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Number 2
Volume 108
January 9, 2014

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By Tami Newbold-Flynn
The Murdo City Council end
of the year meeting was held
December 27 and was very
short. All council members
were in attendance as was
Mayor David Geisler and City
Finance Officer Krysti Barnes.
The council was under their
2013 budget.
The council also held their
regular monthly meeting January 6.
Jerry Hatheway gave a
street report. He reported
sanding intersections around
town. He also stated interest in
attending two classes that will
be offered in Pierre, cracked
ceilings and gravel maintenance. The classes are satellite
classes and free of charge.
Ray Erikson gave the water
report. Erikson said there have
been a few freezing pipes
because of the cold, but all and
all not as many as a person
would expect. He also said that
next week he will be in Pierre
for three days.
Krysti Barnes gave the

Wayne Esmay has the most years of experience on the council. He first started in 1982
and served six years. He took a break and
came back in 1994 as a council member and
a few months later became mayor. After
being mayor until 2009 he transitioned
back to council member.

financial report. She also

reported that the TAP grant
application was turned in
December 16.
The proposed resolution of
necessity that is required to be
presented to do special assessment for a project was discussed. Items such as payment
plans, years assessed, interest
rates, benefits to the area
landowners and a public hearing date and time were decided
to be included in the resolution. The landowners assessed
will be mailed notices for the
public hearing that was set for
February 19.
The council also discussed
the
CIP
(Comprehensive
Improvement Plan) and information was presented on doing
a possible CIP for Murdo. This
is a plan to prepare the city for
future improvements, maintenance and equipment purchases.
Finally, there were 14 resolutions set for 2014 and then
executive session to discuss
personnel was called.

Legals
Proceedings of the
Jones County Commissioners
***
Proceedings of the
Murdo City Council
***

By Tami Newbold-Flynn
The Jones County commissioners held their end of
the year meeting December
27. Steve Iwan and Monte
Anker were in attendance
and Kerri Venard kept minutes. They paid bills and
looked at delinquent taxes.

Left: Steve Iwan signs the Commissioners Proceedings book.

All commissioners in attendance sign this book every
month. The book is a permanent record that is kept forever.
Photos by Tami Jo Newbold-Flynn

Below: Kerri Venard and Monte

Anker discuss county business.

Superchargers in Murdo
Photos by Tami Jo Newbold-Flynn
Above: (L-R) Wayne Esmay, David Geisler, Matt Kinsley and Mike Jost.
Below: (L-R) Melony Giles, Jay Drayer, Wayne Esmay, David Geisler and Arnie Wadell.

Next week:
Jones County commissioners
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Jones County Boys Basketball
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Tesla Motors, the Californiabased maker of the award-winning

Model S electric sedan, has opened
three Supercharger locations in
South Dakota, bringing the total
number of Supercharger stations in
the United States to 50. The South
Dakota Supercharger stations are
conveniently located along I-90 and
can be found in Rapid City, Murdo
and Mitchell.
The latest Supercharger milestone reflects the continuing rapid
network expansion, enabling free
cross-country travel for Model S
owners. Tesla Superchargers have
powered Model S vehicles with over
6 million miles of range saving
nearly 250,000 gallons of fuel. With
Tesla Superchargers, drivers can
travel for about three hours, charge
for as little as 20 to 30 minutes
while they grab a quick bite to eat,

train, delivering both unprecedented range and a thrilling drive experience. With a rigid body structure,
nearly 50/50 weight distribution
and a remarkably low center of
gravity, Model S offers the responsiveness and agility expected from
the worlds best sports cars while
providing the ride quality of a luxury performance sedan. Model S has
received many awards and accolades during its first year on the
market, including Motor Trend
2013 Car of the Year, AUTOMOBILE Magazine 2013 Automobile of
the Year, the 2013 Yahoo! AUTOS
Car of the Year, TIMEs Best Invention of the Year 2012 and Consumers Reports highest score ever
given to a car.
With the most energy-dense battery pack in the industry and bestin-class aerodynamics, Model S has

Photo by Tami Jo Newbold-Flynn

The Murdo Supercharger is located at Range Country Lodging in Murdo. It is
open 24hrs/day and has four charging stalls.

Wind chill is what it feels like when you combine the cold air and wind. As winds increase, heat is carried away from the body at a faster rate. This brings down the
skin temperature and the body temperature.
A Wind Chill Advisory is issued for wind chill values from -20 to -34. A Wind Chill Warning is issued for wind chill values of -35 and colder.

and get back on the road with

almost a full charge.
About Superchargers
Tesla Superchargers allow Model
S owners to travel for free between
cities along well-traveled highways
in North America. The Tesla Supercharger is substantially more powerful than any charging technology
to date, providing up to 120 kilowatts of power and replenishing
half a charge in twenty minutes.
Supercharger stations are strategically placed to allow owners to
drive from station to station with
minimal stops. Stations are located
near amenities like roadside diners, cafes, and shopping centers so
road trippers can stop for a quick
meal and have their Model S
charged by the time theyre done.
About Model S
Model S is the worlds first premium sedan built from the ground
up as an electric vehicle and has
been engineered to elevate the publics expectations of what a premium sedan can be. At the heart of
Model S is the proven Tesla power-

a range of 265-milesthe longest

range of any production electric
vehicle in the world. Teslas electric
motor produces an impressive 443
pound-feet of instant torque, propelling Model S Performance from
0 to 60 in as little as 4.2 seconds.
Sitting beneath the floorboard, the
revolutionary Tesla powertrain creates a remarkably low center of
gravity and delivers a thrilling
driving experience. Paired with an
aluminum body engineered for
superior handling, Model S offers
the responsiveness and agility
expected from the worlds best
sports cars.
About Tesla
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA)
goal is to accelerate the worlds
transition to electric mobility with
a full range of increasingly affordable electric cars. California-based
Tesla designs and manufactures
EVs, as well as EV powertrain components for partners such as Toyota
and Daimler. Tesla has delivered
more than 19,000 electric vehicles
to customers in 31 countries.

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by Janet Louder 669-2696

Free rides to JCHS home activities

The Jones County School District is offering free in-town rides to any
of our home activities (sporting events, music concerts, etc.) for senior
citizens living in Murdo. The friendly volunteers will pick you up at
your door and drop you off at the front door of the auditorium prior to
games, etc., and then return you home after. For more information or
to request a ride, call the high school at 669-2258 or 530-0842. Please
call no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the event you would like to
attend.

Earlier in December Bill and

Ellen Valburg enjoyed the Pierre
Players production of Holmes For
the Holidays. On December 12 they
were overnight guests of Chuck and
Regina Lebeda of Humboldt, S.D.
The next day they continued on to
Willmar, Minn., for their Flying
Farmer Christmas gathering, where
they attended the musical pageant
The Voice. They drove on up to
Alexandria, Minn., on December 14
and spent a couple days with Jack
and Connie (Hight) Belmain, coming home on December 16. Bill Valburg, Jr. spent Christmas Day with
the Vlietstras in Rapid City. Walker
came home with him for a few days.
Jeff, Kristi and Will Vlietstra came
Friday evening, and they celebrated
Christmas on Saturday, December
28 with Walker Vlietstra, Bill Valburg, Jr, and Barry, Missy, Mallory

Caring and Sharing

The Caring and Sharing cancer support group will meet on Monday,
January 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the Messiah Lutheran Church. Anyone
whose life has been touched by cancer is welcome to participate.

