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Harold Thune among 2013 South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Golfing great Kris Tschetterand Olympian Rod DeHaven areamong 11 people selected forinduction into the South DakotaSports Hall of Fame.

Also chosen were basketballcoaches Gary Munsen, Don Meyer,Lyle Dusty LeBeaux and CurtFredrickson. Other honorees arefootball-basketball-track coachBob Schroeder, basketball playerHarold Thune, softball pitcherLeRoy Carlson, referee Pal Chris-tensen and football player/base-ball coach James A. Pev Evans.

The 11 will be inducted at abanquet April 13 at the Sioux FallsConvention Center. With this classof inductees, the hall will boast a

membership of 236.Tschetter lives in Warrenton,

Va.; DeHaven in Brookings; Mun-sen in Mitchell; Fredrickson andMeyer in Aberdeen; LeBeaux inPorcupine; Schroeder in SiouxFalls; Thune in Murdo; Chris-tensen in Yankton; and Evans inRapid City. Carlson is being hon-ored posthumously.

Tschetter, a Sioux Falls Wash-

ington High grad, played morethan 20 years on the LPGA Tour,starting in 1988. The former TexasChristian University standout

won almost $3 million on Tour.Her only Tour victory came in the1992 Northgate Computer Classic,though she and Billy Andradeteamed to win the 1991 JC PenneyClassic, an unofficial mixed teamevent. Tschetter has finished sec-ond in two majors, the 1997 Nabis-co Dinah Shore and the 1996 U.S.Open. In all, she had 10 runner-upfinishes and 50 top-10 finishes.She was one of the top players inthe LPGA for much of the 1990s she was 12th on the money list in1995 and 14th in 1996. Much ofthe second half of her career washindered by hip surgeries. As anamateur, Tschetter was a four-time South Dakota womensstroke-play champion (1983-86).She also was a state high schoolchampion in 82 and 83.

DeHaven, a Huron High andSouth Dakota State grad, was theentire U.S. marathon team at the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,

Australia. He also was the topAmerican finisher at the 1999World Championships in Seville,Spain. He also qualified for the2004 Olympic trials but injurykept him from competing. His per-sonal best was 2:13:01. He alsocompeted in the 1,500 at the 1988Olympic trials and the 10,000 atthe 1996 trials.

At SDSU, he won the NCAADivision II indoor title in the 1,500in 1985 and finished in the top 5 inthe 1,500 outdoors three times. Heset seven school track records. Incross country, he won the NorthCentral Conference title all fouryears and led the Jackrabbits tothe 1985 NCAADivision II title. Inall, DeHaven earned 16 All-Ameri-ca certificates and won 20 individ-ual NCC championships.

At Huron, he won the 1,600 and

3,200 and anchored Tigers win-ning 3,200 relay at the state trackmeets in 1983 and 84, earningmeet MVP honors both years.

Has been the track and crosscountry coach at SDSU since 2004.

Munsen, a White Lake Highand Dakota State grad, is one ofthe states most prolific basketballcoaches in terms of both wins andstate titles. He coached boys bas-

ketball at Mitchell for 39 years,retiring after the 2011-12 season.His Kernels won nine state titles,including three in a row (1984-86),

and were runners-up five times.His career record (including threeyears at Marion) was 672-254. Theteam won 40 straight games from1984-86.

As Mitchells girls coach, he was230-71 with three state titles andfour runner-up finishes in 13 sea-sons (1989-2001).

No South Dakota basketballcoach has won more state titlesthan Munsen.

Meyer coached at NorthernState for 11 seasons, retiring in2010. At that time he was the win-ningest mens basketball coach inNCAA history, breaking a recordset by Bobby Knight. In a 38-yearcareer, the Wayne, Neb., nativeand Northern Colorado grad won923 games and lost 324. At North-ern State, his Wolves were 221-104with two conference titles and fivepostseason berths. He alsocoached three years at Hamline(Minn.) University and 24 years atLipscomb (Tenn.) University, win-ning an NAIAtitle in 1986.

Meyer had cancer discovered inhis liver and intestines duringemergency surgery after a carcrash on Sept. 5, 2008, in which helost one of his legs. At the 2009ESPY Awards, Meyer was award-ed the Jimmy V Award For Perse-verance.

Meyer was the 2010 recipient ofthe John Bunn Award, given bythe Basketball Hall of Fame forsignificant contributions to thesport.

Tennessees Pat Summitt, thewinningest womens NCAA coach,cited Meyer as a major influenceon her development as a coach.

LeBeaux, a 1971 Oglala Com-munity School grad, has been oneof the states most successful girlsand boys basketball coaches for

the past 25 years. He began as avarsity coach in 1987 at RedCloud, where he guided the girlsteam to its first state tourneyappearance. Over the years he hascoached the boys and girls teamsat Red Cloud and Pine Ridge andthe boys team at Little Wound.Entering the 2012-13 season, histeams have an overall record of529-164 (289-91 boys and 239-74

girls). He has taken 18 teams tothe state tourney.

On the boys side, he won thestate title in 1995 with Red Cloud.

His 1990 team was a runner-up.He also took Red Cloud to state in1993, 94, 95, 96 and 97. Aftertaking a year off, he guided LittleWound to the state tourney in1999 and 2000. He then took PineRidge to the state tourney in 2002,03 and 04.

On the girls side, he coach RedCloud to state tourney appear-ances in 1987, 1991 (runner-up),1992 and 1995. He coached PineRidge to a runner-up finish in2004, a state title in 2009 and athird-place finish in 2010.

Currently the athletic directorand girls coach at Pine Ridge, hehas coached all eight of his chil-dren to state tourney appearances.

Fredrickson, an Aberdeen Cen-tral and Northern State grad, isthe second-winningest activeNCAA Division II womens basket-ball coach with 707 wins in 33 sea-sons entering the 2012-13 season.

He led Northern State to NAIADivision II titles in 1992 and 1994and a runner-up finish in 1993. Hehas led NSU to six Northern SunIntercollegiate Conference titlesand six runner-up finishes. He ledNSU to 45 consecutive wins from1993-95.

Fredrickson will be inductedinto the NAIA Hall of Fame inMarch.

Also a longtime outstandingpitcher/hitter in amateur baseball,he is the only player in state ama-teur baseball history with morethan 250 home runs and morethan 250 pitching victories. He issecond on the all-time home runlist and third on the list for pitch-ing wins. He was MVP of the 1977state tourney, winning four gamesto help Aberdeen C&R to the statetitle.

Carlson, of Sioux Falls, was per-

haps the states greatest fastpitchpitcher. His legendary pitchingduels with Paul Ferrie attractedthe largest crowds ever for fast-pitch in South Dakota. His organ-ized softball career began withSioux Falls Sunshine in 1941.

After four years in the Navy, hereturned to Sioux Falls, pitchingfor five years and helping his teamto state VFW titles in 1948-50 and

a state ASA title in 1951.He was voted the outstanding

player of the 1949 national tour-ney as his team reached the semi-

finals. In 11 games he pitched fourno-hitters, four one-hitters andthree two-hitters. In a 13-inninggame, he struck out 36 of a possi-ble 39 outs.

From 1952-79 he pitched inIowa, first in Sheldon and then inSioux City. He led his teams to fiveIowa state titles and was namedmost valuable pitcher of the statetourney three times. He holdsnearly every major pitching recordin the Iowa ASA tourney book. Heretired from active pitching in1979 at age 54.

Christensen, a Yankton Highand Yankton College grad, refer-eed more than 6,000 high schooland college events in a career thatspanned more than 50 years.

He reffed high school boys andgirls basketball for 35 years andprep football for 50 years, startingin 1947. He refereed in the NorthCentral Conference - 27 years inbasketball and 35 in football. Hereffed in the SDIC even longer: 39years. He reffed at the first stategirls basketball tourney as well asthe first state football champi-onships. He once worked 22 gamesin one eight-day period. He reffed6-, 8-, 9- and 11-man football. Heworked games in eight confer-ences, including the Missouri Val-ley Conference and Western Ath-letic Conference, two NCAA Divi-sion I conferences. He received theNational High School Official ofthe Year award in 1991.

Evans, a 1951 Rapid City Highgrad, was selected as a tackle onthe states all-time high schoolfootball team selected in 1969.Rapid City High lost only once inEvans three years. At Nebraska,he played for four years (offensiveand defensive tackle) and was astarting tackle for 1955 Orange

Bowl team (there were only fourbowl games in those years). Healso kicked for the Huskers, andhe was offered pro tryouts as akicker. He also was an assistantfootball coach one year at Nebras-ka, three years at South DakotaMines and two years at Black HillsState.

He was the coach of the RapidCity Legion baseball team for

seven years (1953-59), and was afull-time assistant (hitting coachand outfield coach) to coach DavePloof from 1972-93 as Post 22

became one of the most dominantprograms in the nation. RapidCity won 18 state titles in a rowfrom 1970-87 and won the nation-al title in 1993. After 1993, Evansquit traveling with the team butcontinued to assist part-time until2011.

Thune led Murdo to the 1937state B finals, where he was thetop scorer in the tourney with 35points). After one year at Hibbing(Minn.) Junior College, he went toMinnesota, where he was the teamMVP as a junior (1940-41 season).He was a key reserve and part-time starter as a sophomore and astarting guard as a junior and sen-ior. He averaged 4.5 points a gameas a junior and 5.8 as a senior. TheGophers were 2-8, 11-9 and 15-6 inhis three seasons.

In 1963, he began a 20-yearcareer in teaching and coaching atMurdo HS.

