thanks tothe national Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act (Public Law 111-296) to improve the health of ournation's children.

"Across our nation, schools arenow better positioned to assistwith combating the challenge ofchildhood obesity and improvechildren's overall health," saidAnn Schwader, SDSU ExtensionNutrition Field Specialist.

Schwader says that in SouthDakota 17 percent of childrenages 2 to 19 are considered over-weight and 16.6 percent are con-sidered obese.

"One reason youth are trend-ing towards overweight and obe-sity is their lack of understandingof proper portions. Now, schoolmeals are "right-sized" based ontheir age, students are getting theright portions and now they willbe getting more of certain foodslike fruits and vegetables," she

said.There have been tremendous

advancements in our understand-ing of what a healthy school mealshould look like since the lasttime the standards were updatedin 1995. The new guidelines alignschool meals with the latest nu-trition science, based on recom-mendations of nutrition expertsat the Institute of Medicine andthe 2010 Dietary Guidelines forAmericans nutrition recommen-dations.

The new school meal stan-dards ensure students are offeredboth fruits and vegetables everyday of the week; substantially in-creasing offerings of whole grain-rich foods; offer fat-free or low-fatmilk varieties; limit caloriesbased on the age of children to en-sure proper portion sizes; and in-crease the focus on reducing theamounts of saturated fat, transfat and sodium.

The new school meal patternsmeet specific calorie ranges forchildren in grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. The new meal patterns splitup the estimated daily caloriesand food groups required by 3meals, including small snacks inbetween meals. The intention ofthe new school lunch guidelines isto ensure that almost all childrenreceive at least one-third of theirdaily nutritional and energy

needs. As an example, the USDArecommends that children, de-pending on age and sex, shouldget 4-6 ounces of protein foodsover the course of a day, resultingin 1-2 ounces of protein foods permeal.

Data from the USDA showsthat students have tended not totake all the food available to themin the cafeteria line. Understand-ing the amount of food that can beselected the first time through thecafeteria line can help ensurethat active kids are getting maxi-mum energy benefit from theirmeal. A well-balanced, nutritiouslunch will provide: plenty of en-ergy for the rest of the day, fo-cused learning, nutrients neededto grow and teaching opportuni-ties for healthy eating habits.

SDSU Extension recognizesschools are in a transition yearand have provided support tostatewide trainings that wereheld throughout South Dakota forschool food service directors andstaff earlier in the year. SDSUNutrition Field Staff are avail-able to educate communities, or-ganizations and parents aboutthe new standards. For additionalinformation contact your Re-gional Extension Center. Contactinformation can be found atwww.iGrow.org.

SDSU Extension supports new school meal standards

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Washington, D.C. – Rep. KristiNoem joined House Committee onEducation and the WorkforceChairman John Kline (R-MN)and Representative Phil Roe,M.D. (R-TN) in requesting a Gov-ernment Accountability Office(GAO) study on the new schoollunch standards that are beingimplemented for the first timethis year.

Rep. Noem has been a strongvoice in questioning the newschool lunch standards, whichplace calorie-maximums on schoolmeals for students. The Repre-sentatives are requesting that theGAO investigate the challenges inimplementing the school lunchprogram, the costs associatedwith it and what the United

States Department of Agriculture(USDA) is doing to assist schoolsin complying with the standards.The letter also requests that theGAO look into the impact thestandards have on food waste.

This request is a follow-up toan October 18 letter sent by Rep-resentatives Noem, Kline and Roeto USDA Secretary Tom Vilsackrequesting additional informationon the program. Rep. Noem alsosent a letter to Secretary Vilsackregarding the issue on September13. No responses from the USDAhave been received at this point.A GAO study will help determinethe on-the-ground impacts of thenew standards so Congress candetermine the next steps on howto best address the challenges.

The Quartzite BorderOne was broken when hit by a

running horse on a cold winternight. Others gave way to roadconstruction or now stand bydriveways and sidewalks.

Of the 720 quartzite monu-ments that once marked the bor-der between North Dakota andSouth Dakota, officials at theSouth Dakota State Historical So-ciety have said that about half re-main.

After North Dakota and SouthDakota were admitted to theUnion on Nov. 2, 1889, a lawpassed by Congress the next yearauthorized the secretary of the in-terior to have the seventh stan-dard parallel between the twostates surveyed and marked bysuitable and permanent monu-ments.