Jones County School Board

The Jones County School District #37-3 will hold their monthly
meeting Monday, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. at the high school library.
The public is encouraged to attend.
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them by calling 669-2271 or emailing to coyoteads@gwtc.net.
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by Jody Lebeda 669-2526 jody1945@gmail.com

Tamis nephew pulled the bride and
groom around the farm on his calf
sled, which was a big hit.
Jackie Fosheim got to see ALL of
her family during the holidays,
some in Minnesota and some in
South Dakota, which made for a
busy and very enjoyable time. She
had good roads and the weather cooperated with all her traveling.
June and Richard Nix went to
Jill and Andy Rankins for Christmas Eve then to Lori and Brett
Nixs for Christmas Day. They
enjoyed watching the little boys play
with their gifts and had a very
pleasant time.
Flavia Stotts and her daughter,
Connie Mawry from Sioux Falls,
went to Dianne and Raymond
Stotts for Christmas Eve and then
spent Christmas Day at Stacey and
Kenny Booths, where both sides of
the family enjoyed the use of the
hunting lodge as a very neat place
for them to get together.
Bernie and Jim Butt went to
Rapid City and stayed at their
daughter, TJs for Christmas Eve.
Sherri prepared the supper as TJ
wasnt home. On Christmas they
had dinner at Kathys and got to see
Johns baby boy, James, who is three
months old and getting his own personality; he is entertained by sisters
TuTu and Mattie. They live in
Spearfish. So Bernie and Jim got to
attend one of granddaughter Cinnamons basketball tournaments while
they were out there. Austin and his
family, who live in Billings, made it
home for Christmas Day. His wife,
Stephanie, has just graduated from
nursing school and will be employed
in the ICU in Billings Montana.
Orrin Hall, now living in Denver,
came and spent several days with
Dean and Deb Faber over Christ-

Join us after the Jones County

Invitational basketball games
for a dance with

on Friday, January 17

on Saturday, January 18

The Rusty Spur Murdo

East Side News

Coyote News Briefs

This will be our last news for

2013 where did the year go? Much
has happened in 2013. I think the
weather would have to be the
biggest story again. It was a year of
extreme here: cold and wet in the
spring till late, then hot for most of
the summer, with alternating cold
spells, then in the fall an early blizzard that affected the western half
of South Dakota. Many livestock
lost and much devastation to trees
as a result of ice and snow before we
were ready for it. This brought out
the goodness in our South Dakota
people and others from around the
surrounding states as well with
many fundraisers and offers of
replacement cows and calves for
those who lost so much in the storm.
Then the year ended with bitter cold
and high winds the week after
Christmas. So pretty typical South
Dakota weather when you think of
it always very changeable.
So on to the news. This will cover
the last two weeks as I didnt get
any calling done over the holidays
so we should have lots of doings.
Jim and Michele McNeely took
advantage of the nice day last
week and took their dogs to Good
Earth State Park near Canton for a
day of running the trails. They were
joined by son Jeff and daughter-inlaw Tricia and had a wonderful time
exploring the hiking trails of one of
South Dakotas newest state parks.
Tami Schreiber and Kayin spent
Christmas at grandmas in Pierre
and got to see relatives that they
hadnt seen in awhile. Then on to
Agar at grandpas, where they got to
see new baby calves (unexpected)
and Kaden got to play with some big
boy toys: John Deere tractors and
four wheelers. They also went to a
wedding and then after the wedding

Murdo Coyote January 9, 2014

mas. On Saturday they drove to

Mitchell to meet Ashley at a restaurant and exchange gifts and spent
some quality time laughing, joking
and catching up on each others
lives. Dean and Deb drove to Pierre
on Thursday where they met Kari
Scheil and Terri Morin, special
friends of Curtiss for supper.
Raymond Boysen came a day
early to spend some time with his
mom, Melba. Then on Christmas
Day they drove to Valentine Neb.,
where Melbas granddaughter, Alecia, lives. They were joined by Brian
Lanz of Scotland S.D., and Jean and
Rodney Lanz of St. Francis. They
had a very enjoyable time visiting
and playing dominoes.
Helen McMillan entertained her
family for Christmas and spent
Christmas Eve at Carrie and Dave
Lolleys with most of the McMillans
and Sticklers. On Saturday she
went with Casey and Marlene
McMillan to visit Eric McMillan
from Wall and traveled to Minot,
N.D., to visit Mark McMillan and
wife and Sienna. They celebrated
Christmas with them on Saturday,
returning home on New Years Day.
Helen really had a wonderful time
getting reacquainted with her great
granddaughter Sienna.
Rita Henderson entertained
Dixie Warner for coffee and cake on
Sunday afternoon. They had a good
visit and some good cheesecake.
Marie Tedrow spent Christmas at
Ron and Karen Tedrows with some
of the grandkids. New Years Eve she
went to Todd Tedrows where Angie
Oberlander and twins, Matthew and
Sarah from Colorado, were visiting.
They entertained Marie with their
piano playing. Marie is very thankful that they all started the new
year happy and healthy.
From Alice Tornow via facebook:
Exciting way to end my century
year...I am now a great-great-great
grandma. Lee and Marlys daughter
Vernas son Josephs son and wife
had a baby girl on December 31,
2013, and she is my first greatgreat-great granddaughter. I can
hardly believe it! God is so good!
June Guthrie spent Christmas at
Kents in Rapid City with Clark,
Veronica, Jim, Sheila and some of
the grandkids.
Marie Addison had company over
the holidays. Nancy and Todd
Merchen, Teresa Walker and her
daughters came to spend Christmas
with mom. On Christmas Day they
all went to Shirley Douds in Midland to join up with all the rest of
the family and grandchildren. They
had a wonderful day ice skating and
snowboarding and just enjoying
spending time together
I apologize for missing anyone I
encourage you to call me 669-2526
or email me @jody1945@gmail.com.

and Sunny Valburg. Jeff and Kristi

returned to Rapid City on December
29. Will and Walker spent the week
with the Valburgs on the ranch.
Bill and Ellen Valburg took
grandsons Will and Walker Vlietstra to their home in Rapid City on
Friday after having spent the week
at the ranch. Bill and Ellen stayed
the weekend, returning home on
Sunday.
Brent, Donna, Cortney and
Justin Dowling returned back to
South Dakota after spending
Christmas vacation in New York
with Donnas family. It was quite a
challenge to get back home with all
the plane cancellations but they
made it home safe and sound on
Saturday.
On Sunday, January 5, Emry
Dowling, daughter of Luke and
Sawyer Dowling, was baptized at
the United Methodist Church in
Draper with Pastor Rick Hazen officiating the ceremony. Bernie
Stulken, grandfather of Emry,
played his guitar and sang the song
Thank God For Kids, which was
quite fitting for the occasion. Following the church service the family
gathered at the home of Trace and
Karen Dowling with Luke and
Sawyer bringing a carry in dinner
along with the delicious pies by
Sawyers mother, Chloe Stulken.
Enjoying the meal together were
Pastor Rick and Jane Hazen of
Murdo,
Emrys
grandparents
Bernie and Chloe Stulken and her
great grandmother Kathy Bohle of
Selby; Mitchell, Lyndsey, Lanie, and
Liam Stulken of Pierre; Brent,
Donna, Cortney, and Justin Dowling
of Pierre; Jared, Bonnie, Molly,
Jake, Sophie, and Maggie Dowling
of Murdo. Following dinner they all
returned to their respective homes
on such a bitter cold day.
Sonny and Evelyn Tornow spent
Christmas Eve at the home of their
daughter, Darci and Kelly Lanam
and family, and Christmas Day at
son Derek and Jo Tornow and family.
Saturday, December 28 visitors of
Sonny and Evelyn Tornow were
Joyce Hurst and Jerry Henderson.
On Sunday Guy Anker visited them.
On December 20 Helen Louder
flew to Albuquerque to spend the
holidays with son Rob and wife
Penny. She spent Christmas Eve
with Rob and Penny. Christmas Day
the trio spent with Pennys sister,
Dode and Darwin Wagemann. While
there they went to a zoo and saw
and tasmanian devils. Its the only
zoo in America that has them. They
attended church at Old Town Albu-