Schroeder, a 1941 Miller Highgrad, was an extremely successfulhigh school football and basketballcoach at Miller for 30 years. Infootball, his teams were 151-80-11with eight undefeated seasons and13 conference titles in 30 seasons.His teams had unbeaten streaks of29, 19 and 18 games. His 1946team was one of the highest scor-ing teams in the nation, scoring371 points in eight games. Thatteam did not allow a point in anygame and in fact did not allowopposing teams closer than the 30-yard line. The team did not puntduring the entire season.

Schroeder coached basketballfrom 1944-61 with a record of 252-144. He led the Rustlers to thestate B tourney his first fiveyears at Miller (1945-49). His 1949team, which went 29-0, was con-sidered by an Argus Leader panel

in 1988 to be the top Class B teamin the history of South Dakotahigh school state basketball cham-pions.

He also coached track for 30years with multiple conferencechampionships and individualstate champs. As a prep athlete, hewon the state 100-yard dash. AtUSD, he played basketball forcoach Rube Hoy.

Thune Harold Thune,2013 South Dakota Sports Hall

of Fame inductee recently

received recognition at the

Jones County Invitational Bas-

ketball tournament during

which the Murdo Auditoriumwas named the Harold Thune

Auditorium.

Photo by Karlee Barnes

Murdo in May activitiesapproved by city council

by Karlee BarnesThe April city council meeting

was held Monday, April 1, with thefollowing in attendance: WayneEsmay, Jay Drayer, Joe Connot,David Geisler, Matt Kinsley, ArnieWaddell, Mike Jost, Ray Erikson,John Weber, Krysti Barnes, KarleeBarnes, Jody Gittings, CarmaMiller and Barb Hockenbary.

The agenda and minutes wereapproved and four building per-mits were discussed. Mayor DavidGeisler requested a permit to adda front porch to his home. DonHieb will be placing a new metalroof on his home. Christopher Nixrequested a permit to pour a base-ment and move in a house on hisland. The final building permitwas from Best Western Grahamsto replace a sign and add addition-al landscaping. All building per-mits were approved.

Barb Hockenbary addressed thecouncil first during the publicarea. She informed them thatMurdo in May will be held May 10-12 this year, and asked for permis-sion to start closing Main Street at2 p.m. on Friday, May 10 to pre-pare for the annual car show. Shesaid that this year, a vendor showwill be held during the car show inthe Senior Center and that theTurner Youth Foundation willagain be providing concessions.Hockenbary also inquired aboutthe use of outhouses that will laterbe moved to the baseball field. Thecouncil passed a resolution to closeMain Street for the allotted timeand agreed to all other activitiesmentioned.

Next, Carma Miller presentedthe board with a new event to beheld during Murdo in May. Millerhas organized a memorial fun runand walk. She asked permission to

route the run on city streets.Barnes explained to Miller that aparticipation waiver for all regis-trants would need to be signed,among other things. The councilapproved the event.

Mayor Geisler then asked thecouncil for a resolution to close thecity block between the Pioneer

Auto Museum and the American

Inn for the car auction.Jody Gittings approached thecouncil about the advertised golfinstructor position. He expressedinterest and attended the meetingto discuss details of the position.Geisler asked Gittings what agerange he thought would be appro-priate for lessons. Gittings and theboard agreed that the lessonswould be available for kids ages 8-18, or seniors in high school.

The program will be approxi-mately 12 weeks. Drayer asked ifthere were golf clubs available andthe council discussed asking com-munity members to donate clubs,golf balls, tees, etc. for the kids touse. Anyone with youth clubs orany other extra equipment maycontact the city office.

The council made a resolutionto hire Gittings.

Vouchers were approved beforeSheriff Weber presented hisreport. He said that he and DeputySylva had had a slow couple ofweeks. Discussion then turned tothe hiring of additional lawenforcement. Esmay suggestedwriting a letter to the governorabout the need for highway patrol-men in our area. Weber said lawenforcement and emergency per-sonnel waited two hours for ahighway patrolman to come fromRapid City to assist with a head-onaccident recently on Highway 83south of Murdo.

The council suggested that thecounty commissioners also jointhem in the effort and sign the let-ter. They discussed other commu-nity organizations to have onboard, as well as other officialsthat should receive the letter.

Jerry Hatheway was not pres-ent to give the street report, butthe council did mention that the

sign at the city dump needed to bechanged to reflect the correcttimes of operation.

Erikson presented the waterreport and told the council thatdemolition of the Ingalls buildingon Main Street and that the Beck-with building will be taken downduring the week of April 8. Hisreport was approved.

Barnes was next on the agendawith the finance report. She revis-ited the citys plan to compile acomprehensive plan and explainedthat she has obtained samplesfrom Marlene Knutson at the Cen-tral South Dakota EnhancementDistrict from Philip and Harrold.She explained that a comprehen-sive plan will make it easier forthe city to enforce ordinances. Shealso reminded the council that thedistrict meeting will be held onTuesday, April 16.

Old business included the ongo-ing process of composing a trailerordinance. Connot said that thecouncil is close to passing the ordi-nance.

In new business, the councilagreed to hire Trait Thorne for thepool manager position, Paige

Venard and Thorne for the swim-ming instructor position, AnnGeisler for the t-ball coach positionand Mike Boni for the baseballcoach position. The council alsodiscussed raising the swimmingpool admission before concludingthe meeting at 10:40 p.m.

Local students participate in NASP tournament

On April 6, 2013, eight localJones County Students participat-ed in the fourth annual NASP(National Archery in the SchoolsProgram). This was a statewidearchery tournament held in RapidCity, S.D. Over 600 studentscompeted in this State competi-tion. A total of 38 schools wererepresented. There were threedivisions: Elementary, MiddleSchool and High School. In 2007,the South Dakota Game Fish &Parks and the South DakotaDepartment of Education incorpo-rated the National Archery in theSchools Program (NASP) intostate schools with the goal of get-ting kids interested in an outdooractivity while instilling workhabits that can effectively trans-late to all levels of education.

Jones County students partici-pating in this year's tournamentwere: Wyatt Hespe, Dana Treth-away, Ali Kell, Troi Valburg, Bai-ley Klemann, Zach Hespe, JacobBirkeland and Matthew Birke-land. Bev Ball and Keith Hespeare the certified instructors for theJones County School. The eightstudents combined to form thefirst ever Jones County NASPteam. Wyatt Hespe finished sec-ond in the High School division,with a score of 273.10. JacobBirkeland finished first in the Ele-mentary division with a score of273.10. Since Birkeland finishedfirst in the Elementary Division,

he earns an opportunity to com-pete in the National NASP tourna-ment on May 10 & 11th, 2013 inLouisville, Kentucky.

In 2011, W. Hespe finished firstin the High School division andwent on to compete in the Nation-al NASP competition in Louisville,Kentucky. In 2012, J. Birkelandfinished third in the Elementarydivision. This competition teststhe skills of the archers using aGenesis compound bow withoutsights from both 10 and 15 meters.

The students shot 30 arrows: 15arrows at 10 meters and 15 arrowsat 15 meters. Aperfect score wouldbe 300. Both Wyatt and Jacob had10 bull's-eyes out of 30 arrows.

The tournament has continuedto grow each year. Last year 375kids participated in this event.

The Jones County Sportsman Clubhelped sponsor this event. Alsoassisting with this year's tourna-ment was Angie Kinsley, JayDrayer, Jeanette Drayer, KeithHespe, Jeff Birkeland and StephHespe.

Jones County Team Back row, left to right: Troi Valburg,Ali Kell, Bailey Klemann and Dana Trethaway. Front row, left to

right: Instructor Keith Hespe, Matthew Birkeland, Zach Hespe,

Jacob Birkeland, and Wyatt Hespe.

Courtesy photos

First Place Jacob Birke-land receiving the first place

trophy in his division.

Second place

Wyatt

Hespe receiving the 2nd place

trophy in the high school divi-

sion of the fourth annual NASP

competition.


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Barb and Rusty Rust are proudgrandparents once again. MarleyBeth Rust was born March 25,2013. Her parents are Cory Rustand Amy Hullinger; Marley joinsbrother Milo and sisters Mara andMya.

Jim and Betty Hoar flew toTexas to get acquainted with theirnew granddaughter, Bailey Jo,over Easter. Baileys parents areLance and Kristi Hoar and joinssisters Larken and Rylee.

Grace McKillip is home afterrecovering from her fall. She isdoing pretty good but a littleshaky. Grace would sure appreci-ate calls and visits.

Pam Bryan and Connie Kral-icek plan to attend the inductionof Harold Thune in to SD StateSports Hall of Fame on Saturday

April 13. Shane Bryan participat-ed in the Cherry Blossom 10k runin Washington D.C., and came in1,400 out of 15,000 runners.Justin Bryan celebrated his birth-day this past weekend with a bar-beque at his home in Chamber-lain.

Glenna Moore spent Easter atthe home of her sister, Jean Gray,

in Gregory. Kevin and Joni Mooreand kids, Dennis and Julie Mooreand family from Murdo and Rickand Val and family from Cham-berlain all came and enjoyed theday. Jean cooked and made it avery special event.

Helen McMillan and JackieFosheim accompanied Lila MaeChristian to the second GreaterLyman Foundation supper andshow fundraiser in Vivian. Theentertainment was Jim Wosterand The Mogen Heros Band. Theyenjoyed the delicious dinner andthe great program. This event wasvery well attended.

Sunday Joyce Bowman ofRapid City visited her cousin,Helen McMillan, and they had a

wonderful visit.Messiah Lutheran church YBC

group (Young Believers in Christ)did their spring outing on Satur-day, April 6. They invited theMethodist youth to go along. Theirday started at WaTiki Water Parkin Rapid City for swimming, then

to the mall for lunch and somebungee jumping. Then on to Flagsof Fun for bumper cars and a vari-ety of fun including laser tag andgo carts. They returned home latein the day. Sounds like everyonehad an enjoyable day.

