MarjoriePlacek-Simmons
Marjorie Placek-Simmons, 82,passed from this life on August 2,2012, at the Allina HomesteadHospice House in Owatonna, MN.
She was born in Spencer, NEon April 23, 1930, to Sam andEdith Hornback. She graduatedfrom Mitchell High School in 1947and earned her RN degree fromthe St. Joseph's Hospital School ofNursing in Mitchell, SD. She wasmarried to Robert L. Placek in1951. During her career sheworked at St. Joseph Hospital,Mitchell; St. Michael Hospital,Tyndall; St. Benedict Hospital,Parkston; The Good SamaritanCenter, Tripp; and the HumanServices Center, Yankton. Follow-ing her retirement, she became in-volved in various volunteeractivities through Sacred HeartChurch and Sacred Heart Hospi-tal, Yankton. Her favorite pas-times included playing bridge,line-dancing, traveling, gardening,and spending time with friendsand family. Marjorie's strongCatholic faith helped her througha long, difficult illness, and she re-mained an inspiration to thosewho came to know her over theyears.
Marjorie was preceded indeath by her parents Sam andEdith, husband Robert, two sis-ters Delores and Beulah, and onebrother Gerald. She is survived byher daughters Cynthia Jensen andJoyce Anderson, sons Richardand Timothy, second husbandJames Simmons, sister DorothyDicus, eleven grandchildren, andsixteen great grandchildren.
A memorial service is sched-uled for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Au-gust 7, 2012, at the Opsahl-KostelFuneral Home, Yankton, SD.Greeting will begin at 4 p.m. Me-morials are preferred to theHomestead Hospice House, 2350NW 26th Street, Owatonna, MNor the ALS Association of Min-nesota, 333 Washington Ave. N#105, Minneapolis, MN. 55401.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
August 4, 2012
JoEllen TiptonJoEllen Tipton, 81, of Vermil-
lion, SD passed away peacefullyat her home Friday, August 3,2012.
Mary JoEllen Pillar was bornMarch 19, 1931 in Scotland, SD toEdward and Mary Josephine(Bradley) Pillar. She attendedgrade school in Scotland andgraduated from Scotland HighSchool. She received her Mas-ter's Degree from the Universityof South Dakota in Vermillion.
JoEllen married Merlin Tiptonon August 25, 1954 in Vermillion.
She was a beloved teacher ofsometimes generations startingin Scotland and then in Mecklingduring the 50's. She taught nurs-ery school in Vermillion and thensecond grade, retiring in 1993.Second graders were treated tospecial sessions on Hawaii andAlaska. Parents and studentswere treated to Hawaiian Luausor Baked Alaska. She also had anextensive teddy bear collectionwhich got to attend secondgrade as well.
She was a 50 year plus mem-ber of PEO starting in hermother's chapter in Scotland andlater transferring to Vermillion.Over the years, she held all of-fices and was a favorite on thesocial committee.
She loved to entertain andshe co-hosted a dinner group forover ten years that met at manydifferent households. Culinaryexperimentation led to some in-teresting and exotic evenings.
JoEllen's favorite hobby wasgrowing and enjoying roseswhich accompanied her to everyhouse she lived in. She enjoyedspending time with her grand-children and great grandchil-dren, attending all sportingevents she could get to includingfootball, basketball and stock carracing.
She is survived by her hus-band Merlin of Vermillion, twosons; Mark (Lynette) Tipton ofVermillion, John Tipton of SiouxFalls, SD a daughter Mary(Calvin) Hanson of Meckling, SD,
three grandchildren; Doug(Mandy) Hanson, Dave Hansonand Mike (Jenny) Hanson andthree great grandchildren; Kasey,Alexis and Karter Hanson. Shewas also survived by her beloveddog and constant companionHappy.
Funeral services will be 2:30p.m. Tuesday, August 7 at theTrinity Lutheran Church in Ver-million with burial in the Ceme-tery in Scotland, SD. Visitationwill be from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday,August 6 at the Hansen FuneralHome in Vermillion. hansenfu-neralhome.com.
Yankton Press & Dakotan
August 4, 2012
Robert ‘Joe’ FarnerFuneral services for Robert J.