The Sheriff s report is printed as

received by Jones County Sheriff s
Office. It may or may not contain
every call received by the department.
Sheriff and Deputy calls:
Dec. 17
Deputy Sylva responded to a
driving complaint at the high
school in Murdo. The driver was
spoken to and warned.
Dec. 18
Deputy Sylva responded to a
two vehicle accident in the
parking lot of a business in
Murdo. Both vehicles received
minor damage.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
report of a motorist assist on I90, mm177. Unable to locate.
Dec. 19
Sheriff Weber responded to
report of a gas drive off from a
station in Murdo. The vehicle was
located and stopped on I-90. It was
found to be a credit card machine at
the pump malfunction. The money
was collected from the driver and

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the arrival of Troy and Jody Iversen,

Mason and Conner from Lismore,
Minn. Saturday evening Fred and
Mary Mathews joined the group for
visiting and goodies. The Iversens
left for home on Sunday.
Kenny McMillan of warm Arizona
is spending some time in chilly
(below zero degrees) S.D. with his
dad, Mack.
Dorothy Louder accompanied son
Darin Louder and Lisa Cline to
Rapid City on Monday to the dermatologist. She got her bandages
removed from her nose and all is
well. They stopped in Kadoka on the
way home and called on Dwight.
Rosa Lee Styles attended a Master Gardener luncheon and meeting
held at the museum in White River
on Saturday.
New Years Day visitors and pizza
supper guests of Nelva and Janet
Louder were Gerald and Wanda
Mathews and Eldon and Esther
Magnuson. A few games of cards
were enjoyed.
Eldon and Esther Magnuson
spent Friday in Pierre. They met
daughters Kathie Mason and Shelley Boehmer for lunch. Later they
met daughter Lori Owens for coffee.
Rosa Lee Styles, Lila Mae Christian, Nelva and Janet Louder had
dinner together in Murdo following
church on Sunday.
Roger and Melva Vik spent
Christmas at the Spearfish home of
daughter Patti and Wade Dowling.
Following Christmas, other holiday
visitors of the Dowlings and Viks
were: Gary and Pam Gall and
Audrey of Scotland and her friend,
Grant from Rapid City; Elliot and
Carly Strain of Sioux Falls. All of
them along with Roger and Melva
enjoyed a pizza supper one night at
the Dowlings. Needless to say there
was lots of visiting.
Ron and Donna Kinsley enjoyed
her children and grandchildren and
siblings and parents on December
21, hosted by Clint and Tessa Erikson for an early Christmas. Christmas Day they hosted Martha Kinsley and Dave and Janice Moore for
dinner at their home. On December
29 they had Matt and Lisa Kinsley
and children, Brad and Carrie
Kuchenbecker and children, Kolby
Kinsley and Martha Kinsley for a
belated Christmas dinner.
Karen and Doug Snider traveled
to Sioux Falls on Sunday and spent
the night with Jen and Tom Walsh,
Makenzie and Gavin. It was a belated birthday celebration for Karen.
They enjoyed supper in Chamberlain on the way home Monday
evening.

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querque. For her return she found

her flight was canceled for two days
so she got to spend more time with
Penny and Rob. On her return in
Denver she was pleasantly surprised to run into Karen Authier,
who was returning to Pierre after
spending time with son Michael and
family for a late Christmas. They
got into Pierre on Sunday and with
the temperature, they probably
wondered why they came back!
Christmas Eve at Philip and
Audrey Mathews for an oyster/chili
supper and gift exchange were:
Scott, Philip and Madison Mathews
and Tarra Dugan and family. Early
Christmas morning Philip and
Audrey headed for Woodbury,
Minn., to the home of daughter
Cheryl and Bryon Rediger and family where they enjoyed a Christmas
supper and gift exchange. They
headed home on December 31, stopping in Kimball for the Jones County double header basketball game. It
proved to be an eventful week.
Nelva and Janet Louder had a
visit and coffee with Ellouise Ellwanger and Margie Boyle on Friday.
Christmas was a little late at the
home of Eldon and Esther Magnuson. Their kids, Kathie Mason and
Ernie Kessler, Shelley and Bob
Boehmer, Terri Pelle, Ginger and
Twix Waltner arrived on Saturday,
December 28 for dinner. Daughter
Lori was unable to be there. The
Waltners and Terri spent the night.
This was a little different no
grandkids.
Visitors of Margaret Rankin this
past week were Greg, Kris, Karen,
Bob and Eleanor. Steve Hayes
stopped in on Thursday and Ray
and Shirley Vik on Friday.
New Years Day dinner guests of
Betty Mann were Gen Liffengren,
Bev Andrews and Earl Dahlke.
Ken, Carmen and Kia Miller
were Christmas Eve guests at the
Sioux Falls home of daughter/sister
Karissa and Ben Zimmer. Christmas morning Ken, Carmen and Kia
flew to Texas to the home of Doug
and Bev Miller at Mission. Linda
MaGee of Rochester joined the
group for a few days. One day they
went to South Padre Island. Another day Doug, Ken and Kia traveled
into Mexico, collected some souvenirs and saw the sights. Understand a lot of cards were played. No,
not in Mexico...at Dougs. All in all a
nice time was had. The Millers flew
back to chilly S.D. on New Years
Eve.
A belated Christmas get together
was held at Gerald and Wanda
Mathews on Friday, January 3, with

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returned to the station for payment.

Sheriff Weber responded to a
report of a vehicle on fire on US
Hwy. 83, mm56. There was concern
of propane and gas tanks in the
vehicle. The driver had removed the
propane tanks prior to the vehicle
becoming fully engulfed in flames.
The Murdo Fire Dept. responded
and extinguished the fire. The fire
was started by a mechanical issue in
the motor. The vehicle was towed.
Dec. 21
Sheriff Weber responded to a
motorist assist call on I-90,
mm208. The vehicle was towed
away.
Sheriff Weber responded to and
removed debris from the roadway on I-90, mm197.
Sheriff Weber responded to a
911 hang up call at the Pilot in
Murdo. No problem was found.
Dec. 22
Sheriff Weber responded to a
report of a motorist assist on I90, mm188. Unable to locate.
Sheriff Weber responded to a
report of a vehicle stuck in the
ditch on a county road just north
of exit 177 on I-90. The vehicle was
pulled out.
Dec. 23
Sheriff Weber responded to a
motorist assist call on I-90,
mm179. A semi was broke down.
The driver fixed the problem and
drove away.
Sheriff Weber responded to a
motorist assist call on I-90,
mm182. A semi had frozen and malfunctioning brakes. Assistance was
called to fix the problem.
Sheriff Weber responded to and
removed debris from the roadway on I-90, mm199.
Sheriff Weber responded to
report of a vehicle that had slid
into the median and was stuck
in the snow. The vehicle was towed
out.
Dec. 24
Deputy Sylva responded to a
one vehicle rollover on I-90,
mm190 caused by icy roads. Four
people were taken to St. Marys by
the JC Ambulance with non lifethreatening injuries. The vehicle
was towed away.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
one vehicle accident on I-90,
mm173. A vehicle had struck a
guardrail on a bridge after losing
control on the ice. The vehicle
received functional damage and was
able to drive away on its own.