Darlene Wiedemer has beenwatching the progress on the lotsacross the street from her home.Last week a two story apartmenthouse was moved in that will pro-vide some much needed housingfor Murdo. This two story apart-ment has made quite a differencein the looks of the corner, whereMillie Malones old houses use tostand.

Lacy Lebeda and friend RoryRanda and his son, Jayden, camedown from Blunt to spend the daySunday. Rory sighted in his newrifle and then they got in somefishing. We all met at Chuck Lebe-

das for supper and exchanged fishstories.

Mel and Linda Kessler flewhome from Arizona, getting in toRapid City on Friday and home toMurdo late Saturday evening.They are going to get a nice tasteof winter in the next few days.Welcome home guys!!!

The Book and Thimble Clubheld their annual Mother-Daugh-ter tea at the Murdo Senior centeron Monday night. Six senior girlsand their mothers as well as ahost of Book and Thimble mem-bers were treated to a fun time ofgames and a spectacular buffet offancy sandwiches and cookies, lotsof laughter and some hoopla pic-tures the girls will treasure inyears to come.

Bill and Ellen Valburg attendeda Flying Farmer meeting in Pipe-stone, Minn., over the weekend.That evening, the group attendedthe Al Oplan Singers spring con-cert Love & Marriage. Sunday

morning they went to church withtheir Flying Farmer friends, Kenand Gloria Reed of Jasper, Minn.

At noon they were joined by Pas-tor Rita and Carl Weber for dinnerin Sioux Falls. Pastor Rita is ablind woman who befriended the

Valburgs when Bill was in theSioux Falls Hospital for three

months in 2010. On their wayhome, they visited Chuck andRegina Lebeda of Humboldt, S.D.

Our sympathies go out to thefamily of Glenn Fouss who passedaway in Sioux Falls on Saturday

evening. Glenns parents are for-mer Draperites Floyd and Sylviaof Sioux Falls. Sister Anita Foussis a current Murdo resident.

Due to the blizzard conditionsMother Nature has graced uswith, the remainder of the EastSide News will be printed in nextweeks paper.

J.C. Sheriffs ReportThe Sheriffs report is printed

as received by Jones CountySheriffs Office. It may or may notcontain every call received by thedepartment.Sheriff and Deputy calls:Mar. 18

Sheriff Weber responded to areport of a vehicle on fire on I-90, westbound, mm 183. TheMurdo Fire Dept. responded andextinguished the fire. The vehiclewas a complete loss, and wastowed away.Mar. 19

Sheriff Weber transported aprisoner from the Winner Jailand took him to Pierre where hewas turned over to the US Mar-shalls for charges to be heard infederal court.

Deputy Sylva transported aprisoner from the Brule Co.Jail to Murdo for court.

Deputy Sylva booked in asubject that was arrested bythe SD Highway Patrol fordriving with a revoked license.Subject was released on a PRbond.Mar. 22

Deputy Sylva booked inanother subject that wasarrested by the SD HighwayPatrol for driving with a revokedlicense. Subject was released on aPR bond.Mar. 24

Deputy Sylva booked in twosubjects on several drugcharges from an arrest of the SD

Highway Patrol. One subject wasreleased on a PR bond, and theother subject was arrested on adetainer from his probation officerand transferred to the WinnerJail.Mar. 27

Sheriff Weber arrested a malesubject in Murdo on a MelletteCo. warrant. Subject was trans-ported to the Mellette Co. jail.

Sheriff Weber responded to areport of suspicious subject inMurdo trying to sell items. Thesubject checked out okay andneeded money for gas.Mar. 28

Sheriff Weber booked in subjectthat was arrested by the SDHighway Patrol on several

drug charges. Subject bondedout and was released.

Sheriff Weber transported amale subject from Murdo tothe Lyman Co. line, where hewas turned over to a Lyman Co.Deputy.Mar 29

Deputy Sylva responded to areport of an erratic driver onUS Hwy. 83, south of Murdo.Unable to locate.

Deputy Sylva responded to areport ofsubject driving errati-cally in Murdo. Subject wasadvised to drive more careful.Mar. 30

Deputy Sylva responded to areport of a vehicle drivingthrough a yard in Murdo, andalmost hitting a house. Vehiclewas later located, the driver isunknown. Incident is still underinvestigation.April 1

Deputy Sylva, Murdo Rescue,Jones Co. Ambulances, MurdoFire Dept., SD Highway Patroland Sheriff Weber responded to ahead on crash between twovehicles south of Murdo on USHwy. 83, mm58. One driver waspronounced dead at the scene. Thedriver of the other vehicle wastransported to Avera St. Marys bythe Jones Co. Ambulance.

Sheriff Weber responded to areport of a 911 misdial on I-90,mm204. Unable to locate.April 2

Sheriff Weber transported a

transient from Draper to theLyman Co. line, and was turnedover to a Lyman Co. Deputy.April 4

Deputy Sylva arrested a sub-ject in Murdo on a PenningtonCo. warrant and transportedsubject west and turned over toPennington Co. Deputy.April 6

Sheriff Weber responded to a911 misdial southwest ofMurdo. Unable to locate anyonehaving any problems.

Sheriff Weber responded to areport of a motorist assist on I-90, westbound, mm183. Thedriver had help coming out ofRapid City.

Draper Cemetery Assoc.The Draper Cemetery Associ-

ation will be holding a meetingon Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at7:30 p.m. at the Draper auditori-um.

Johannsen ScholarshipThe deadline for the Lee

Johannsen scholarship avail-

able to college students whowere graduates of Jones CountyHigh School is Friday, April 12,2013.

The scholarship will beawarded to a student in their

junior or senior year at theirrespected college or universityfor the 2013-2014 school year.

A copy of the scholarshipapplication is available at theJones County High School office.

Exercise room reminderThe exercise room at the Tech

Center is open Monday Fridayfrom 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. If you havea key card, the room is openadditionally from 57 a.m. and510 p.m., Monday through Fri-day. It is also open on Saturdayfrom 5 a.m.5 p.m. and on Sun-day from 16 p.m. Patrons needto be out of the building one

hour after the doors are locked;no later than 11 p.m. on week-days.

If you have any questions orwould like a key card, contactthe high school office.

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Thursday 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.and Friday as open. Stop in andpick up a book or two.

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Coyote News Briefs

Barrett-Dowling Legion AuxiliaryThe Barrett-Dowling Legion

Auxiliary met at the home of Mar-garet Rankin in the evening of

April 4. Chair Lila Mae called themeeting to order with a prayer byLill. The pledge of allegiance andthe preamble were recited. Rollcall was answered by members:Lila Mae, Karen, Janet, Lill, RosaLee, Margaret and Robin. Minutesof the last meeting were read andapproved by Secretary Karen.Treasurers report was given byTreasurer Janet; approved. Billspaid: a donation to the post promparty. A motion made by Lill, sec-ond by Robin, to reimburse Karenfor postage, etc., for sendingcoupons collected overseas to mili-tary commissaries, plus more cash

added to it for her to buy Christ-mas gifts for our vets, as every-thing is a good buy now and sheseems to enjoy doing it. Carried.Rosa Lee motioned to buy a box of24 dictionaries that we give out tothe 3rd graders every year, second-ed by Margaret. Janet wrote thecheck and Lila Mae will order.Poppy posters were discussed; LilaMae and Lill will look into it.Mikayla Waldron is our girl staterthis year, application and checkwere sent. Janet motioned toadjourn, seconded by Robin. Karenthen read an article about thepledge of allegiance and its mean-ing. All enjoyed coffee furnished byMarg and cookies brought by LilaMae.

West Side News

Jessie Harrison was home fromSunshine Bible Academy over theweekend. She was privileged toattend the prom at Kadoka Satur-day evening with Ty Merchen ofNorris. Ty, who is a senior atKadoka, was crowned prom kingin the evening's festivities. Ty'ssister, Taylor, was crownedprincess.

With a Monday storm threaten-ing, Mel Roghair took Jessie backto Sunshine Sunday afternoonrather than Monday morning.The week's classes begin immedi-ately after lunch on Mondays,

which gives students the opportu-nity to drive back to school onMonday morning rather than Sun-day evenings.

Brice and Anne Roghair andchildren, Savy, Maria, Kate andRope, were Wednesday nightguests at Mel's Place. On Thurs-day, they took lunch over to Brad

and Shawna's. While there theygot in on some cow working, whichis a constant these days with thecalving season in full steam. Ear-lier in the day Anne and childrenstopped in at the Marty Roghairhome to visit Cristen, Jacob andbaby Shiloh.

Jonathan and Sarah VanBeekof Jackson, Minn., visited over theweekend at the home of Sarah'sparents, Henry and ElaineRoghair. Sarah drove over toKadoka to stay with her nephew,Jack Henry, while Paul and Mari-beth attended the Jr.-Sr. banquet.

Other guests of Henry andElaine Roghair over the weekendwere Elaine's sister Carol and herhusband, Ralph Hoekstra, of Still-man Valley, Ill.

Little miss Mesa Roghair per-formed a vocal solo "Jesus WantsMe For A Sunbeam" at churchSunday morning.

Carol Lee Maas Lepse

Carol Lee was born in RapidCity, South Dakota to Jerry andLinda Maas on September 17,1962. She lived on six rancheswhile growing up including theKing Ranch south of Belvidere,South Dakota where her fatherwas employed by Johnny Daum ofOkaton.

Carol was shy and wasnt verytalkative in her early years. Evenso, while attending a backyardChild Evangelism FellowshipBible Club, sponsored by hermother, Carol prayed out loud toreceive Jesus Christ as her Savior.