According to The QuartziteBorder by Gordon L. Iseminger,South Dakota Sen. Richard F.Pettigrew wrote the secretary ofthe interior recommending thatthe boundary be marked withquartzite monuments availablefrom quartzite quarries nearSioux Falls. Among the reasonsPettigrew made for having themarkers be of a large size wasthat a distinctly marked bound-ary would allow for easier loca-tion of land claims. Also, stonemonuments would last longerthan iron posts and would costless. Quartzite was attractive,durable and comparable in coststo such building materials asbrick. What Pettigrew probablydid not state was that he was apromoter of the use of Sioux Fallsquartzite.

The contract for surveying andmarking the boundary wasawarded to Charles H. Bates ofYankton for $21,300. Markerswere to be placed every half mile.

Bates’ being awarded the con-tract enraged Pettigrew, whowanted another to receive the bid.

Bates and his crew of chain-men, moundmen and flagmenbegan work near the juncture ofNorth Dakota, South Dakota andMinnesota boundaries in Septem-ber 1891. After stopping for thewinter, Bates reached the easternboundary of Montana in August1892. The boundary, as measuredby Bates, was 360 miles, 45chains and 35 links. It was de-scribed as “the most perfect andcomprehensive boundary line inthe United States” by the SteeleOzone, a North Dakota newspa-per.

The markers Bates and hiscrew buried every half mile were7 feet long and 10 inches square,set three-and-a-half feet in theground. They were marked at thequarry on the east side with ½ Mto signify a half mile or 1M to sig-nify a mile. All posts had the let-ters N.D. on the north side and

S.D. on the south side. Markersacross the Sisseton-WahpetonReservation and west of the Mis-souri River contained additionalmarkings.

Pettigrew continued to believethat Bates had secured the con-tract by underhanded means.Bates’ work had to be examinedand approved, and Pettigrew rec-ommended that North Dakotasurveyor George Beardsley exam-ine Bates’ work.

After examining Bates’ work

east of the Missouri River, Beard-sley reported that every monu-ment was in its proper place,correctly and well-marked, andthe “the surveyor did an honestpiece of work.”

It was expected that the mark-ers would stand on the border for-ever. Such was not the case,however, as some suffered at thehands of the elements, roadbuilders, collectors and vandals.

Bates’ name lives on in SouthDakota. The town of Batesland isnamed in his honor.

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

Rep. Noem calls for study intoUSDA school lunch standards

The 2013 South Dakota moun-tain lion hunting licenses are nowavailable.

The season will be open toSouth Dakota residents, who mayapply for and receive one license.

The 2013 mountain lion licenseis valid statewide from December26, 2012 through December 31,2013. However, within the BlackHills Fire Protection District thelicense is valid December 26,2012 through March 31, 2013; orwhen a harvest limit of 100mountain lions or 70 femalemountain lions is met within theBlack Hills Fire Protection Dis-trict.

Application for a mountain lionhunting license may be madethrough the GFP big game appli-cation website athttps://appsf5.sd.gov/applica-tions/gf79biggame/login.asp or bysubmitting the completed paperapplication and fee to the GFP Li-cense Office. Licenses are soldthroughout the hunting season.

In addition to the regular li-cense, hunters who wish to havethe opportunity to hunt within

Custer State Park may apply fora limited number of free CusterState Park Access Permits.

Hunters may apply for one ormore of the eight designated in-tervals: Dec. 26-Jan. 8 (30 per-mits), Jan. 9-22 (30 permits), Jan.23-Feb. 6 (30 permits), Feb. 7-13(4 permits, dogs allowed for hunt-ing), Feb. 14-March 1 (30 per-mits), March 2-8 (4 permits, dogsallowed for hunting), March 9-24(30 permits), and March 25-31 (4permits, dogs allowed for hunt-ing).

These limited Custer StatePark Access Permits will be is-sued by random drawing. Thedeadline for applying for the per-mits is 12 noon CST on Dec. 5.

Application must be made on-line through the Game, Fish andParks website athttp://apps.sd.gov/applications/gf7 0 r b g d e p r e d a t i o n / C u s t e r -StateParkMountainLionHunt.aspx

Individuals who draw a CusterState Park Access Permit are alsoentitled to hunt in other areasopen to mountain lion hunting.