Dec. 25
Sheriff Weber responded to a
one vehicle accident in Murdo. A
vehicle had slid on the icy street and
struck a stop/street sign. The vehicle received minor damage.
Sheriff Weber responded to a
motorist assist call on I-90,
mm201. A vehicle had a flat tire.
Assistance was called to change the
tire.
Dec. 26
Sheriff Weber responded to a
two vehicle accident in Murdo.
Both vehicles received minor damage.
Sheriff Weber assisted with
changing a flat tire on a vehicle
on I-90, mm208.
Dec. 27
Deputy Sylva responded to a
family dispute in Murdo. The parties were separated until they
sobered up.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
motorist assist call on US Hwy
83, mm58. A vehicle had broken
down and was towed away.
Dec. 28
Deputy Sylva responded to a
motorist assist call on I-90,
mm206. A vehicle had broken down
and was towed away.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
motorist assist call on I-90,
mm182. A vehicle had run out of
gas. Gas was delivered to the vehicle.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
report of a wounded deer on I90, mm205. Unable to locate.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
report of a motorist assist on I90, mm202. Unable to locate.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
car vs. deer accident on I-90,
mm202. The vehicle was towed
away due to extensive damage
caused by the collision.
Dec. 30
Deputy Sylva responded to a
report of a car in the ditch on I90, mm185. The vehicle had drove
out on without assistance.
Deputy Sylva responded to a
jackknifed semi on I-90, mm194.
The semi had slid on the icy roadway and was partially blocking the
highway. The semi was towed away.
Deputy Sylva responded to
another jackknifed semi on I-90,
mm197. The semi had slid on the icy
roadway and was completely blocking the highway. The semi was
towed and the highway was clear for
traffic to pass.

Church and Community

Obituaries

ma City, Okla.; four daughters,

Anita Larson and her husband,
Jim, of Hot Springs, Janet
Gourneau and her husband,
Calvin, of Pierre, Rochelle
Schuler and her husband, Norman, of Eagle Butte, and Carmen
Jensen of Spokane, Wash.; 18
grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; her special friend,
Dennis Boland of Lehigh Acres;
two brothers, Roy Stotts and his

wife, Joyce, of Sioux Falls, and

Carl Stotts and his wife Linda, of
Missoula, Mont.; two sisters,
Helen Root of Casper, Wyo., and
Pat Jensen of Kadoka; and a host
of other relatives and friends.
Lois was preceded in death by
her husband, Jimmy McFall; her
parents, Roy and Mary (Marshall) Stotts; a grandson, Jared
Jensen; four sisters, Grace
Hagan, Ada Fedderson, Alice Mae
Fosheim and Mary Jones; and a
brother, Harold Stotts.
A memorial service was held at
the Lehigh Acres American
Legion Post on Saturday, December 21.
A second memorial service will
be held at 9:30 a.m. (MT) Saturday, January 11, at the American
Legion in Midland, with Pastor
Kathy Chesney officiating.
A memorial has been established.
Arrangements are with the
Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
Her online guestbook is available at www.rushfuneralhome.
com

Ranchers workshop January 14

The 35th Annual Ranchers
Workshop will be held on Tuesday,
January 14, 2014 at the Sinte
Gleska University Multipurpose
Building (Antelope Campus) Mission, S.D. Registration begins at
9:00 a.m. (CST) with a rainfall
simulator demonstration at 9:30
followed by the first speaker presentation at 10:30. The ranchers
workshop is free to the public.
Informational booths will be available at the expo to view all day.
Jeff Hemenway, State Soil
Quality Specialist with the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be
conducting two demonstrations.
The rainfall simulator will demonstrate how land management

impacts the runoff water and soil

infiltration on South Dakota
rangelands and croplands
Joshua Dukart, a Certified Educator of Holistic Management from
North Dakota, will present two
different topics. The morning session is entitled Sustainable Agriculture and How to Make it Work
and the afternoon session is entitled Grazing with a Purpose.
When City and Country Collide will be the topic of Amanda
Radkes presentation. Radke is
the editor of Beef Daily and is a
fifth generation rancher from the
Mitchell, S.D. area. In her articles
Radke proves timely industry
news and commentary from the
unique perspective of a young professional committed to a life in

production agriculture.
Case Blom, a South Dakota
native, will speak on Mineral
Nutrition for Livestock-Does it
Matter? Blom has 25 years of
experience in livestock nutrition
and doing custom formulations to
fit individual ranches.
The ranchers workshop is coordinated by Mellette and Todd
County Conservation Districts,
Natural Resource Conservation
Service (NRSC), Mellette/Todd
County Farm Service Agency
(FSA), South Central Resources
Conservation and Development
Council (South Central RC&D)
and the Rosebud Extension Office.
Additional questions about the
program and the expo booths contact (605)259-3252 Ext.3.

Gleanings from the prairie

Pastor Alvin L. Gwin Community Bible Church, Murdo

Resolutions
It is that time again when many
will have made New Year Resolutions. Maybe you have done so.
Are you being faithful to them? I
trust you have, but only if those
resolutions are GOD-honoring.
Here are the thoughts from others
who have written well concerning
Resolutions.
He has shown you, O man,
what is good; and what does the
LORD require of you, but to do
justly, and to love mercy, and to
walk humbly with your GOD?
Micah 6:8
The tradition of making resolutions for a new year dates back to
ancient Babylon. It was connected
then with the New Moon, which
signaled the end of the winter season. Roman emperors managed to
manipulate the calendar enough
to get the event out of sync with
the moon, finally declaring in 153

B.C. January 1 as the New Year.

And the early Greeks used a baby
to symbolize the rebirth of their
wine-god Dionysus as far back as
600 B.C.
These celebrations were the
pagan ceremonies of pantheistic
or polytheistic systems of worship,
and the early Church fiercely
fought these sensual revelries.
However, by the Middle Ages,
many of the pagan festivals and
gods had been Christianized by
various missionary efforts. Thus,
by the 12th century, most of
Europe had integrated many of
the pagan celebrations into Christian holy days. That battle
between the traditions and the
effort of Christians to focus their
families and churches on worship
of our LORD continues today.
Commercial entities praise Santa
Claus over the birth of JESUS

Invitational Basketball Tournament

January 16-17-18, 2014

Philip
1 p.m.
Colome

1 p.m.
White River
2:30 p.m.
Stanley Co.

Murdo United Methodist Church

Pastor 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 Church
Okaton I90 Exit 183 Pastor Gary McCubbin 6058372233 (Kadoka)
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. (CT) Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (CT)
Messiah Lutheran Church
308 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 Church
Draper, S.D. Pastor Ray Greenseth
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Study: Wednesday 9 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

Doors open 45 minutes

prior to session.
Officials-Jim Johnston
& Crew

8 p.m.
Jones Co.
8 p.m
Kadoka Area

Admission
$5 Adults &
$3 Students K-12

Letter to the editor

The Murdo Coyote Editors,
Its time to renew my subscription, and I am doing so.
I got my Coyote today, 12-21,
and just finished reading everything, I think. The story of Bob
and Libby Lathrop brought some
of those tragedies closer home.
What an experience! Once around
is enough. I do pray Jeff gets their
family together safe and sound. I
knew Bobby from babyhood up,

and his love for trains through

the years. I am so glad they are
safe.
You are having a winter like we
used to have. One day at the
hotel, a guy told us our big thermometer was broken. It never
moved from -20 all day. So we
brought it in, then hung it out
again, and it dropped within minutes to -20 and probably colder
during the night.