She boarded in Murdo, SouthDakota during her junior and sen-ior high school years. She wasclass valedictorian, graduatingfrom Jones County High School in1980. In 1983 she graduated fromMoody Bible Institute in Chicagoand in 1989 from NortheasternIllionis University with a degree ineducation. While attending col-lege, one might find Carol in down-town Chicago using her ranchingskills by driving a carriage pulledby a strong draft horse.

She met Stephen Lepse at a sin-gles small group at First Evangel-ical Free Church in Chicago in1984. They married on Memorial

Day on May 26, 1986. She taught

in Chicago Public Schools for twoyears and then went on to becomea computer programmer at CNAInsurance and most recently atChildrens Home and Aid.

Carol had a great love for kidsand a passion to minister to chil-dren both at her church and in thecommunity. Her passion led her toserve kids in a variety of settings:a teachers aid at Pierce Elemen-tary, a volunteer mentor for chil-dren at Lydia Home Association, afoster parent, a member of Trum-bull School Local School Council,the childrens pastor at FirstEvangelical Free Church, and anadoptive parent. Through theyears Carol opened up her home tonumerous neighborhood childrenwhere she provided a safe and nur-turing environment for them.

Ashley, Robert, and Gabby, asibling group, were adopted byStephen and Carol in 1998. Carolpoured her heart into these chil-dren, as she did numerous otherchildren over the years.

In May of 2012 Carol was diag-

nosed with stage-4 Non-HodgkinsLymphoma. After a hard fought10-month battle, she passed awayand entered the arms of her Heav-enly Father on March 24, 2013.She is remembered as a womanwith a passion for life, who lovedGod, her husband, her childrenand family, as well as many others.

In addition to her husband andchildren, who are all adults, sheleft behind her father, Jerry Maasof Quinn, South Dakota, motherLinda Maas and brother DanielMaas, both of Colorado Springs,older sister Donna Beckwith ofCanon City, Colorado, nieces andnephews, cousins and aunts anduncles.

She was preceded in death by abrother-in-law, Greg Beckwith anda niece, Shawna Beckwith-Visser.

Her life was celebrated at theFirst Evangelical Free Church inChicago on March 30, 2013.

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Garden classes to be held in Mission

Master Gardeners, RosebudExtension and Sinte GleskaGreenhouse will be presenting aseries of garden classes at theSGU Library during April, Mayand June. Now is the time to beplanning your site, getting yourseeds and preparing your soil. Wecan help you make your plans for ahealthier production. The firstclass will be April 15 at 6:30 to8:00.

You will go home with a goodidea of what you can do to makeyour garden grow better vegeta-bles; learn what vegetable vari-eties do well in this area and a

plan on how to plant your veg-etable garden.

April 22 will be a session about,no till gardening, lasagna garden-ing, using containers, organic andspecialized techniques to makeyour gardening practices easier,with less work, less weeds and lesswater.

May sessions are scheduled forMay 13 and 20. We are excitedabout this years plans for commu-nity gardens and invite everyoneto attend the classes. Similarclasses to be held in White River.Question may be directed to SDSURosebud Extension 605-856-2198.

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Catholic Church of St. Martin502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. Father Gary Oreshoski

Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.

St. Anthonys Catholic ChurchDraper, S.D. Father Gary Oreshoski

Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Draper United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Murdo United Methodist ChurchPastor Rick Hazen Corner of E. 2nd and Jefferson Ave.

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and Fellowship Time Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.United Methodist Women: 1st Wednesday at 2 p.m. ALL WELCOME!

Okaton Evangelical Free ChurchOkaton I90 Exit 183 Pastor Gary McCubbin 6058372233 (Kadoka)

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. (CT) Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (CT)

Messiah Lutheran Church308 Cedar, Murdo, S.D. Pastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Bible Study: Tuesday 7 a.m.Thursday 9:30 a.m. Midweek: Wednesday 3:15 p.m.

St. Pauls Lutheran ChurchDraper, S.D. Pastor Ray Greenseth

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 9 a.m.

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Unions Or Unity?

by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam

Here is a company of Bible-believing Christians joined together in, let us say, an evangelistic endeavor. All are trusting in the shed blood of Christ for

salvation, though some are Baptists, some Presbyterians, some Episcopalians and some represent other denominations.

Are all these believers one? Yes, in Christ, for there is one body (Eph. 4:4).

What united them? The one baptism (Eph. 4:5) by which the Holy Spirit unites all believers to Christ and to each other: For by one Spirit are we

all baptized into one body whether we be Jews or Gentiles (I Cor. 12:13).

Yet these same believers, all trusting in the finished work of Christ for salvation, remain sadly divided as far as fellowship in the work of the Lord is

concerned. They may have blessed fellowship in their evangelistic endeavor, but at its conclusion they go back to their mutually exclusive church organ-

izations.

The reason? Basically it is that they have confused the gospel of the kingdom, proclaimed by Christ on earth and His twelve apostles, with the

gospel of the grace of God, proclaimed by the ascended, glorified Lord through the Apostle Paul (Acts 20:24; Eph. 3:1-3).

Striving over baptismal modes and meanings, most of them still require their particular forms of baptism for entrance into their churches, while

explaining at the same time that the ceremony has no saving value and that it is not required by God for entrance into the true Church.

Cant we stop being Presbyterians, Baptists and Methodists and just be Christians? Why should the Church of Christ remain divided and weak, whenGod says:

WE BEING MANYARE ONE BODY IN CHRIST, AND EVERY ONE MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER (Rom. 12:5).

Two minutes with the bible

Gleanings fromthe Prairie

There was a good crowd onhand to hear the presentation ofa portion of the great oratorio byGeorge F. Handel, Messiah.The director, pianist and singers

all did a commendable job as theyshared this arrangement of thismagnificent piece of music.

I thought it would be good toshare something about the manand the music, as I have beenhumming different refrains fromit since having this opportunityto listen to it once again.

According to the EncyclopediaBritannica, George F. Handel(1685-1759), was a German-Eng-lish composer, who, along withhis contemporary Johann Sebast-ian Bach, is recognized as one ofthe two greatest composers of thelate baroque age. Handel was apublic figure for most of his lifeand was not forgotten on hisdeath.

While he made important con-tributions in nearly every field ofmusic, Handel was primarily acomposer for the theater, first inItalian opera, later in English

oratorio. His most famous orato-rio, Messiah, has become anobject of reverence in manyChristian, especially Protestant,c o mm u ni t i es . B e et h ov e nacclaimed him as the master ofus all.

Handel composed Messiah in1741 in 24 days, from August 22to September 14. It was first per-formed at a concert given forcharitable purposes at Dublin,Ireland, on April 13, 1742, Han-

del conducting the performancein person.

One author has this to sayabout Handels Messiah: Itcould only have come forth in a

setting where the Bible stood atthe center. Even the order of theselections follows with extremeaccuracy the Bibles teachingabout the Christ as the Messiah.For example, Handel did not putthe Hallelujah Chorus at theend, but in its proper place in theflow of the past and future histo-ry of Christ. Many modern per-formances often place it at theend as a musical climax, butHandel followed the Biblesteaching exactly and placed it atthat future historic momentwhen the Bible says Christ willcome back to rule upon the earth--- at that point where the Bibleprophetically (in the Book of Rev-elation) puts the cry of King ofkings and Lord of lords!

Yes, Handels Messiah is amagnificent oratorio. But theLORD JESUS CHRIST is themagnificent LORD of Whom

Handel wrote. Handel took hismessage for Messiah directlyfrom Scripture. Behold theLamb of God. All we like sheephave gone astray. Lift up yourheads, O ye gates. Hallelujah!for the Lord God omnipotentreigneth. Worthy is the Lambthat was slain. Amen.

If you have never listened tothe entire Messiah by Handel, Iwould encourage you to do so(with an open Bible possible).Rewarding!

by Pastor Alvin L. GwinCommunity Bible Church, Murdo

Handels Messiah

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Operation: Military Kids to honor military childrenApril marks the nation's

Month of the Military Child, atime to honor military youth in ourcommunities.

In tribute, the State 4-H Foun-dation, in concert with the SouthDakotas Operation: Military Kids(OMK) Program, is inviting every-one to join in on April 12 and bepart of the Purple Up! For MilitaryKids Day taking place across thestate. Everyone is encouraged to

wear purple on that date, as a tan-gible way to show support andthanks to all military children fortheir strength and sacrifices.

Purple is the color that symbol-

izes all branches of the military, acombination of Army green, CoastGuard blue, Air Force blue,Marine red and Navy blue, saidSheila Troxel Snyder, OMK StateCoordinator. OMK hopes every-one will take this opportunity toappreciate and celebrate theseyoung heroes and make it possiblefor military kids to visually wit-ness the support of their communi-ty.

Operation: Military Kids (OMK)is an ongoing, dynamic program tosupport and promote the childrenof military service professionals,before, during and after deploy-

ment. OMK is a collaborativeeffort between the U.S. Army,South Dakota 4-H, AmericanLegion, and Boys and Girls Clubsof America. Its purpose is to pro-vide local community support forthe children of service women andmen from South Dakota. TheSouth Dakota Cooperative Exten-sion Service administers the pro-gram and its offices are located atSouth Dakota State Universitys

West River Agricultural Center inRapid.

For more information, pleasecontact Troxel Snyder at theSDSU West River AG Center at605-394-2236.

County Commissioners discusshiring another full time employee

The April County Commission-ers meeting was held Tuesday,

April 2. Those attending included:Monte Anker, Helen Louder, SteveIwan, John Brunskill, TrudyHurst, Angie Kinsley, KrystiBarnes, Anita Fuoss, PaulThomas, Bruce Royer, John Weber

and Karlee Barnes.Angie Kinsley addressed the

commissioners and explainedwhat the local 4-H club had beendoing and what is on their agendafor the next few months.