Mountain lion licenses available

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Five documents every farmershould have

Every farmer should havethese five signed and notarizeddocuments: 1) Will, 2) AdvanceHealth Care Directives, 3)Durable Power of Attorney toMake Health Care Decisions, 4)Durable Power of Attorney toMake Business Decisions, and a5) Letter of Instruction.

These are the minimum docu-ments every farmer—actuallyevery adult—should have in placeto assist family members, otherloved ones, business associates,and others who might become in-volved in case you become dis-abled or die.

A recent estimate indicates55 percent of the U.S. popula-tion will die without a will(Harris Interactive for Martin-dale-Hubbell, 2007). An evengreater proportion does not haveadvance health care directives.

Increasingly, farm and ranchfamilies approach me to requestassistance with succession plan-ning issues. The issues usually in-volve sticky relationships withfamily members and specific de-sires about how the elders wanttheir land to be divided andfarmed by their successors.

Here are a few words abouteach document. The will is fa-miliar to most people. It says whoinherits your property--both theassets and debts, as well as whoyou designate as the executor tocarry out these actions, and oneor more alternates.

For practical purposes, the will

is your estate plan. It might in-volve creation of a trust to provideincome to your spouse or partnersafter you die. It indicates whathappens to the property after thelast person covered by the trustdies. Your will eliminates many ofthe disputes that might ariseamong your successors, makingyour passing and their lives eas-ier.

Although there are free kitsavailable online, I advise farmpeople to consult an attorney tohelp devise the will and any sup-porting legal documents such as atrust. Be sure to understand howproperty ownership is specified inland deeds and tax implications.

Advance health care direc-tives indicate the medical proce-dures you desire to maintain yourlife, if a health crisis emerges. Ad-vance directives usually involve aliving will and to whom you givedurable power of attorney(POA) to make health care de-cisions when you are incapableof making these choices.

The living will specifies med-ical procedures you want or wouldnot want to keep you alive. Oftenthe treating hospital and physi-cians are not aware of a patient’sliving will and follow their oath—and legal requirement -- to main-tain life as long as possible, evenif that is not what you wanted.

Forms to construct a living willand POAs to make healthcare orbusiness decisions are availableonline, as well as from many hos-pitals, clinics and attorney offices.Be sure to use the form for your

state or province. It is best to givea notarized copy of the living willand durable power of attorneyform to your physician(s) and tothe institutions that are likely toprovide you care. The POA shouldspecify who has primary respon-sibility to make these decisionsand at least one alternate.

I consulted the GundersenLutheran Hospital in La Crosse,Wisconsin for some of the infor-mation in this article. It has ahelpful websitewww.gundluth.org/AdvanceCare-with information about advancecare planning. I recommend yousit down with your physician(s),and perhaps the persons to whomyou give POA to make healthcaredecisions, to review the end-of-lifeprocedures you wish to imple-ment.

The durable power of attor-ney to make business deci-sions document indicates whoyou want to make business trans-actions, pay your taxes and carryout other business activities whenyou are unable to do these things,and names at least one alternate.It helps to give these persons theright to make bank deposits andpayments, to sign checks, and tohave access to your safe depositbox in case you become incapaci-tated. The designees will need tosign necessary forms at yourbank.

It is advisable to write a letterof instruction to accompanyyour will. Give a copy to the ex-ecutor of your will. This documentshould indicate the following, ifrelevant to your situation:

* Where important documentssuch as insurance policies, savingaccounts, loans, leases, POA sand any other significant infor-mation are kept,

*Instructions for the care of de-pendents such as minor children,and

•Instructions indicating howyou want your land to be farmed.

The letter of instruction is notlegally binding but in many waysis the most important of the fivecritical documents listed becauseit helps your survivors know yourwishes.

Besides these, other recom-mended documents you mightwant to consider are the follow-ing: a funeral plan, an organdonor card, a wallet-sized card in-dicating who has health care de-cision POA and where to reachthese persons.

The documents described inthis article give psychologicalcomfort to you and your succes-sors, as well as save legal costs,and in many cases, medical costs.

Dr. Mike Rosmann is a Har-lan, Iowa psychologist andfarmer. Visit: www.agbehavioral-health.com .