Weve had some rain here in

Chattanooga, but its not very
cold so far. I dont get out much.
This 100-year-old body likes to
stay warm and lazy. I still like to
read and play Mexican train and
other games and listen to several
religious television stations.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and may God bless you real
good!
Alice Tornow

He Gave Thanks
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam

At the institution of the Lords Supper, as He took the bread and the wine, we read that he gave thanks (Matt.26: 26,27; Luke 22:19,20).
Surely on this occasion He did not give thanks for food supplied! He was handling the symbols of His broken body and His shed blood. How we
would like to know just what He said at this solemn moment; just what He gave thanks for!
This we shall never know in this life, but there are some basic facts we do know.
It was for love for sinful men that He was to die. He was to pay their debt of sin, and He looked forward to the time when, not only redeemed Israel,
but the redeemed of every nation and dispensation will rejoice in sins forgiven and all that this entails for them. As He gave thanks in view of Calvary, He will then rejoice at the results of Calvary. The overflowing joy that will be the portion of the redeemed will be a greater joy to Him.
Thus Pauls words in Hebrews 12:2 give us cause to rejoice in true thanksgiving of our Lords finished work of redemption on Calvary cross:

Community Bible Church

410 Washington, Murdo, S.D. Pastor Alvin Gwin 6692600
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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8 p.m.

Bennett Co.
6:30 p.m.
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Draper United Methodist Church

Pastor Rick Hazen
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

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3rd place
6:30 p.m.

7th place
1 p.m.

Consolation
2:30 p.m.

Two minutes with the bible

St. Anthonys Catholic Church

Draper, S.D. Father Gary Oreshoski
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Grahams
Best Western

6:30 p.m.

CHRIST. And the Easter Bunny

vies for attention over the LORDs
resurrection.
Today, as we face the tradition
of resolutions, we must remember three important restrictions
from Scripture. First, whatever
we promise must be genuine,
truthful, and from our hearts
(James 5:12). Second, GOD takes
these vows seriously (Ecclesiastes 5:4-5). And finally, GODs
requirements for our lives are
both simple and profound: Do
justly, and love mercy, and walk
humbly with your GOD (see text
above). Maybe the best resolution
we could make is one like King
Davids plea: Create in me a clean
heart, O GOD; and renew a right
spirit within me (Psalm 51:10).
Heres trusting you will have a
very GOD-blessed New Year!

Catholic Church of St. Martin

502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. Father Gary Oreshoski
Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.

Midwest
Coop

Jones County 46th Annual

Lois (Stotts) McFall_____________________________

Lois (Stotts) McFall, age 71 of
Lehigh Acres, Fla., died December 17, 2013, at her home.
Lois Jean Stotts was born
December 13, 1942, the daughter
of Roy and Mary (Marshall)
Stotts. She grew up in the Okaton
area, and graduated from Murdo
High School. She later ran the
Downhome Cafe, the Old City
Bar and spent many years waitressing and cooking. Lois was
active in Eastern Star, Bad River
Dance club, 4-H Leader, and a
lifetime member of the American
Legion Auxiliary.
Lois moved to Florida in the
mid-1980s. At the time of her
death, Lois was first vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Florida and
was to be sworn in as president in
June 2014.
Survivors include four sons,
Clint Jensen and his wife, Brenda, of Midland, Rick Jensen and
his wife, Ana, of Pierre, Daniel
Flom and his wife, Haeyoung, of
Belle Fourche, and Derek Flom
and his wife, Aleesha, of Oklaho-

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Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is
set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Rural
Extension News

Murdo Coyote January 9, 2014

Jones County FSA News

David Klingberg

Bob Fanning (605) 842-1267

Making it work: budgets,
leases, custom work, etc.
A few recent office callers reinforced what agricultural producers know quite well; farming and
ranching is not for the weak of
heart.
One caller asked for land
rental rates in his area. My standard response to these requests
are the values found in the latest
SD Ag Statistics Service, Cash
Rents
and
Land
Values:
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/South_Dakota/Publications/Cash_Rents_and_Land_
Values/index.asp[4], and the latest version of the SDSU South
Dakota Farm Real Estate Survey:
http://igrow.org/up/resources/037007-2013.pdf [5].
Of course these calls generally
involve some discussion and
interpretation, and as is often the
case, the values in these references are somewhat lower than
he was hearing. One reason may
be that the surveys are done once
each year, so the information can
be over a year old. In any event,
increasing land rents pose constant challenges to farmers and
ranchers as they try to generate a
profit.
The discussion also involved
share leases and what the standard arrangements are as he
was evaluating his options. SDSU
Extension is often consulted for
information on share leasing

arrangements of all kinds. Our

standard approach is obvious; the
parties need to determine what
inputs each contribute, and share
the crop in the same percentage.
Inputs that are expected to
increase yield are suggested to be
shared at the same percentage as
the crop as both parties stand to
benefit. Ideally both parties
receive a reasonable return for
their efforts and investments.
The tricky part is assigning values to each of those inputs that
are agreeable to both parties, and
thats often where Extension
comes in.
This is also the time of year
when both Private and Commercial Pesticide Applicators either
complete their re-certification or
become certified for the first time.
Common reasons for people to
become certified as Commercial
Pesticide Applicators are to help
pay for a sprayer they recently
bought, or because they already
own a sprayer and feel they have
time to do some custom spraying
to help make ends meet. These
same reasons are why most farmers and ranchers do custom work;
pay for the machine, spread its
cost over more acres or hours, etc.
Although cattle prices have
been hovering at record levels,
the breakeven price has also been
reported as high, and several of
the grain commodities have been
declining from recent highs, all of
which challenge producers.

This is a bit of an advertisement, as SDSU Extension can be

a resource for producers striving
to make ends meet in challenging
times. Hopefully land rent surveys reflect something close to
what rates in various are, not to
affect them but report what they
were at the time of the survey.
Much of the research at SDSU
is conducted to address economic
thresholds of pests, return on
investment to fertilizer and other
inputs, etc., and can be helpful in
making important decisions. The
Economics Department generates
crop and livestock budgets, marketing information and other
profit generating tips. If we can
be of help, give us a call or stop in.
Calendar
January 13 - PAT, 1:30 pm,
CST/12:30 MST, SDSU Extension
Centers in Winner, Pierre and
Lemmon, and the West River Ag
Center in Rapid City
January 17 - PAT, 1:00 pm,
MST, Library Community Room,
Martin
January 28 - PAT, 1:00 pm,
CST, Fire Hall, Presho
February 5 - PAT, 1:00 pm,
CST, Civic Center, Burke,
February 10 - PAT, 1:00 pm,
CST, SDSU Extension Center,
Winner

Lookin Around
Syd Iwan
The local priest often wears
black clothes and a white collar.
No surprise there. He also drives
a black pickup with white and
silver-white markings. Whats
more, in the back of that pickup
can often be seen a black-lab dog
with his red collar enjoying a
ride. What is wrong with this scenario? Can you spot the discrepancy? Thats right. The dog obviously needs a white collar to fit
into the family color scheme. A
red collar is all wrong.
As a result, I have been keeping my eyes open for a white dog
collar whenever I go by a display
of pet supplies. So far I havent
found one. There are blue, red
and yellow and the occasional
black, but no white that Ive come
across. There must be a white
one out there somewhere, but to
date it hasnt shown itself. Ill
keep looking.
Quite often we look at a scene
or situation and just feel there is

something wrong. Maybe we

cant quite put our finger on it,
but we sense things arent quite
right somehow. Ive been to a lot
of weddings in my lifetime
through either being a musician
or the photographer, and several
times Ive thought the couple
hopelessly mismatched. Time
has proven me right on occasion
and, on the other hand as a nice
surprise, wrong.
Sometimes you go into a business and think, This enterprise
isnt long for this world. Maybe
it is a matter of too little or too
much inventory although too little is apt to be worse than too
much. Maybe the clerk or cashier
is grumpy or incompetent. It
could even be that the color
scheme offends you as do the
insides of some fast-food places.
I guess red and yellow are a color
scheme pleasing to some, but too
much of all that brightness and
cheeriness wears on me fairly