She explained that the PrairieRangers will be participating inthe Purple Up for Military Kidsprogram through the State 4-HFoundation. On April 20, the clubwill be participating in a photogra-phy workshop. June and July willbe busy months for the PrairieRangers as they will be participat-ing in a fish relocation program, aNo Child Left Behind programwith the Game Fish and Parks, acultural program that includeslearning about crafts and foodfrom other cultures, among otheractivities.

Kinlsey told the commissionersthat she is having issues with her

work computer and inquired aboutthe possibility of purchasing a newone. She has done some researchand has an idea of what she needs.

Anker agreed with her request.Fuoss then addressed the com-

missioners. She had been asked toattend the meeting to discuss theNational Flood Insurance Pro-gram. She said that the countywould take on a lot of administra-tion and record keeping duties ifthey participated in the program.

The commissioners asked her per-sonal and professional opinion onthe matter, and she said that shewould recommend not participat-ing.

Hurst was next to speak to thecommissioners. She said thatRoyer had mentioned hiring

another county employee. Ankersaid that he was against hiringanother full time employee. Hesaid that they would keep Hurst inmind if an opening should comeup. Hurst said she wouldnt mindworking part time.

Barnes, representing the City ofMurdo, spoke with the commis-sioners about the law enforcementissue. She told them about thecitys plans to write a letter toelected officials requesting addi-tional highway patrolmen. Sheasked if the city and county couldget together at some point to writesomething up. Anker said hethought it would be a good idea.

Sheriff Weber brought moreinformation about the purchase ofa new law enforcement vehicle. Healso said he had spoken with TerryDeuter from Kadoka about work-ing one to two days per month in

Murdo on an as needed basis. Hesuggested paying Deuter $15 perhour. Weber said he would makesure the appropriate paperworkwas taken care of in the process.

Anker then made a motion topurchase a new law enforcementvehicle.

Paul Thomas was next on theagenda with new business involv-ing the approval of four propertyplats, as Thomas has recently soldland. The plats were approved,

then the meeting went into execu-tive session.

Royers road updates were onthe agenda following the executivesession. Anker asked Royer if hehad any leads on part-time helpfor the summer. Royer told thecommissioners that he thinks the

county needs another full timeemployee. He said that the countyhas the equipment to keep anotherfull time employee busy. He alsosaid that there was no way thecounty could hire somebody on

contract cheaper than they couldhire another full time employee.

Anker asked about the possibil-ity of hiring a college student, butRoyer said that might be difficultas anyone they hire would need tohave a CDL. Anker commentedthat he thinks the current county

employees are under paid. Royersaid he would be out of commissionfor most of the summer, as he iscurrently nursing a broken ankle,and will have work done on hisback and shoulder as soon as he ishealed.

Stop tilling for abetter garden soil

by Donna AdrianSDSU Master Gardener

You can save work and havebetter garden soil if you stop till-ing. It is difficult to get rid of theold idea of tilling deep and fre-quent, such hard work only bringsup more weed seeds and destroysthe microorganisms in the soilthat break down the roots whichmakes rich garden soil. Tilling alsocreates a hardpan; let the earthworms do the fertilizing, instead ofchopping them up with the tiller orhoe.

So now you are asking what todo with the weeds? The answer isto just start adding mulch andcover them up. Mulch can come inmany different forms such as card-board, shredded paper, newspaper(without color print) just soakthem with water and add grassclippings, wood chips, straw, barkor hay on top, I have even carpet-ed some of my walkways. We here

in rural South Dakota have anadvantage, because there isalways well rotten manure avail-able, or an old stack yard nearbyto gather hay mulch left over fromlast winters haystacks, lots ofgrass clippings, dried leaves,

kitchen scraps and all the otherthings that can be added that wereonce a living plant, and it doesntcost a bit. If weeds come throughyou dont have the mulch thickenough, add more--- up to 8-10inches, and keep a supply at theedge of the yard, to keep addingmore. This takes a little moreeffort in the spring, but eliminatesa lot of work the rest of the sum-mer, and your plants will love it,especially when it is 110 degreesand thirty mile hour south wind.With the prediction of anotherdrought year, your garden plantscan be much happier with someprotections for their roots, plus theworms and microorganisms arebusy at work under the mulchmaking you more and better soil,otherwise if it is dry and parchedon top of the soil the worms andtheir companions are driven deep-er into the ground. Another plus isthe worms make holes in the soilso water can permeate into the soilinstead of running off. Keep

adding your much year aroundand eventually build your soil in toa rich loam your plants will pro-duce and thrive in. If you havequestions on how to manage yourgarden, you can [email protected].


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2012-2013 ThirdQuarter Honor Roll

A Honor Roll (4.0)Seventh Grade:Savannah Krogman

Sixth Grade:Kade Brost

B+ to A- (3.5-3.99)Senior:Becky BryanJosh DaumPhilip MathewsMelissa Montoya

Paige VenardWyatt Walker

Junior:Clayton EvansTravis GrablanderGreydon ShangreauxJackson Volmer

Sophomore:Kalli HespeCody HightDylan KinsleyMadison Mathews

Freshman:Garline BoniTristan Grablander

Alexis Hullinger

Eighth Grade:Haley BoothHannah Hight

Ali Kell

Troi Valburg

Seventh Grade:Zachary BoyleMolly DowlingEmily FlynnKennedy NebelMackenzie Springer

Sixth Grade:Sloan Benedict

Jacob BirkelandMorgan Feddersen

Austin Olson

Fifth Grade:Dylan IwanLilli MooreRiley RankinBreckin Steilen

B Honor Roll (3.0-3.49)Senior:Janna GlazeWyatt HespeEmiley Nies

Junior:Skylar GreenKaylen LarsenSkyler MillerMikayla Waldron

Sophomore:Shelby BorkRachel BuxcelCarol DrayerWyatt Weber

Freshman:Jacob ArendtCalli GlazeMelyssa ManeckeDana TrethawayTana Volmer

Eighth Grade:Madison Gyles

Jacob Lolley

Sixth Grade:Jaden Eagle BearChauncey Hauptman

Fifth Grade:Jake DowlingLeRoy GrossEmily Jacobs

FarmBureaucamp

Inspiring our leaders fortomorrow is the theme for theSouth Dakota Farm BureauCamp. High School students ingrades 9-12 from across the state

will be joining together to learnabout leadership and patriotismwhile making some lifelongfriends. Camp is going to be June10-12, 2013 at the ThunderstikLodge by Chamberlain. Space islimited, so only the first 40 appli-cations will be accepted. Applica-tions can be found at the SouthDakota Farm Bureau website,www.sdfbf.org or by calling 605-353-8052. They are due May 1.Parents do not need to be FarmBureau members for their childrento participate.

Farm Bureau Camp is a greatplace to work on team-buildingskills with the State FFA Officers,go through the Alive at 25 driv-ing course, play games and enjoycampfires. Campers will also havethe opportunity to learn aboutpatriotism, the Constitution,international viewpoints, nutri-

tion and wellness, and Congres-sional insight. Farm Bureaucamp is a great place for makingnew friends, but more importantly,the sessions and training we offerwill help students become bettercitizens and leaders in theirschools, churches, and communi-ties. Farm Bureau camp is really alife changing opportunity saidCindy Foster, South Dakota FarmBureau camp director.

Teen leadership conference: Find theMystery Within registration open until May 1

The South Dakota 4-H YouthCouncil invites you to join them onthe South Dakota State Universitycampus June 3-7, as they presentTeen Leadership Conference: Findthe Mystery Within. TLC will pro-vide a great balance of leadershiptraining, personal growth, and funto any South Dakota youthbetween 13 and 18 years of age.

TLC 2013 will provide the expe-riences you need to solve the mys-tery of leadership to make yourfuture bright! In keeping with ourmystery theme, we will keep dele-

gates entertained throughout theweek while teaching essentialleadership skills.

This years workshop tractsinclude technology, Family andConsumer Science, Agriculture,and Leadership. Tract workshopswill offer 4 and half hours of in-depth training. We will also offerour traditional workshops focusingon careers, fun, life skills, andmystery. Participants will alsospend a morning working with acommunity service project of theirchoice. Complete workshopdescriptions can be found online inthe iGrow Marketplace TLC 2013listing http://igrow.org/product/tlc-find-the-mystery-within/.

Delegates will have the oppor-tunity to enjoy fun with friends ata variety of evening activitiesincluding: dances, recreation, anda special TLC Talent Show! Wewill also have a nationally knownkeynote speaker, John Beede.Johns adventure stories haveearned him the nickname The

Climber Guy, and hes going tohelp you Climb On! to your high-est personal leadership potential,said Audrey Rider 4-H Youth Lead-ership Field Specialist and YouthCouncil advisor.

Participants can register onlineat the iGrow Marketplacehttp://igrow.org/product/tlc-find-the-mystery-within/ or by contact-ing their local extension office. Toensure your first choice of work-shops, get your registration anddeposit sent in as soon as possible!

Registration dues for TLC 2013are as follows: Early Bird Dis-count: $200 registration throughMay 1, 2013. Standard Registra-tion: $225 until May 1-15, 2013.

Your registration fee includes con-ference fees, room, and board.Transportation to Brookings is notcovered, although group trans-portation is available for WestRiver youth for a nominal fee. Reg-istration closes on May 15, 2013.

To view this article electronical-ly, visit www.iGrow.org

Parents Matter campaign -Take a Stand, Have the Talk

In April, the Parents MatterCampaign will help over 160South Dakota School Districtsreach out to parents to help themtalk to their children about under-age drinking and driving. They

will be asking the parents to Takea Stand against underage drink-ing and Have the Talk with theirteens. Since 2006, 61 South Dako-ta teens have died and 730 havebeen injured in alcohol-relatedmotor vehicle crashes.