"Joe" Farner, 83, of Norfolk, Neb.,are at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 6,2012, at Trinity EpiscopalChurch, Norfolk. The Rev. Robert
Schlismann will officiate, with in-urnment in the churchcolumbarium.
Military honors will be con-ducted by VFW Post No. 1644,American Legion Post No. 16,and the Offutt Air Force BaseHonor Guard.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sundayat Brockhaus-Howser-Fillmer Fu-neral Home,Norfolk.
Joe died Thursday, Aug. 2, atHeritage of Bel-Air,Norfolk.
Steven VellekSteven Vellek, 83, of Yankton
died Friday Aug. 3, 2012, at hisresidence surrounded by his lov-ing family.
Memorial Mass is at 10:30 a.m.Tuesday at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch, Yankton, with Fr. JohnRutten officiating. Burial of thecremated remains will be in Sa-cred Heart Cemetery, Yankton,with military rites by the Ernst
Boyer VFW Post No. 791 andSDARNG Honor Guard, SiouxFalls.
Visitations begin at 5 p.m.Monday at Opsahl-Kostel FuneralHome & Crematory, Yankton,with a rosary at 7 p.m. and aScripture service at 7:30 p.m. Vis-itations will resume one hourprior to the service at thechurch.
Walter LauNORFOLK, Neb. — Funeral
services for Walter F. Lau, 101, ofNorfolk, Neb., are pending atBrockhaus-Howser-Fillmer Fu-
neral Home, Norfolk.Walter died Wednesday, Aug.
1, 2012, at Stanton HealthcareCenter, Stanton, Neb.
William ‘Bill’ LeberHURLEY — William Leber, 66,
died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, athis home in Mitchell.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m.Monday at St. Boniface CatholicChurch, Turkey Ridge, with bur-ial in the church cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday,with family present from 6-8 p.m.,at Hofmeister Jones FuneralChapel, Hurley.
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NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 3PRESS DAKOTANthe regionEighth St. To Be Closed Starting Monday
Eighth Street will be closed from Douglas Avenue east toBurleigh Street beginning Monday Aug. 6.
Alternate routes will need to be used. All vehicles need to be re-moved from the street when the “No Parking” signs are posted.
The closure is expected to last two days.
Free Clinic Planned For MondayServant Hearts Clinic, a free, Christ-centered medical clinic will
be open Monday, Aug. 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the RegionalTechnical Education Center (RTEC), 1200 W. 21st St. Yankton.
This is a totally free medical clinic for urgent care conditions. Servant Hearts Clinic provides care for physical, emotional and
spiritual issues, and may serve as an entry point to other servicesin the community.
Services not provided by SHC at this time include dental, diag-nosis or treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, HIV testing,prenatal care, treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions, radiol-ogy, immunizations and chiropractic care. We do not prescribeany narcotics.
Future clinics are planned for the first and third Mondays ofeach month. The date of the next clinic is Aug. 20.
For further information about this clinic, call (605) 760-2986, ore-mail [email protected].
Freshman Orientation Being Held At YHSAn orientation for ninth grade students and their parents will be
held on Tuesday, Aug. 7. Students will report to their homeroomsat 7 p.m. Staff will be available to help students find their home-rooms. A presentation for parents will be held in the YHS main the-atre from 7-7:45 p.m. The student orientation and parentpresentation will both run from 7-7:45 p.m. Call Yankton HighSchool at 665-2073, if you have any questions.
Ninth grade student schedules and a letter pertaining to otherschool information will be sent out prior to Aug. 7. All ninth-gradeparents are encouraged to put money into lunch accounts, pur-chase activity tickets, or pay any fees associated with particularclasses from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Aug. 7. Staff will also be available dur-ing the entire week of Aug. 13-17 at the Yankton High School Princi-pal’s Office from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Parents of students in grades 10-12 should pay student fees any-time from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. the entire week of Aug. 13-17 at the YHSPrincipal’s office.
Student schedules and a letter pertaining to other school infor-mation for grades 10-12 will be sent out prior to the week of Aug.13-17.
YAA Hosting Final Summer Concert TuesdayYankton Area Arts will be hosting the final concert of the 2012
Summer Concert Series at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the RiversidePark Amphitheatre.