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soon.
Occasionally, I play a new
piece on the piano and come
across a chord or some notes I
dont like. They jar me and dont
seem to fit in. The solution here
is easy in that you can just
change things to suit yourself.
This solution doesnt apply to
classical music you perform
before those who know classical
music because they will just
think you messed up. Bach needs
to be played just as the composer
intended
as
do
Brahms,
Beethoven, and Hindemith.
Actually, Hindemith is so discordant that most people might not
be able to tell the difference, but
there is always the possibility
that someone will. Its better to
play it safe with classical music,
but alterations can safely be
made in a lot of the rest.
When it comes to ranching,
most everyone does certain
things in ways that could be
improved upon. One of the most
common errors is to spend too
much on equipment or supplies
with the thought that only the
best is right for your operation.
That may be so but not if it costs
more than it brings in. Your pride
may have to take a hit to avoid
losing money in the deal.
See now if you can spot the
errors in the following: On Sunday, I enjoyed lying on the beach
with the sun full in my face.
Well, you reply, theres nothing
wrong with that scenario except
you havent been anywhere,
there is no ocean in South Dakota, and it was 10 degrees below
zero that day. Other than that, it
sounds legitimate. Okay, you got
me. Instead of the beach, I
turned on the strong ceiling light
in the office, sat back in my
recliner under a blanket, and
closed my eyes with the overhead
light full on my face. I just pretended I was at the beach. I could
almost hear the surf and the
seagulls and smell the salt air. It
was fine. I even dozed off for a bit
without the danger of sunburn
and woke up refreshed. Ive been
to beaches in Florida, California
and Hawaii, not to mention
Israel, Greece, Cuba and Haiti. I
can just run those places by in
my mind and enjoy them again
without the expense and bother
of actually going there. Theres
nothing wrong with pretending
once in a while if you can bring
yourself back to reality afterwards. I generally look down on
self-deception except in those
cases where I need a brief escape
to a nice place where its sunny
and warm.
Anyway, Im back to reality
now and tomorrow is another
day. Maybe Ill book a flight to
Florida and enjoy a bit of sun and
surf for real. Alternately, I might
continue my search for a white
dog collar. Either scenario will
suit me fine. Theres nothing
wrong with either one.

35TH ANNUAL RANCHERS

WORKSHOP IN MISSION
IS JANUARY 14
The 35th Annual Ranchers
Workshop will be held on January
14, 2014 at the Sinte Gleska University Multipurpose Building in
Mission, S.D. It will run from 9:00
a.m.3:30 p.m. CST. There will be
four different speakers and informational booths. If you have any
questions regarding the workshop, please call 605-259-3252
Ext. 3.
2014 NAP SALES CLOSING
DATE IS MARCH 15
The last day to purchase NAP
insurance for 2014 is March 15.
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) provides
financial assistance to producers
of non-insurable crops when low
yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occurs due to natural disasters. To be eligible for
NAP assistance, crops must be
non-insurable crops and agricultural commodities for which the
catastrophic risk protection level

of crop insurance is not available.

REPORT OF PAYMENTS
TO PRODUCERS
A summary of all earned payments and/or refunds during the
previous calendar year will be
mailed to producers during the
last week of January. Form CCC
1099-G will be mailed from
Kansas City, Missouri. If you find
errors or omissions on this form,
please contact the Jones County
FSA office as soon as possible to
correct the error. Producers
whose total reportable payments
from the Farm Service Agency
are less than $600 will not
receive IRS Form 1099-G. Previously, the forms were issued to
show all program payments
received from FSA, regardless of
the amount. Producers who
receive payments from more
than one county will receive one
1099-G form if the total of all
payments from all counties is
$600 or more. The same changes
apply to producers who normally
receive IRS Form 1099-MISC.

DATES TO REMEMBER/
DEADLINES:
January 17: COC Election ballots to be returned
January 20: Office closed for
Martin Luther King Day
March 15: 2014 NAP sales closing date
July 15: 2013 ACRE production
July 15: 2013 NAP production
July 15: Final 2014 acreage
reporting date
Feel free to call the office if you
ever have questions on any of our
programs 605-669-2404 Ext. 2.
Selected Interest Rates for
January 2014
Commodity Loans 1.125 percent
Farm Operating Loans Direct
1.875 percent
Farm Ownership Loans Direct
4.125 percent
Farm Ownership Loans Direct
Down Payment, Beginning
Farmer or Rancher 1.500 percent
Farm Storage Facility Loans
7 Yr 2.250 percent
Farm Storage Facility Loans
10 Yr 2.875 percent
Farm Storage Facility Loans
12 Yr 3.000 percent

The Clinical View

Dr. P.E. Hoffsten

A very simple case

It was 1951 and I was 13 years
old and in seventh grade. My
home was 10 miles outside the
city limits of San Antonio, Texas.
One morning I awakened with
abdominal
pain,
especially
involving the right lower part of
the abdomen where my appendix
was located. As always at first,
Mom thought this was something
simple that would self resolve if I
just gave my tummy a rest. So I
got chicken broth and clear apple
juice through the morning, but by
early afternoon the pain was getting worse and I now had a fever
to 101. Mom called the doctor. If
you can believe it in todays
world, the doctor drove 10 miles
out in the country to come make a
house call. It didnt take the doctor but a few minutes to recognize
that I had appendicitis and indicated that it needed to be
removed. Before the sun went
down, my appendix was gone and
I made an uneventful recovery.
All of the decisions that were
made in my care were based upon
the experience of my physician
and his set of reasonable beliefs.
But no physician is infallible.
Some physicians are much more
skilled at diagnosing and treating
illness than others. Over the
years, our public media have
brought doctors mistakes to the
attention of the public. Malpractice suits are rampant and a significant factor in the exorbitant
costs of medical care today. There
has come an attack upon the reliability of a physicians skills and
experience in the practice of medicine. The public wants infallibility.
In 1992, a concept was introduced called evidence-based
medicine. The authors of this
concept felt that there was so
much irrational and incorrect

information in the practice of

medicine that instead of basing
an opinion on a physicians experience, all decisions should be
based upon a study in which the
given question had been tested
and comparisons made between
different types of treatment. As
an example, there is a family of
drugs called statins. These drugs
are used to treat hypercholesterolemia. It has now been shown
by evidence-based medicine that
high blood cholesterol is associated with heart attacks and
strokes. As the statin drugs came
on the market, they initially were
approved by the Food and Drug
Administration because they lowered blood cholesterol levels. But
there was not evidence-based
medicine to prove that the statin
drugs decreased heart attacks by
lowering cholesterols. So at the
expense of millions and millions
of dollars, large studies were done
comparing individuals who had
high blood cholesterol treated
with statin drugs versus those
individuals with high blood cholesterol not treated with statin
drugs. Indeed after millions of
dollars, it was very clearly shown
that statin drugs not only lowered
cholesterol, but thereby also prevent heart attacks and death.
Today, evidence-based medicine
is touted as the answer to all of
medicine.
But in reality, we will never be
able to base all of our medical
decisions on evidence-based
medicine. In the August issue of
the Proceedings of the Mayo Clinic, an article was published in
which 146 different medical
treatments were shown to be
incorrect even though they had
been published medical evidence stating that these treatments were the best and correct
to use. Thus evidence-based medicine is not infallible either.
To illustrate the problem, some

medical authors published an

article on whether or not parachutes prevent death when a person jumps out of an airplane. The
authors made the point that we
know what happens when the
parachute works, but we little
information about exactly what
happens if under the same circumstances the person were to
jump out of the airplane without
a parachute. Thus, the authors of
that article came to the conclusion that they could not recommend parachutes because there
was little evidence proving that
there was a difference when people jumped with and without a
parachute. Granted, this is
ridiculous, but it does apply to
many other cases in medicine
where we will never have evidence-based medicine to prove
which treatment for a disease is
best. The example in this article
of me with appendicitis and anyone with a similar condition today
is based upon the reasoning capability of the physician caring for
the patient. We are never going to
treat a large number of individuals with diagnosed appendicitis
without doing surgery to prove
that surgery works better.
Thus in all of medicine, as with
many other considerations in life,
there is no absolute one way to do
things. Clinical trials to test
which medicine is better or
whether a medication works at
all in todays complex world is
essential. But the world is too
complex and medicine much too
complicated to discount the
physician's experience and reasoning capability in making decisions about diagnosis and the
treatment of a patient. In fact,
the title of this column is really a
misnomer. There are simple cases
in medicine but complexity hides
skillfully among the simple cases
making a physician's experience
and judgement still important.