Farm & Ranch LIfeFarm & Ranch LIfeDr. RossmanDr. Rossman

OMAHA, Neb. - A monthly eco-nomic index report suggests aneconomic slump over the nextthree to six months for nine Mid-west and Plains states.

The Mid-America BusinessConditions index dropped to 46.5last month from 50.4 in Septem-ber.

The survey of business leadersand supply managers uses a col-lection of indexes ranging fromzero to 100. Survey organizers sayany score above 50 suggests

growth while a score below 50suggests decline for that factor.

The overall index figure was49.7 in August, 48.7 in July and57.2 in June.

Creighton University econo-mist Ernie Goss oversees the sur-vey, and he says "growth in theregional economy is definitelymoving lower."

The survey covers Arkansas,Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mis-souri, Nebraska, North Dakota,Oklahoma and South Dakota.

Survey suggests economicslump looming in MidwestThe Associated Press

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Ed Henschel with the saddle he won … after purchasing

a raffle ticket from the football team fundraiser. The saddle was do-nated by Jim Sheridan and Steer Crazy and the money that wasraised will be used to buy new equipment for the football team.

Photo courtesy of Alison Grueb


Weed control fabric is made ofstrands of black polypropylenefabric tightly-woven like burlap.It is used as a method of reducingcompetition from grass and weedsand conserving moisture for treeseedlings especially in shelter-belts. The use of weed control fab-ric increases the cost of treeplantings considerably and posessome management/maintenanceconsiderations. However, it canimprove survivability and growthof tree seedlings during droughtcycles, in sandy soils, on uplandsites, and on naturally arid sitesthereby reducing replantingcosts.

It is very important to protectnewly planted tree seedlings fromcompetition for at least fouryears. Weed control fabric willkeep competing vegetation awayfrom the trees. Without fabric,competition must be controlled byspraying herbicides and/or tillageseveral times during each grow-ing season.

Weed control fabric originallywas thought to decompose afterapproximately five years; how-ever it is not uncommon for it tobe almost as good as the day itwas laid down after 10-20 years.As trees and shrubs grow in di-ameter they can begin growingover the fabric, eventually,girdling and killing them. To pre-vent these problems it is recom-mended after 5 years or so to cutthe fabric back away from theplant stem so it has more room togrow. A homemade tool for thiscan be made, by fastening a boxcutter to the end of a long stick,broom or shovel handle.

The use of weed control fabrichas advantages and disadvan-tages. The advantages include thefollowing: applied only once, in-creases chances of survival andestablishment, increases growthrates immediately followingplanting, easier, more timely andlonger lasting weed control andcomparable cost to other weedcontrol methods when averagedover 5 to 10 years. The disadvan-tages include the following: ini-tially expensive, requires specialmachinery and trained crew to in-stall, proper installation is critical

to avoid air pockets and to pre-vent wind from unraveling it,doesn’t breakdown and disinte-grate, trees may be girdled andkilled, suckering of shrubs is re-stricted and dense sod can be-come established on top of fabriccomplicating future maintenance.

Weed control fabric requiresmanagement. It should be in-spected at least annually to en-sure that the edges are firmlyanchored, ensure that the open-ings are not damaging the trees,to keep soil and organic matter offof fabric, to control aggressiveweeds that may establish in fab-ric openings and to enlarge open-ings as needed to prevent stemgirdling.

Weed control fabric has greatlyincreased tree planting successand vigor in conservation plant-ings but it is not trouble free. Youcannot have the trees planted,weed control fabric laid and nevergo back. Regular maintenance isneeded in order to achieve opti-mum growth and survival. In ad-dition to maintenance grass andweeds between the rows need tobe mowed several times duringthe growing season to reducecompetition to the tree seedlings.Tillage can be done instead ofmowing but can cause damage tothe fabric or roots of theseedlings. Since fabric can inhibitsuckering of some shrub species,another weed control method maybe more appropriate for certaintypes of plantings.

My sources for this news re-lease were the USDA Natural Re-sources Conservation Service andSDDA Division of Resource Con-servation and Forestry. If youwould like more informationabout “Pros & Cons of Weed Con-trol Fabric,” contact Bob Drownat the Conservation Office at 605-244-5222, Extension 4 or by e-mail [email protected].