Performing will be a Celtic group from Sioux Falls called “Mag-gie in the Meantime,” a band which consists of four members play-ing everything from the violin, guitar, and keyboards to the oboeand pennywhistle. Come down and join us for a festive, freeevening of entertainment as YAA rounds out its tradition of provid-ing weekly music all summer long.
The Yankton Area Summer Concert series is sponsored by Yank-ton Area Arts and the City of Yankton. For more information, callYankton Area Arts (605) 665-9754.
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Adelaide DeBlauwCROFTON, Neb. — Adelaide
E. DeBlauw, age 97 of Crofton,Nebraska died on Friday, August3, 2012 at Avera Sister JamesCare Center in Yankton, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial willbe on Monday, August 6, 2012 at10:30 a.m. at St. Rose of LimaCatholic Church in Crofton withRev. Michael Schmitz, Rev. Timo-thy Lange and Rev. David Fultonofficiating. Burial will be in theSt. Rose of Lima Cemetery inCrofton.
Visitation will be on Sundayfrom 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. witha Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. at theWintz Funeral Home in Crofton.Visitation will begin one hourprior to services on Monday atthe church.
Pallbearers will be Jim Bei-deck, Dan Beideck, Bob Scher-schligt, Todd Harris, AdamSawatzke, Alex Sawatzke, LukeDeBlauw, Ben DeBlauw and Mike
DeBlauw. Hon-orary Pallbearerswill be her grand-children and greatgrandchildren.
Adelaide wasborn on Decem-ber 24, 1914 atConstance, Ne-braska to Frankand Mary
(Mueller) Steffen. She grew up inthe Constance area and as ateenager she took care of manynewborn babies and their moth-ers. She also worked at the ArgoHotel in Crofton as a waitress.Adelaide married Joe DeBlauwon March 30, 1937 celebrating75 years of marriage this year.After their marriage they farmedin the Crofton and Constanceareas and Adelaide cared for herfamily. In 1983 they moved intoCrofton. In 2006 they moved tothe Majestic Bluffs in Yanktonand then to Avera Sr. James Care
Center in December of 2011.Adelaide was a member of
the St. Rose of Lima CatholicChurch, the Guild, ChristianMothers, Family Ministry andthe Ministry of Praise. She was amember of the Catholic Daugh-ters of America for over 50 yearsand was a former member of St.Joseph’s Catholic Church inConstance, the choirs at St.Rose and St. Joseph’s and thequilters at St. Rose and St.Joseph’s. She and Joe enjoyedplaying cards and above all,spending time with her family.
Adelaide is survived by her100 year old husband, Joe ofYankton; 6 children and theirspouses, Robert and Dee De-Blauw of Englewood, Colorado;Joleen and John Beideck ofOmaha; Sheryl and Richard Sch-erschligt of Champaign, Illinois;Irma and Allan Arens of Crofton;Marina and Roger Sawatzke ofCouncil Bluffs, Iowa; Gary and
Linda DeBlauw of Crofton; 15grandchildren, 20 great grand-children, 2 step great grandchil-dren, a brother, Victor andHilaria Steffen of Hartington; 2sisters, Sr. Irma Steffen OSF ofOmaha; Denelda Potts ofCrofton and a brother in law,Irvin Arens of Randolph,Nebraska.
She was preceded in deathby her parents, 3 sisters, IreneDeBlauw, Barbara Arens, Sr. An-tonelle Steffen OSF, 2 brothers,Ralph and Clarence Steffen.
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August 4, 2012
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during some periods. Hunters sofar have not been allowed to usedogs to track mountain lions inSouth Dakota, partly becausesome argue that gives hunterstoo much of an advantage.
Game, Fish and Parks Depart-ment biologists have set a popu-lation target of 150 to 200 lions inthe Black Hills. They estimate thepopulation is now about 300, in-cluding about 100 kittens.
Many hunters have arguedthat more mountain lions shouldbe shot because they believe thecats are killing too many deerand elk, which are popular gamefor hunting. But others say the in-crease in mountain lion huntingin recent years is decimating thecougar population.
Chris Hesla, executive direc-tor of the South Dakota WildlifeFederation, said the associationof hunters and anglers would
support the increased quota formountain lions as long as it wasbased on sound research. Thefederation opposes the use ofdogs in mountain lion hunting.