Five session course

for farm/ranch women
Creating a transition plan to
make sure a farm or ranch continues as a productive business
can be challenging. Farm women
can learn how to plan a successful farm transition in a five-session course offered by SDSU
Extension.
The Managing for Today and
Tomorrow: Farm Transition
Planning, program, a new
Annies Project course, has been
scheduled for January and February 2014 in Kadoka, on
Wednesday evenings; January
15, 22, 29, February 12 and 19.
The course includes a 300page workbook with fact sheets,
hands-on activities, and presentations. A light supper will be
served before each class at 5:30
p.m. Course size is limited, so
please register soon.
Farm and ranch women will

learn about business, estate,

retirement and succession planning from SDSU Extension Field
Specialists and area professionals. In addition to brief presentations, there will be discussions
based on participant questions
and follow-up activities for family members to complete at home.
Were happy to be a partner in
bringing this valuable program
to Jackson County, said Adele
Harty, SDSU Extension Cow/
Calf Field Specialist. This farm
transition course is an opportunity for farm and ranch women to
meet with others who share similar issues and concerns. We limit
the size of the class to make it
comfortable for everyone to
speak up and get questions
answered.
Annies Project, an agricultural risk management education

program for women, has successfully reached more than 9,000

farm and ranch women in 30
states.
This new Farm Transition
program emphasizes the role
women play in helping transfer
farms and ranches from one generation to the next, said Harty.
Managing for Today and
Tomorrow: Farm Transition
Planning is designed to empower
women to take ownership of the
future of their farms. Farm Credit Services of America is a
statewide sponsor of Annies
Project courses.
For more information and to
register contact Harty, at 605394-1722 or adele.harty@sdstate.
edu; or Belinda Mitchell, local
contact at 605-837-2281 or Belinda.Mitchell@bankwest-sd.com.

Public Notices
Proceedings of the
Jones County
Commissioners
Year-end Meeting
December 27, 2013
The Board of Commissioners met for
their year-end meeting with Monte Anker
and Steve Iwan present. Helen Louder
was absent.
Minutes from the previous meeting were
read, signed and approved by the Board.
All motions are unanimous unless otherwise stated. Tami Newbold-Flynn joined
the meeting.
CLAIMS APPROVED: Salaries of regular employees and officials, $13,246.19;
Travis Hendricks, Weed Board Supervisor, inspections, $138.53; Joyce Hurst,
Deputy Register of Deeds, Deputy Director of Equalization, $1,633.02; Angela
Kinsley, 4-H Specialist, $783.06; Richard
Sylva, Jr., Deputy Sheriff, $1,507.80;
Lenae Tucker, Deputy Treasurer,
$273.40; Jill Venard, 4-H office staff,
$257.86; Kerri Venard, Deputy Auditor/
Road Secretary, $1,734.15; American
Family Life Assurance, cancer & intensive care insurance, $430.50; Boston
Mutual Life Insurance, life insurance,
$168.64; Dakotacare, group health
insurance, $15,643.29; Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, social security &
withholding, $7,604.43; SD Retirement,
retirement, $4,332.46; City of Murdo,
water bill, $33.62; Dakota Mill & Grain,
salt, $5.35; Esmay Electric, a/c repairs,
heater thermostats, network cables,
$3,305.35; Jon Esmay, coroner call,
training, and mileage, $238.40; Farmers
Union Oil Company, propane, $1,003.95;
Anita Fuoss, office rent, maxemail, internet, office supplies, $784.55; Heartland
Waste, garbage removal, $50.00;
Inmans Water Technologies, R.O. rent,
$21.50; Microfilm Imaging, 2 months
scanner rent, $310.00; Murdo Coyote,
publications, 2- subscriptions, $262.85;
Murdo Family Foods, supplies, $2.25;
National Sheriffs Association, dues,
$52.00; Office Products Center, office
supplies, $173.12; Regional PCJ Pharmacy, prisoner meds, $10.50; Rural
Health Care, subsidy, $600.00; South
Dakota Association of County Commissioners, 2014 dues, $640.84; South
Dakota Association of County Officials,
2014 dues, $595.42; Thomson ReuterWest, SDCL updates, $177.00; Vanguard Appraisals, Inc., manual, $50.00;
Venard, Inc., service pickup, $49.99;
West Central Electric, electricity,
$518.79; Winner Police Department,
prisoner care and transport, $2,077.60.
ROAD & BRIDGE: City of Murdo, water
bill, $16.12; Corkys Auto Supply, parts &
supplies, $1,230.25; Divine Concrete,
precast cattle guards, $9,003.00;
Farmers Union Oil Company, gas,
diesel, propane, $1,611.31; West Central
Electric, electricity, $53.25; Ronnie Lebeda, labor, $1,927.48; Chris Feddersen,
labor, $810.72; Chester McKenzie, labor,
$1,528.94.
CARE OF THE POOR: Cheryl Iversen,
WIC Secretary, $84.44; Rose Ann Wendell, court appointed attorney, $511.96.
911 FUND: Centurylink, monthly charge,
$84.16.
EDS FUND: Angie Kinsley, Emergency
Manager, $783.06.
SALARY & MILEAGE: Monte Anker,
$387.87, mileage, $17.76; Helen Louder,
$364.20, mileage, $29.60; Steve Iwan,
$387.87.
After reviewing end of year figures, it was
moved by Anker and seconded by Iwan
to transfer $225.00 from the Contingency
Fund to the Veterans Service Officer
budget and $170.00 from the Contingency Fund to the Coroner budget.

Anker to transfer $2,000.00 cash from

the General Fund to EDS.
Road Superintendent Royer met with the
Board to discuss 2014 equipment purchases and workmans compensation
activity.
Discussion was held with Terri Volmer,
Director of Equalization, on the countys
30% obsolescence resolution. No decision was made at this time.
Chairman Anker signed a Quarterly
Activity Report for Emergency Management presented by Angie Kinsley, Emergency Manager. Also discussed were a
SLA agreement, cell phones, and coordinating a required annual exercise.
Anita Fuoss, States Attorney, met with
the Board to discuss personnel policy
changes regarding health insurance, the
countys discretionary formula and county road closure policies.

came before the council. His application

for an wine license was not signed as per
the last meeting and council arranged for
him to meet with them for approval.
They stressed it is the responsibility of
the licensees to come in and sign the
application prior to the hearing to
approve them. A motion was made by
Jost, seconded by Waddell to approve
the application.
Barnes discussed transfers needed in
the general fund to give spending authority for reimbursements and un-budgeted
cash received. Items were legal fees,
streets, airport, parks and recreation and
auditorium from funds received due to
reimbursements, rent paid, grant funds
received and insurance claims received.
A motion to authorize these items was
made by Esmay, seconded by Drayer.
A motion to transfer money from the contingency fund to general budget items by
passing Resolution #2013-30 was made
by Waddell, seconded by Gyles.