TREE FACTS – Pros & Cons

of Weed Control FabricBy Robert W. Drown, Natural Resource Specialist


NEXT SALE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9THSPECIAL BRED COW & BRED HEIFER SALE

Expecting 1200-1500 bred cows & bred heifers

Sale Time: 12 NOONConsignments Bred Heifers:

Hall Ranch – 50 Angus heifers HR bred Angus calf Feb 26 (33 days)

Smith – 105 Angus heifers 1050# bred Angus calf Mar 10 (20 days)

Hawks – 20 Hereford heifers HR bred Angus calf Mar 1

Humble – 30 1st x baldy heifers HR bred Angus calf Mar 25

Spencer – 50 Angus heifers 1-iron – bred Angus calf Mar 5

Archibald – 100 Angus & baldy hfrs bred Angus calf Mar 20

Consignments: Bred Cows:Hoff Estate (DISP) – 80 Angus cows HR 3-9's bred Angus calf Mar 10

Sexton (DISP) – 120 Angus cows 3-10's bred Angus calf April 5

G Palmer (Age Disp) – 60 Angus cows 4's bred Angus calf Mar 25

G Palmer (Age Disp) – 115 Angus cows 5's bred Angus calf Mar 25

L Ulrich (Age Disp) – 65 Angus cows HR 4's bred 2/3 Angus 1/3 Simmental calf Mar 20

L Ulrich – 90 Angus cows 8-10's bred Angus calf Mar 20

Davis Ranch – 150 Angus cows 3-4's bred Angus calf April 5

Davis Ranch – 60 Angus cows 4's bred Charolais calf April 5

Snook – 35 Red Angus cows 3's bred Red Angus calf Mar 20 (50 days)

Bartell – 80 Angus cows 10's bred Angus calf April 1

Gerbracht – 80 Angus cows 8-10's bred Angus calf April 1

Thompson (DISP) – 20 Angus cows REG bred Angus calf Mar 15 (Fancy)

Berglund – 20 Red Angus cows 3-4's bred Bieber Red Angus calf Mar 25

Olson – 30 baldy cows 10's bred Charolais calf Mar 25

More bred cows and heifers expected by sale time.

NEXT SALE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12THSpecial Calf & Yearling Sale

Expecting 1500-1800 calves & yearlings – Sale Time: 9 AM

Upcoming Sales:Monday, November 12: Special calf and yearling sale

Monday, November 19: Special bred cow, bred heifer and sheep sale

Faith Livestock Commission Co.

(605) 967-2200Another great sale here for Monday, November 5, with asteady market on calves. A tremendous offering of calves andbuyers representing 5 different states here to buy them.

Thank you for your business.

REPRESENTATIVE SALESDean LaDue117 ...................Angus steers SAV 483 .............$183.2540.....................Angus steers SAV 395 .............$195.0090....................Angus heifers SAV 454 .............$168.50John Bartell109...........................Angus steers 519 .............$178.2533.............................Angus steers 424 .............$189.50Wilcox Ranch102 .....................blk & bldy steers 563 .............$166.75160 .....................blk & bldy steers 500 .............$175.50Louise Jensen69.............................Angus steers 621 .............$154.75R & J Akers53 .......................blk & bldy steers 498 .............$174.25Parker Ranch87 ...............blk & bldy steers SAV 610 .............$158.2536 ...............blk & bldy steers SAV 532 .............$170.00111.............blk & bldy heifers SAV 569 .............$146.5054 ............................Char x steers 558 .............$146.00Duane Kolb74.............................Angus steers 516 .............$172.0026............................Angus heifers 520 .............$151.00Don Palmer76 .......................blk & bldy steers 589 .............$161.50

38 ......................blk & bldy heifers 515 .............$149.50Bill Henderson73.............................Angus steers 608 .............$158.0027.............................Angus steers 540 .............$168.75Derek Lermeny99 .......................blk & bldy steers 500 .............$173.5026 .......................blk & bldy steers 406 .............$191.0062............................Angus heifers 447 .............$155.00Doug Hohenberger87.............................Angus steers 450 .............$177.25John Heidler99 .......................blk & bldy steers 567 .............$165.5042 .......................blk & bldy steers 435 .............$180.25John Paul53............................Angus heifers 469 .............$151.50JD Ryen25.............................Angus steers 562 .............$164.00Todd Gerbracht76 .......................blk & bldy steers 568 .............$164.25Max Mathews31 .......................blk & bldy steers 573 .............$162.25Glen Fogelman76 .....................Red Angus steers 545 .............$166.25Todd Lundberg52 ............................Char x steers 556 .............$162.50Hedstrom Ranch47.............................Angus steers 515 .............$170.2534.............................Angus steers 559 .............$158.5052............................Angus heifers 530 .............$145.0038............................Angus heifers 508 .............$152.50