This year the campaign video,brochures and talking points willprovide suggestions and solutionsfor parents who are strugglingwith The Talk. Parents will beencouraged by other South Dakotaparents to take a stand and talk totheir kids about the dangers ofunderage drinking and driving.

Research indicates that par-ents with permissive attitudestoward adolescent drinking, par-ticularly when combined with poorcommunication, can lead theirteens into very unhealthy habitswith alcohol, says Darcy Jensen,Parents Matter Campaign Coordi-

nator. Its more important thanever for parents to talk to theirteens now about drinking and

driving to stop these preventabletragic deaths and injuries.

Thanks to a grant from theSouth Dakota Department of Pub-lic Safety, Prairie View PreventionServices has partnered with school

administrators all over the state todistribute the Parents Mattermaterials to parents, saysJensen.

South Dakota Highway SafetyDirector Lee Axdahl says the Par-ents Matter Campaign reachesparents with timely informationfor young drivers still forminggood or bad habits.

Thousands of new, young driv-ers are licensed to negotiate SouthDakota roadways each year, says

Axdahl.With that comes the responsi-

bility of their parents to teach the

safety obligations we all face eachtime we get behind the wheel. Par-ents Matter is an exemplary pro-gram that is making a differencein South Dakota.

For more information on thecampaign, and for important helpwith the Talk for parents, visitthe official Parents Matter web-site at www.safesouthdakota.com.

Sign up for 2013 SouthDakota Youth Range Camp

South Dakota Youth RangeCamp will be held June 4-6, 2013near Sturgis. The camp is open toyouth ages 14-18 who have aninterest in Rangeland manage-ment and use.

"South Dakota Youth Range

Camp provides hands on experi-ence with rangeland resources,"said Dave Ollila, SDSU ExtensionSheep Specialist and camp coordi-nator.

During the three-day camp,campers will learn about RangePlant Identification, EcologicalSites, Similarity Index, StockingRates, Wildlife Habitat, RangeImprovement, Range Ecology andinformation on careers related torangelands.

The camp is limited to approxi-mately 60 students, and studentsare selected on a first-come-first-serve basis. Pre-registration isrequired. To register for the 2013

South Dakota Youth Range Campcontact Ollila at 605-394-1722 [email protected].

This camp is sponsored by theSouth Dakota Section of the Soci-ety For Range Management incooperation with the following:

Belle Fourche River WatershedPartnership, South Dakota Cattle-men's Association, South DakotaGrassland Coalition National,Wild Turkey Federation, SouthDakota State University, SDSUExtension, Conservation Districts,South Dakota Association of Con-servation Districts, South Dakota

Association of Agriculture Educa-tors, USDA - Natural ResourcesConservation Service, USDI -Bureau of Land Management andSDSU Dean of Agriculture, BarryDunn.

For more information contactLantz or Ollila at (605) 394-1722or [email protected].

50 Years of SDWF YouthConservation campIn its 50th year, the South

Dakota Wildlife Federation(SDWF) in partnership with theSouth Dakota Department ofGame, Fish & Parks will sponsorits annual Youth ConservationCamp, June 2 8, at Camp BobMarshall in the Black Hills nearCuster State Park. High Schoolstudents, both boys and girls areeligible to attend camp. Young peo-ple who enjoy the out of doors,hunting and fishing will find campa unique learning experience.

Campers will have the opportu-nity to select from a number ofclasses that range from shootingwhich includes rifle, shotgun,handgun and muzzle loading,archery, fly fishing, reservoir fish-ing, turkey hunting, deer hunting,waterfowl hunting, stream ecolo-

gy, GPS skills, birding in the BlackHills and many more. Campersalso will be learning the messageof conservation.

Photos from past camps can beviewed at our Facebook page:SDWF Youth Conservation Camp.The cost for camp is $300/camperwhich includes transportation toand from camp. Sportsmansclubs and many Soil ConservationDistricts across South Dakotasponsor students to attend camp.

A camper application can beprinted from the South DakotaWildlife Federation website, go towww.sdwf.org and click on theconservation camp section. Formore information, contact Camp

Director, Mike McKernan, PO Box246, Murdo SD 57559, phone 605-669-2829, email [email protected].

Scholarship application

deadline approachesFor the sixth straight year,

Farmers Union Insurance, in coop-eration with the South DakotaFarmers Union Foundation, isoffering $25,000 in scholarships toeligible high school seniors inSouth Dakota through the Insur-ing a Brighter Tomorrow scholar-ship program. Twenty-five highschool seniors from across thestate who meet certain require-ments and plan to continue post-secondary education at a college,university, or technical school inthe state of South Dakota will eachreceive $1,000.

The scholarships are fundedwith support from Farmers UnionInsurance agents in South Dakota

and the South Dakota FarmersUnion Foundation. The applica-tion deadline is Monday, April 15,2013. The application must bepostmarked by this date. Scholar-ship recipients will be selectedbased on the applicants academic

records, school and communityinvolvement, and financial need.The applicant will also be requiredto submit a written essay entitled,How do you hope to impact aBrighter Tomorrow in South Dako-ta?

Applicants Must MeetOne of the

Following Requirements:South Dakota high school sen-

ior whose parent or parents arecurrent policyholders of FarmersUnion Insurance

Member of South DakotaFarmers Union

A Friend of the FarmersUnion Foundation (Defined as

those who have contributed $25 ormore to the Foundation in the pastyear)

Participant in any SouthDakota High School Activities

Association (SDHSAA) sanctionedevent

Applicants Must:Complete Application Form

(Available from school counselors,local Farmers Union Insurance

Agents, or at www.sdfufounda-tion.org )

Provide Copy of High SchoolTranscript and ACT/SAT Score

Provide a Letter of Recommen-dation

Submit Written Essay (Lessthan 500 Words)

Provide Billfold Sized PortraitPicture

APPLICATION DEADLINE:APRIL 15, 2013 (Postmark Date).

Return Materials to:

Farmers Union Insurance

Attn: Wayne BartscherP.O. Box 1388Huron, SD 57350

For more information callFarmers Union Insurance: 1-800-933-2841.

Jones County golf team Back row, left to right: Jacob Lolley, Travis Grablander, JacksonVolmer, Gus Volmer, Wyatt Walker, Wyatt Weber. Front row, left to right: Tristan Grablander, Bai-

ley Klemann, Troi Valburg, Julie Joseph, Tana Volmer and Madison Mathews. Not pictured: Philip

Mathews and Sidney Lacher.

by Karlee BarnesThe Jones County golf season

kicked off with a glimpse of springbefore another winter storm madeits way through the state.

Wyatt Weber, Jackson Volmerand Travis Grablander competedin the first meet of the seasonThursday, April 4 at the Elks GolfCourse in Rapid City. Jones Coun-ty placed fourth out of nine as ateam. Individual scores are as fol-lows: Weber, 96; Volmer 96; Grab-lander, 112.

Philip placed first as a teamwith a score of 264, Wall placedsecond with a score of 266, Newell

placed third with a score of 289and Jones County tied for fourthwith Bison shooting 304.

Jones County joins Bison, Hard-ing County, Hill City, Kadoka

Area, Lemmon, McLaughlin ,Newell, Philip, Rapid City Christ-ian, Takini, Timber Lake, Wall andWhite River in Region 6.

Returning golfers include: Tris-tan Grablander, Travis Grabland-er, Wyatt Walker, Jackson Volmer,Gus Volmer and Wyatt Weber.

Weber qualified for the State Bgolf tournament in 2012.

Jones County golfers by gradeinclude: Eighth graders BaileyKlemann, Sidney Lacher, Troi Val-burg and Jacob Lolley; freshmenJulie Joseph, Tana Volmer andTristan Grablander; Sophomores

Madison Mathews and WyattWeber; juniors Travis Grablanderand Jackson Volmer; seniorsPhilip Mathews, Gus Volmer andWyatt Walker.

2013 Golf Schedule4/16: Pierre meet4/19: Philip Invitational @

Philip4/25: Wall JV @ Wall4/27: Western Great Plains

Conference Invitational @ Philip4/30: Philip JV @ Philip5/6: Pre-Region Meet @ Rapid

City5/10: Bison Invitational @

Sturgis5/13: Region Meet @ Rapid

City5/20-21: State B Golf Tourna-

ment @ Brookings


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just called. Theyre missing anidiot. Another young gal said toher older brother, Youre lying. Ican tell by the stupid smile onyour face. The brother had agood comeback, though. He said,I always have this stupid smile

on my face.Ive even heard someone say

something like, Please take thisto the garage and try not to tripover your own feet on the way.The last part of this request isobviously not necessary and apt tobring an objection from the sup-posed carrier of whatever is sup-posed to be carried. I read a simi-lar thing the other day in a pic-ture of a musical staff where thekey signature was being changedto six flats. Most of us pianistsarent overly fond of playing in sixflats because one of those is C-flatwhich isnt a black key as mostflats are, but another white keywhich is normally just called Binstead of C-flat. It can be hard toremember. Anyway, in the picture,there were the normal notationsfor speed and volume along withthe instruction to Play without

griping about the key. This isprobably good advice, but it wonttake very well with me. I alwaysgrumble around when I see a keychange to six flats. Three or fourflats or sharps are all fine andwell or even five if completely nec-essary. Six of either seems exces-sive.