Custer veterinarian SharonSeneczko, president of the BlackHills Mountain Lion Foundation,said the quota shouldn’t beraised again because it takes sev-eral years of research to under-stand the effects of previousincreases.
“I think it’s a total disregardfor any balance in nature. I thinkit’s an attempt to annihilate thelions down to a few token lionsthat may be left,” Seneczko said.
Killing more females will leadto a population dominated byyoung male lions, which willlikely lead to more conflicts be-tween cougars and people in theBlack Hills, Seneczko added. Shealso opposes allowing hunters touse dogs in Custer State Park.
“I think it’s totally irresponsi-ble,” Seneczko said of the pro-posed season. “It’s sad.”
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Heartland Humane Announces August SpecialsAre you ready for a new pet? Heartland Humane Society in Yankton
has announced some August specials including “9 Lives for $9” and“Duo Deals.”
“We have been very busy at the shelter and are completely full at themoment,” HHS director Kerry Schmidt said. “We have some animals thathave been with us for several months now and we want to help promotethem and encourage area residents to consider adoption as the optionfor their next pet. In addition, every time a pet is adopted we are able tohelp another animal desperately waiting for attention.”
HHS has selected 9 cats at the shelter to be part of a national “9Lives for $9” campaign. The selected cats can be adopted for $9 nowthrough Aug. 20. To view the felines, stop by shelter or go online atwww.heartlandhumanesociety.net.
“These 9 cats selected are a variety of sizes, ages, and personalities.Each one would make a very nice pet for the right person,” Schmidtsaid. “If you are thinking about adding a feline to your household, I hopeyou consider contacting us and learning about these 9 felines and allour other cats at the shelter.”
All adoption prices include spay/neuter of the animal if old enough,proper vaccines and medical treatment and rabies shots.
HHS also has a “Duo Deals” promotion the month of August. Rightnow, you can adopt any two black cats, two orange cats, or two littermates (feline or canine) for $75. The shelter also has two older Beaglesthat are part of the promotion.
“Many times our older animals have a harder time getting adopted,”Schmidt said. “I think the general public forgets that older pets are usu-ally laid back and already housetrained. In addition, animals that re-ceive proper vet care can live 15-20 years so an 8-year-old dog or cat hasplenty of love left to give.”
For more information, contact HHS at 605-664-4244 or visit them at601 1/2 Burleigh Street in Yankton.
PIERRE — The South DakotaDepartment of and Natural Re-sources (DENR) is accepting ap-plications through Oct. 1, 2012,for projects eligible for federalClean Water Act, Section 319 non-point source control grants.
DENR officials anticipate ap-proximately $2 million will beavailable for projects in SouthDakota. The federal Environmen-tal Protection Agency grants re-quire 40 percent local match.
Eligible applicants includegovernmental agencies; stategovernment subdivisions, suchas conservation districts, waterdevelopment districts, countiesand municipalities; universities;certain nonprofit organizations;and federally recognized Indiantribes. Other groups may partici-pate by applying through one ofthe eligible entities as a projectpartner.
Section 319 of the federalClean Water Act provides grantsto reduce water pollution fromnonpoint sources, such as pol-luted runoff from urban, agricul-tural, and forest lands. DENRhistorically has used the Section319 funds primarily to develop
and implement projects designedto reduce nonpoint source pollu-tion to meet Total MaximumDaily Loads (TMDLs). SouthDakota water bodies in need ofTMDLs are listed in the 2012 Inte-grated Report for Surface WaterQuality Assessment. A copy ofthe report is available from theDENR website athttp://denr.sd.gov/documents/12irfinal.pdf and at librariesthroughout the state.
Nonpoint source pollutionoriginates from many sources, in-cluding heavily fertilized lawns,urban runoff that carries streetand pet wastes, agriculturalfields, small livestock operations,and natural sources, such ashighly erosive soils. The primarynonpoint source pollutants inSouth Dakota are sediment, phos-phorus, nitrogen, and fecal col-iform bacteria.
Entities interested in applyingfor Section 319 grant funds by theOct. 1 deadline are encouraged tocontact DENR at (605) 773-4254or obtain application guidance athttp://denr.sd.gov/dfta/wp/319.aspx.
DENR Accepting Apps ForWater Quality Projects