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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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:November 15 – Report Crop

Acreage for Perennial Forage,winter Wheat and Rye to FSANOVEMBER 2012 INTERESTRATES

Interest Rate for Commodityand marketing assistance loans is1.125 %

Interest Rate for Farm StorageFacility Loans is 1.125 7 YEAR



FLP Farm Operating Loan In-terest is 1.125%

FLP Farm Ownership Loan In-terest is 3.125%2013 ACREAGE REPORTINGDATES

Appointments have beenmailed for Dewey & ZiebachCounty. If your date will not workplease contact the office. MeadeCounty producers please contactthe office for an appointment.

For the 2013 crop year, newacreage reporting dates havebeen implemented as part of theAcreage Crop Reporting Stream-lining Initiative. This process isintended to streamline the com-mon processes within USDA(FSA and RMA).

You are reminded to makenote of these important dates toensure you do not miss out on anyUSDA benefits.

November 15, 2012 – report allperennial forage, winter wheatand ryeJanuary 2, 2013 – Honey

Please call the FSA office to setup your appointment to reportacreage before November 15,2012.

USDA is an equal opportunityprovider, employer and lender.To file a complaint of discrimina-tion, write to USDA, AssistantSecretary for Civil Rights, Officeof the Assistant Secretary forCivil Rights, 1400 IndependenceAvenue, S.W., Stop 9410, Wash-ington, DC 20250-9410, or calltoll-free at (866) 632-9992 (Eng-lish) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or(866) 377-8642 (English Federal-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (SpanishFederal-relay). USDA is an equalopportunity provider and em-ployer.

USDA/Farm

Service Agency

News

LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith • Faith School District 46-2 • Meade County • NWA School November 7, 2012 • The Faith Independent • Page 15

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORYDr. Jason M. Hafner

Dr. David J. Prosser

OPTOMETRISTS

Faith Clinic1ST–3RD WEDNESDAYS

OF THE MONTHPH: 967-2644

1-800-648-0760910 Harmon St

RyAN SEAGERCell: (605) 441-7465Fax: (605) 859-2766

[email protected]

PHILIP MOTOR,

INC.Bus. (605) 859-2585 or 1-800-859-5557

101 W. Oak St., PO Box 816Philip, SD 57567-0816

Chrysler • Dodge Ram • Ford-Lincoln

Faith CommunityHealth ServiceHOURS Mon.–Fri.:

8 a.m.–12; 1 -5 p.m.605/967-2644

After HoursVerna Schad: 964-6114 or

605-365-6593 (cell)

Dusty’s Tire ServicePH: 605-490-8007 – Faith, SD

“Have truck will travel”For all your on-farm tractor, truck &machinery tire repairs call Dusty.Leave a message if no answer

Call anytime 7 days a week!!I have tubes & most common

tires on hand & can order in any

tire of your choice.

WEST RIVER CABLE

TELEVISION

Serving the town of

Faith, SD

1-888-411-5651

Bison, SD

H&H Repair–Jade Hlavka

3 mi. W & 3 mi. N of Howes, SD

Equip. Repair/Maintenance -

Hydraulics - A/C - Tires

Car & Light Truck Tires

Shop: 605-985-5007

Cell: 605-441-1168

Certified Diesel Tech

[email protected]

Dr. Brandace Dietterle

DC Chiropractor

EVERY MONDAY

Located in

Imagine and More

Prairie Oasis Mall,

Faith, SD

PH: 415-5935

Imagine And MoreHome Furnishings

High Quality ~ Low Cost

Prairie Oasis Mall

Po Box 402 Faith, SD 57626

Mon.–Thurs. 8 AM-6 PM

Bus: 605-967-2562

Krissy Johnson ~ Owner

Ravellette Publ. Inc.We offer a complete commercial

printing service ...• Business Cards • Letterheads

• Envelopes • Brochures

• Office Forms • And More!