When I was a kid, I sometimegot to spend an afternoon with mycousin on the neighboring ranch.He was sort of my hero since hewas handsome and always happyand kind. He would come take mysister and me swimming some-times, and once he gave me apuppy that Id seen at his placeand taken a liking to. It was agrand pet for a lot of years. Any-way, if some of his friends werearound, they would good-natured-ly insult each other with some ofthe worst-sounding phrases imag-

inable. Paul had been in theNavy and had quite a vocabulary.Coming from a fairly protectedand innocent background, I some-times had no idea what on earththey were talking about. Some ofthe phrases didnt register with

me for a number of years. Still, Ienjoyed the give and takealthough it never occurred to meto use such language myself.Hearing them banter around was

somewhat enjoyable, however,since it made me feel sort of grownup.

By the way, dont you have any-thing better to do than sittingaround reading this drivel? Well,I certainly hope not. I would just

as soon you keep on reading sinceI like writing and hope to continuedoing so for awhile. Ill be backnext week so you can read on,drivel or otherwise.

So, now youre not only a drugrunner but also a tax man, shesaid. The postmaster was justcouching in accusatory andderogatory terms a fairly innocentactivity. I was, at the time, pick-ing up the mail for some neigh-

bors, and it contained two pack-ages from a pharmacy that rattledand were obviously some pills. Athird was from an accounting firmand, at this time of year, could beassumed to be a tax return thatneeded to be signed and forward-ed to our dear friends at the Inter-nal Revenue Service. Yep, Ireplied. Thats me. No usedenying it, no matter how bad itsounded. What shed said wastrue although it wasnt anythingillegal or even reprehensible.

She was, of course, just gettingback at me for a zinger Id deliv-ered to her a few days earlier.When I got the mail that day, itcontained a notice saying I had apackage that was too big for thebox. I duly presented the noticeat the desk only to find my pack-age already sitting there ready tobe picked up. Our postmaster had

seen me coming when I camethrough the door and knew I hada package Id want to get. She gotit ready before I asked for it. Ihad no idea you were that effi-cient, I said in mock surprise.This remark insinuated that effi-ciency was not normally obviousin that place to the casual observ-er. Hey! she objected as if Iddelivered a terrible insult, but sheknew better since she was smilingat the time.

Such back and forth trading ofinsults is quite common amongfriends. It is just an interestingsubstitute for more normal con-versation that might otherwisebegin, And how are you today?or Nice day isnt it? Young peo-ple are particularly adept at thismock-insult give and take. On TVthe other day, I heard one teenag-er saying to another, Your village

Lookin Around Syd Iwan

Balanced Budget and EmergencyDeficit Control Act of 1985.Should a payment reduction berequired, FSA will provide noticeabout the required percent of pay-ment reduction that applies todirect, countercyclical and ACRE

payments.

USDAANNOUNCES 45THGENERAL SIGN-UP FOR

THE CONSERVATIONRESERVE PROGRAM

The U.S. Department of Agri-culture (USDA) will conduct afour-week general sign-up for theConservation Reserve Program(CRP), beginning May 20 and end-ing on June 14. Additional sign-ups for continuous CRPprograms-such as Highly Erodible Land Ini-tiative and Initiative to RestoreGrasslands, Wetlands andWildlife - will be announced inspring 2013.

Currently, about 27 millionacres are enrolled in CRP, whichis a voluntary program availableto agricultural producers to helpthem safeguard environmentallysensitive land. Producers enrolled

in CRP plant long-term, resource-conserving covers to improve thequality of water, control soil ero-sion and enhance wildlife habitat.Contracts on 3.3 million acres ofCRP are set to expire on Septem-ber 30, 2013. Producers withexpiring contracts or producerswith environmentally sensitiveland are encouraged to evaluatetheir options under CRP.

DATES TO REMEMBER/DEADLINES:

May 20-June 14: CRP generalsign-upJune 3: 2013 ACRE sign-up endsJuly 15: 2012 ACRE ProductionJuly 15: 2012 NAP ProductionJuly 15: Final 2013 Acreagereporting date

August 2: DCP sign-up ends

Feel free to call the office if youever have questions on any of ourprograms 605-669-2404 Ext. 2.

2012 NAP & ACREPRODUCTION DUE JULY 15

Producers must annually pro-vide (if not appraised by a NAPappraiser) the quantity of all har-vested production of the crop inwhich the producer held an inter-

est during the crop year. We havesent out the NAP Yields formand CCC-658 form which listsyour acres and a spot for you torecord your production. The dead-line for reporting this productionis July 15, 2013. Please contactthe office if these forms were notreceived.

2013 ACRE SIGNUP ENDSJUNE 3, 2013

DCP and ACRE signup for the2013 crop year started on Febru-ary 19, 2013. The DCP sign-upperiod will end on August 2, 2013and the ACRE sign-up period willend on June 3, 2013. The 2013DCP and ACRE program provi-sions are unchanged from 2012,except that all eligible participantsmay choose to enroll in either DCPor ACRE for the 2013 crop year.This means that eligible producers

who were enrolled in ACRE in2012 may elect to enroll in DCP in2013 or may re-enroll in ACRE in2013 (and vice versa). Stop by orcall the office for an appointment.

Advanced payments are notauthorized.

The DCP/ACRE Appendix doeshave the following language thateveryone needs to be aware of:Payments are subject to the avail-ability of funds, compliance withall applicable laws and statutorychanges and to limits on paymentsas may be provided for in the pro-gram regulations. It is specificallyunderstood that any paymentsunder this Appendix and the pro-grams to which it applies are sub-

ject to statutory and regulatorychanges including those that occurafter the signing of the contract.Payments under the DCP and

ACRE programs may be reducedby a certain percentage due to asequester order required by Con-gress and issued pursuant to the

J C FSA News David Klingberg

Winter Wheat Status Update

A month ago, this column

addressed the apparent lack of

winterkill over much of the winter

wheat growing area in South

Dakota, as well as concerns about

drought and vernalization. Based

on observations and reports from

several farmers, agronomists and

crop consultants, the lack of win-

terkill seems to be holding true as

soil temperatures are raising towhere seeds are found to be germi-

nating, or seeds already germinat-

ed continuing to grow.

For the most part, this is also

lowering the concern about the

crop vernalizing, as the germina-

tion process began early enough

for much of the crop to go through

the required period of time at soil

temperatures low enough to do so.

For much of the state however,

the lack of soil moisture continues

to be a concern. Many areas

received moderate amounts of

snow, and some a little rain, which

was enough to provide good soil

moisture from a few inches to a

foot deep or more. Given the low

water requirement of the wheat

plants at this early stage, this will

be enough for them to get a start

and grow for a few weeks, butadditional moisture is needed

soon. Some areas, such as west of

Pierre, have received very limited

moisture over the winter, maybe

enough to begin the germination

process and allow it to vernalize,

but little enough that some

seeds/sprouts are molding.

A number of winter wheat fields

in south-central South Dakota

were evaluated on April 4, and

although very little growth was

seen above ground, sprouts were

found beneath the soil surface, and

would be expected to emerge in a

few days. Fields in central and

northern South Dakota, with snow

cover until recently, and lower soil

temperatures, will certainly be

behind this progress. Although

many winter wheat fields look dis-

mal, time, and hopefully rain,

could make a big difference.

As discussed in an earlier col-

umn, the dominant component in

wheat yield is the number of heads

per unit area. You obviously wont

be able to know how many tillers

each plant will produce at this

stage, but a good plant populationto have is 14-15 or more plants per

square foot. If the stand is rela-

tively uniform across the field (a

minimum of blank areas), stands

as low as 5-6 plants per square

foot can produce nearly 70% of

maximum yield if managed prop-

erly.

Before destroying a winter

wheat field, certainly contact your

crop insurance agent. Even if an

adjuster assigns a yield value to

the field, you may want to weigh

the pros and cons of abandoning

the field for another use. The

prospect of successfully raising

another crop will be highly

dependent on rainfall. Producers

may want to consider planting

additional forage crops into less

than adequate winter wheat

stands in hopes of producing hay,which could be in high demand.

Particularly for any field that is

subject to wind erosion, such as

fallow fields, or if the previous crop

was soybeans, field peas, sunflow-

ers, corn cut for silage or hay, etc.;

it would be beneficial to plant

something, maybe a cover crop,

rather than leave it bare.

Calendar

4/17-18/2013 Spring Extension

Conference, Brookings, SD

4/24/2013 Drought Manage-

ment Webinar, 10:00 am CST, SD

Regional Extension Centers

Extension News Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267

Animal rabies casesrise for second year

South Dakota animal rabiescases were up in 2012, climbing forthe second straight year, accordingto the yearly surveillance reportrecently released by the Depart-ment of Health. There were 60 ani-mal rabies cases in 2012, up from40 the year before.

While animals rabies is report-ed every year, the disease tends tobe cyclical, with years of high casenumbers followed by years withlower numbers, noted Dr. LonKightlinger, State Epidemiologist

for the Department of Health.Rabies is a risk every year inSouth Dakota and that risk isstatewide, said Kightlinger.Rabies vaccination is readilyavailable, inexpensive and impor-tant to protect your pets and thepeople around them.

In 2012 there were rabies detec-tions in 29 South Dakota counties.Those rabies positives included 21domestic animals 16 cattle, 3horses, 2 cats as well as 36skunks and 3 bats. South Dakotaslast human rabies case was report-ed in 1970.

The 16 rabid cattle in 2012 wasthe highest number of cases in 15years for South Dakota and higherthan any state in the country.