The Faith IndependentPH: (605) 967-2161 OR

FAX: 967-2160

e-mail: [email protected]

Faith VeterinaryService

(605) 967-2212

Monday–Friday: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.Saturday: 8 am-Noon

CLOSED: SUNDAYSFor the best in critter care!

For all your Real Estate Needscall Kevin Jensen

1-800-888-1619 or 381-4272Black Hills land, homes and businesses.

With values and honesty born and bred in Faith,trust Kevin Jensen to help yousolve your real estate questions.

Kevin Jensen your friendin real estate

Raben Real Estate, Rapid City

Bogue & Bogue

LAw oFFiceSEric Bogue

Cheryl Laurenz Bogue

416 S Main St., Faith, SD967-2529 or 365-5171

Available for alloccaisionsBirthdays

GraduationsAnniversary - Weddings

Call Diane Fees

605-748-2210 or 2244

J-1Cakes

Have YourMessage

Read Here!967-2161

Have YourMessage

Read Here!967-2161

Notice of Audit ofthe Fiscal Affairs ofthe Northwest Area

Schools Multi-District/Educational

Cooperative

Notice is hereby given that the North-west Area Schools Multi-District/Educa-tional Corporative, Isabel, South Dakota,has been audited by Cahill Bauer & As-sociates, LLC for the year ended June30, 2012. A detailed report thereon isavailable for public inspection, duringnormal business hours, at the businessoffice of the School District, and alsoavailable at the Department of Legisla-tive Audit in Pierre, South Dakota or onthe Department of Legislative Audit web-site at http://www.state.sd.us/legisla-tiveaudit/Reports/reports_all.htm.

The following findings and recom-mendations provide a brief description ofmaterial weaknesses in internal controlthat are described in more detail in theaudit report.

Findings: A lack of proper segrega-tion of duties existed for the revenuefunction resulting in decreased reliabilityof reported financial data and increasedpotential for the loss of public assets.

Recommendation: We recommendthat Cooperative’s officials be cognizantof this lack of segregation of duties forrevenues and attempt to provide com-pensating internal controls whenever.and wherever possible and practical.

Finding: The Cooperative does nothave an internal control system de-signed to provide for the preparation of

the annual financial statements includingrequired footnotes and disclosures, inaccordance with generally accepted ac-counting principles. As auditors, we wererequested to draft the financial state-ments and accompanying notes to the fi-nancial statements.

Recommendation: This circum-stance is not unusual in an organizationof this size. It is the responsibility of man-agement and those charged with gover-nance to make the decision whether toaccept the degree of risk associated withthis condition because of cost or otherconsiderations.

Cahill, Bauer & Associates, LLC

Published October 31 and November 7,2012 for an approximate total of $36.37

PUBLIC NOTICE OFDESTRUCTION OF

SPECIALEDUCATIONRECORDS

Students and parents of studentswho have exited the Faith School District#46-2 Special Education ProgramPRIOR to June 1, 2007 are hereby noti-fied that these special education recordswill be eliminated from our files as of No-vember 1, 2012. Any former special ed-ucation parent or student who wishes toobtain these records must contact Mrs.Elsie Baye at the Faith School, 206 W.5th St., ph # 605-967-2152, prior to No-vember 1, 2012. Please allow at least a48 hour notice of your request and be

prepared to present proper identificationin order for records to be released.

Published October 24, 31, and Nov. 7that the total approimate cost of $19.70


Independent of your






CLASSIFIEDS • CALL 967-2161 • Email: [email protected] The Faith Independent • November 7, 2012 • Page 16

∞ CLASSIFIED ADS ∞CLASSIFIED RATE: $5.00 minimum for first 20 words; 10¢ each word after.

CARDS OF THANKS: Poems, Tributes, Etc. … $5.00 minimum for first 20

words; 10¢ each word after. Each name and initial must be counted as one

word.

NOTE: $2.00 added charge for bookkeeping and billing on all charges.

Classified Display Rate.....................................................$4.50 per column inch

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised in this newspaper is sub-

ject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise

“any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, or national ori-

gin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimina-

tion.”

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which

is a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised

in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.