Beef and dairy cattle are usual-ly exposed to rabies through bitesfrom skunks and people can inturn be exposed by contact withthe cattles saliva. Dr. Russ Daly,

State Public Health Veterinarian,noted that signs of rabies in cattlecan be very vague and may startas subtle behavior changes andprogress to salivation, abnormalbellowing, persistent heat cycles,and incoordination. Contact a vet-erinarian right away if you suspectrabies in an animal and avoid con-tact with the saliva of that animal.Rabies vaccine is available forcattle but routine vaccination ofcattle herds isnt practical, saidDr. Daly. However, show animalsand others that have a lot ofhuman contact should be vaccinat-ed for rabies starting in the spring.The vaccine for cattle is good forone year and has a 21 day with-

drawal period.In addition to vaccinating pets

and other animals with frequenthuman contact, reduce the risk ofrabies with these precautions:

Do not handle, adopt, orattempt to feed wild animals.Teach children to avoid animalsthey don't know and to tell youimmediately if they are bitten orscratched by any animal.

Avoid any animal, wild ordomestic, that behaves strangelyand immediately report it to your

local veterinarian, animal control,conservation, or law enforcementoffice.

Do not handle dead, sick orinjured animals. If you must, useheavy gloves, sticks, or other toolsto avoid direct contact. Farmersand ranchers should wear glovesand protective eyewear whentreating sick animals to preventexposure to saliva.

Close outdoor trash containerstightly to avoid attracting skunksand raccoons.

Clear wood or junk piles fromhomes to deter wild animals frommoving in.

Do not handle bats. If bats arefound in a room with small chil-dren or sleeping people, call theDepartment of Health, your physi-cian, or local animal control officer.

If you suspect rabies in a wildanimal, pet or livestock or if youranimal has been bitten by a possi-bly rabid animal contact yourveterinarian immediately. If youhave a potential exposure torabies, wash the affected area withsoap and water right away andcall your doctor or the Departmentof Health at 1-800-592-1861. Yourveterinarian will instruct you as tohandling of animals involved. Ifthe animal is dead, save the car-cass for laboratory testing, beingcareful not to damage the head. Ifthe animal is alive, contact yourlocal animal control authorities soit can be captured for examinationor observation. If you are bitten orscratched by a rabid animal,rabies vaccination can preventhuman disease.

Thune calls for immediateresponse to grassland fireWASHINGTON, D.C.SenatorJohn Thune (R-S.D.) today sent aletter to the Chief of the U.S. For-est Service, Tom Tidwell, callingfor the agency to take immediateaction to reimburse landowners forthe recent grassland fire inPerkins County.

On April 3, 2013, the U.S. For-est Service lost control of a con-trolled burn that resulted in up to

14,000 acres of damaged pastureand farmland in Perkins County,South Dakota, which has beenexperiencing prolonged droughtconditions. Local landowners andfire crews responded to the blaze,which was fully contained by Sun-day, April 7.

The damage caused by the U.S.Forest Service is inexcusable,said Thune. It could take yearsfor the burnt pastures and farm-land to recover, and in the past,landowners have to wait yearsbefore being reimbursed. I am call-ing on the Forest Service to takeimmediate action to assess thedamage, provide landowners atimely opportunity to apply forreimbursement, and ensure thatranchers are made whole as soonas possible. Additionally, I am ask-ing the Forest Service to review itscontrolled burn policies during

drought conditions to preventfuture grassland fires.The text of the Senators letter

follows:

April 8, 2013

Mr. Tom TidwellChief, U.S. Forest ServiceSidney R. Yates Building201 14th Street, SW, 4th FloorWashington, DC 20250

Dear Chief Tidwell:On April 3, a U.S. Forest Ser-

vice (Forest Service) prescribedburn intended to cover 135 acresnear the South Dakota and NorthDakota border burned out of con-trol resulting in up to 14,000 acresof fire-damaged land known as thePautre Fire, which included pri-vately owned hay land, pastureland, harvested hay, fences, atleast one building, and personal

vehicles.The purpose of this letter is to

very strongly urge that the ForestService take immediate action toreimburse all who lost privateproperty as a result of this ill-advised controlled burn, for whichthe Forest Service has publiclytaken responsibility. According toa spokeswoman for the Forest Ser-vice who commented in an articlein the April 5 Rapid City Journal,We did light it and it did get away.

And we plan to pay for damagesthat we caused.

The public meeting held by theForest Service on April 6 at theNorth Dakota State UniversityResearch Extension Center in Het-tinger, North Dakota was an

important first step in makingranchers aware of the Forest Ser-vice reimbursement process and toanswer questions from those whowere impacted by the Pautre Fire.However, the most urgent need isfor timely payment from the For-est Service for private propertylosses due to this fire, because theranchers who suffered losses inthis fire had already experienced

devastating pasture and feed loss-es due to the 2012 drought.

Burned up and destroyed pas-ture acres, hay and alfalfa stacksand bales, fences, buildings andvehicles can all be easily andimmediately quantified and theirloss values accurately assessed,which means there should be nodelay by the Forest Service in pro-viding payments to the impactedproducers for their losses due tothe Forest Service-started PautreFire.

In addition to immediate reim-bursement for losses due to thePautre Fire, I am also requestingthat the Forest Service review andreport to me the response andreimbursement status of pay-ments to ranchers who sufferedlosses due to 2012 fire near Edge-mont, South Dakota, which theForest Service also started.

Local ranchers warned ForestService personnel that ongoingsevere drought conditions, poten-tial for high winds, and higher-than-normal temperatures allmeant that starting a prescribedburn on April 3 would be a veryrisky undertaking. The ForestService personnel inexcusably dis-regarded these warnings and wentahead with the prescribed burn.

Accordingly, I am requesting thatthe Forest Service inform me of itsprescribed burn policy whendrought conditions are present, aswas the case with the April 3 pre-scribed burn, which resulted in thedevastating Pautre Fire; and pro-vide me with information regard-ing all prescribed burns scheduledin South Dakota for the next 30days.

With the strike of a match, thelivelihoods and the future ofranchers who suffered losses in

the Pautre Fire were changed, anda doubtful outlook for 2013 becameeven more uncertain due to lostpastures, hay, and fences. I fullyexpect the Forest Service to takeevery available action to providequick, fair, and certain reimburse-ment to these ranchers. I respect-fully request that full reimburse-ment be made no later than 30days from the date of loss, whileallowing additional time for pro-ducers to apply for losses beyondthis period as necessary.

Please respond to this letterwith answers to my questions andrequested information no laterthan April 15, 2013.

Kindest Regards,Senator John Thune

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The Clinical View Dr. P.E. Hoffsten

ANOTHER PROBLEM WITHATRIAL FIBRILLATION

John was a 51-year old spraypilot. He came to the clinic everyother year in order to get his flightphysical done to maintain his

pilots license. He had mentionedon several occasions that he hadan irregular heart beat but it did-nt seem to bother him. At thetime of his examinations his pulseand electrocardiogram werealways normal. Then, one year it

just happened that the irregularheart beat occurred while I wasexamining him. It was obviousthat this most likely representedatrial fibrillation, which was con-firmed on electrocardiogram.This meant that he could not passhis flight physical.

Atrial fibrillation is what occurswhen the clock that runs the heartceases to beat in a rhythmic nor-mal way. Instead, the heart clock(sinus node) continuously sparkstelling the heart to beat as fast asit can. The rhythm then becomesvery irregular and the amount ofblood that the heart pumps drops

by about 20 percent. It is not anefficient rhythm. The most com-mon associated causes of this con-dition include high blood pressure,diabetes, heart failure and sleepapnea.

Several years ago questionswere raised regarding the bestway to treat atrial fibrillation.One way was to leave the personwith their atrial fibrillation butcontrol the heart rate with medica-tion and use anticoagulation toprevent strokes. The other alter-native was to use various medica-tions to convert the atrial fibrilla-

tion to a normal rhythm and keepit there. Several large studieswere done to determine which typeof treatment was better. It turnsout that for longevity either thera-py worked equally well. The onlyreason to convert a person to a

normal rhythm was if control ofsymptoms could not be achievedwhile the person was in atrial fib-rillation with the rate controlled.

To return to Johns story, he ini-tially elected to try to have therhythm converted to normal. Sev-eral failed attempts followed andeventually it was elected to let himremain in atrial fibrillation andcontrol the pulse in the 90-100beats/minute range and keep himanti-coagulated to prevent bloodclots from breaking off in his heartand going to his brain causing astroke. That part of his care wassuccessful.

Over the next eight years, Johnslowly progressed from being nor-mal, intelligent, and able to fly anairplane to a person with demen-tia who could not button his shirt.His mental function over thoseeight years progressively deterio-

rated in spite of all efforts to deter-mine a cause for the progressivedementia and/or a treatment thatmight slow or stop the progressionof the condition. Unfortunately,no cause or treatment was everdetermined to be successful andJohn passed away from his demen-tia at 60 years of age.

As our population ages, atrialfibrillation is becoming much morecommon now affecting approxi-mately three million people in theUnited States. This is one percentof the population.The incidence ofdementia in this population has

recently been noted to be abnor-mally high. Atrial fibrillation hasa host of major medical problemsincluding an increased incidence ofstrokes and heart failure. But ithas not been seen to be associatedwith dementia until recently when

several studies have noted anincreased incidence of dementia inthe population with atrial fibrilla-tion. This complication in the atri-al fibrillation population doeschange the considerations regard-ing the care of individuals withatrial fibrillation. Specific studiesare now in progress to determine ifconverting the persons atrial fib-rillation to a normal rhythm willdecrease or prevent the occurrenceof dementia in the atrial fibrilla-tion population. If it is found thatthe conversion and maintenance ofa normal rhythm prevented ordecreased the incidence of demen-tia, it would definitely change thestrategy for caring for individualswith atrial fibrillation.

In the meantime while thosestudies are done, it just makesgood sense to do what one can toprevent atrial fibrillation from

ever getting started. Blood pres-sure control is relatively easilyachieved, diabetic control takesmore discipline and it too can becontrolled. Sleep apnea is difficultand cumbersome to treat but defi-nitely w

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