Independent of your





ARROW TRANSIT SERVICE1st Tuesday & 3rd Wednesday

of each month

Trips to Rapid City, Sturgis & communities in between

Fares to Rapid City are $25.00

For information or a brochure call (605) 374-3189or Call 967-2001 to arrange a ride!

ADOPTION

ADOPT - WE WILL PROVIDE ahappy, loving home, beautiful lifefor your precious newborn baby.Expenses paid. Married coupleWalt/Gina. Call for info: 1-800-315-6957.

AUCTION

LARGE NATIVE AMERICAN collec-tion of prints, pictures, plates anddecorative items for sale at in-doors Two-Ring Auction, CarpenterAuction Center, Lake Benton, MN,Saturday, Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m.

Pickups, boat, firearms, antiques,furniture, household, miscella-n e o u s .www.carpenterauction.com.

EMPLOYMENT

KTC CONSTRUCTION SEEKS EM-PLOYEES, both part-time and full-time. Excellent pay/benefits!Underground plumbing, digging,trenching, operating equipment.Willing to train. Submit resumesto [email protected], call 605-869-2220.

SALES AGRONOMIST/PRECISIONAG position at Howard FarmersCoop, Howard SD. Sales experi-ence, knowledge of Ag chemicalsand precision Ag/VRT is preferred.Call Colby 605-772-5543.

FOR SALE

AKC black and yellow lab puppies,male and female, ready to go Nov.14, good hunting parents, dewclaws removed, $250.00. RingneckRoost, Gregory. Ph: (605) 835-9629.

NOW IS THE chance to buy a wellestablished & successful businessin the State Capitol of S.D. TheLongbranch is for SALE (seriousinquires only). Call Russell Spaid605-280-1067.

LOG HOMES

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

NOTICES

ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERSstatewide for only $150.00. Put theSouth Dakota Statewide Classi-fieds Network to work for youtoday! (25 words for $150. Eachadditional word $5.) Call thisnewspaper or 800-658-3697 fordetails.

OTR & DRIVER OPPORTUNITY

DRIVERS: $1,000 SIGN-ONBONUS. New Pay Program! *Earnup to 50 cpm *Home Weekly*2500+ miles, 95% no-tarp. Mustbe Canadian eligible (888) 691-5705.

$1500.00 SIGN-ON BONUS! EXP.OTR Drivers, TBI, 33¢/34¢, $375mo., health ins., credit, 03¢ safetybonus, Call Joe for details,800.456.1024, [email protected].

FOR SALEFOR SALE: Several nice usedsofas and loveseats, Dels, I-90exit 63, Box Elder, 390-9810.

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FOR SALE: Hereford bullcalves. Will keep until December1, 2012. Hovland Herefords,Allen Hovland, 605-544-3236, orMiles Hovland, 544-3294. F8-2tp

FOR SALE: Australian Shep-herd/Border Collie cross pupsready for work. 3 females and 1male, have their shots. Call 967-2290. F7-4tc

HELP WANTEDTHE FAITH SCHOOL DIS-TRICT is accepting applicationsfor a full-time or part-time custo-dian. Applications can be pickedup at the district office or on theschool website. Position is openuntil filled. F9-2tc

NOTICESAPARTMENTS AVAILABLE:Countryside Apartments inFaith. 1 bedroom, carpetedthroughout. Laundry facilitiesavailable. Handicap accessible.Rent based on income. For infor-mation contact: PRO/RentalManagement 1-800-244-2826 or1-605-347-3077 Equal Opportu-nity 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

WANTED: Old Indian items,beadwork, quillwork, old guns,old painted buffalo hides, old pho-tographs. Cash paid. Call 605-748-2289 or 605-515-3802.

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CARD OF THANKSWe are very thankful to the

ambulance crew for all they did toget Keith to the hospital, youwere very good and considerate.

Keith & Ann TaylorThe family of Johnny Hostet-

ter would like to thank everyone

for the kind words, cards, food,visits, and memorials after hispassing. A special thank you toMike and Dawn Stocklin for thedelicious meal they served at thememorial and for being with us atthe Lake. Your kindness willnever be forgotten.

Betty Hostetter and family

Thank you to Brian Berglund,Travis Grueb and Colt Haines forthe great job you did as footballcoaches and to the players for allyour efforts.

Jim Sheridan & Family

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