It was moved and carried to adjourn.

Monte Anker,
Chairman
Helen Louder,
Member
Steve Iwan,
Member
ATTEST:
Kerri Venard,
Deputy Auditor
Published January 9, 2014, at the total
approximate cost of $48.41.

Unofficial Record of
Proceedings of the
Murdo City Council
Year-end Meeting
December 27, 2013
The Murdo City council met for their year
end meeting to approve final bills and the
budget on Wednesday, December 27,
2013. Mayor Geisler called the meeting
to order at 9:03 a.m. Members answering roll call were: Wayne Esmay, Matt
Kinsley, Mike Jost, Melony Gyles, Arnie
Waddell, Jay Drayer and Mayor Geisler.
Also present: Tami Flynn (The Murdo
Coyote), Ray Erikson and Krysti Barnes.
All motions were unanimous unless otherwise stated.
The agenda for the meeting was
reviewed and approved on a motion by
Drayer, seconded by Esmay. The bills
were presented as follows and approved
on a motion by Esmay, seconded by
Jost.
GENERAL: Business Forms & Accounting (w-2 forms) 57.00; Harmon Law
(legal fees) 520.70; Wellmark (health ins)
952.17.
PUBLIC SAFETY: Jones County (law
contract) 1,600.00; Murdo Fire & Rescue
(year end budget) 5,647.00.
PUBLIC WORKS: Corkys (supplies)
82.72; Wellmark (health ins) 952.17;
WR/LJ (water airport) 40.00.
HEALTH: Jones County Emergency
Care (donation) 1,500.00.
PARKS & RECREATION: KLJ (engineering park path) 823.80; Quality Services (archeological services park)
954.00.
SPECIAL REVENUE: Murdo Area
Chamber (final BBB Tax) 8,623.94.
WATER: Bruce Royer (spraying) 219.43;
Corkys Auto (supplies) 153.99; SD Dept
of Revenue (water testing) 13.00;
WRL/J Rural Water (water/tower)
3,319.00.

Anker made a motion and Iwan seconded to approve and for the chairman to
sign a Hughes County jail contract for
juvenile services for 2014 prisoner care.

WASTEWATER: SD One Call (locates)

3.33; USA Blue Book (lagoon supplies)
189.71; Bruce Royer (spraying) 191.51.

It was moved by Iwan and seconded by

Chris Venard for the Star Restaurant

Resolution #2013-30
A Resolution Supplementing and
Finalizing the Year End Expenditures
for the City of Murdo
WHEREAS, the Murdo City
Council, in and for the City of
Murdo, Jones County South
Dakota does find it necessary
to supplement the general
fund for the 2013 budget year
from the contingency, and
WHEREAS, the City supplements it as follows:
Finance Officer(41410) .3,000
Insurance & Bonds (41470) . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113.00
Streets (43100) . . . .12,500.00
Snow Removal (43125) .77.00
Street Lights (43160) . .493.00
Landfill (43200) . . . . .1,525.00
Baseball (45120) . . . . . . 21.00
Swimming Pool (45124) . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,605.00
Auditorium (45600) . .6,265.00
Liquor (49900) . . . . . . . .25.00
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the above
areas be supplemented as
indicated to balance the 2013
expenditure budget and general ledger of the City of
Murdo.
The City Hay was discussed. This has
been moved from the north dam area.
Barnes reported on the tons of hay and
the dollar amount.
There was one appraiser for the airport
land acquisition that submitted a bid for
services. This was Simpson & Associates from Rapid City SD for the amount
of $24,500. Rod Senn of KLJ is still in
discussion with the FAA as to the condition if the land would need purchased or
could be done with easements. In order
to meet timelines, a motion was made by
hire the above appraiser at the bid presented by Waddell, seconded by Drayer.
If there is a different decision on the land
made, the council will adjust accordingly.
Being no further business, council
adjourned at 9:25 a.m.
Krysti Barnes,
City Finance Officer
Published January 9, 2014, at the total
approximate cost of $59.46.

Notice of Annual
Meeting
The Tri-County Predator Districts annual
meeting will be held Thursday, January
30, at 6:00 p.m. at The Steakhouse in
Philip.
Published January 9, 16 & 23, 2014, at
the total approximate cost of $8.45.

Public Notices
Protect Your
Right To Know

Murdo Coyote January 9, 2014

From the U.S. Senate

Senator John Thune

South Dakotas
changing landscape
South Dakotas landscape has
significantly changed since the
first block of native sod was
turned over by a horse-drawn
plow more than 150 years ago.
These changes include native
grasslands converted to fertile
croplands that can now produce
more than 250 bushels of corn per
acre; massive herds of bison
replaced by cattle, horses, and
sheep; and a population that has
grown from a few thousand settlers to more than 840,000 people.
This winters bitter cold accompanied by gusty winds across
South Dakotas prairie landscape
demonstrate how shelterbelts,
crop stubble left standing in
fields, and a patchwork of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
fields offer protection to the land,
humans, and wildlife. Noticeable
to all of us is how much South
Dakotas landscape has changed
just over the past few years.
Many long-standing tree belts
have disappeared and the number of CRP fields have grown
smaller resulting in less perma-

nent vegetative ground cover,

habitat, and protection from
South Dakota weather.
The loss of habitat coupled with
the 60 percent drop in pheasant
numbers last year spurred Governor Daugaard to call a pheasant
habitat summit in Huron on
December 6, 2013. I attended this
event and had the opportunity to
visit with a large cross-section of
South Dakotans who shared the
common goal of reviving South
Dakotas pheasant population.
I was encouraged by the willingness of those who spoke and
attended the summit to work
together to preserve South Dakotas pheasant hunting legacy. In
attendance were city government
officials, farmers and ranchers
with both large and small operations, commodity organization
representatives, as well as good
friends from Pheasants Forever,
Unlimited,
National
Ducks
Wildlife Federation, and other
conservation and agriculture
organizations.
I believe that once again, South
Dakotans will meet this new challenge with workable solutions to
the dwindling pheasant numbers.
What encouraged me the most

was the spirit of cooperation

among those who attended. Recognizing that South Dakotas
number one industry is agriculture, we must continue to keep
South Dakota agriculture strong
and vibrant and maximize its
crop production potential while
protecting the land and its inhabitants.
Much of the protection from
South Dakotas sometimes harsh
weather has been placed on the
land thanks to assistance from
federal conservation programs.
Tree planting, establishment of
permanent vegetative cover, and
conservation tillage, along with
the technical assistance needed to
ensure they achieve maximum
results have all been authorized
by Farm Bill Conservation Titles.
As a member of the Senate
Agriculture Committee and an
avid hunter, I have been very
vocal in making sure my colleagues understand the critical
importance of balanced Commodity and Conservation Titles in
each of the Farm Bills. While
South Dakotans continue working to rebuild the pheasant population in South Dakota, I will continue to do my part in Washington.

From the U.S. House

Representative Kristi Noem

When modern day

slavery hits home
Issues that exist in dozens of
countries and on nearly every
continent become easy to pass off
as an international problem
rather than a local one, so its
understandable that when most
South Dakotans hear the words
human trafficking, our focus
goes across the border. Maybe
the movie Taken comes to mind
and we think of the daughter of
Liam Neesons character who is
kidnapped while in Paris,
drugged and put up for auction by
human traffickers.
Sadly, the issue exists right in
our backyard. I-90 is known as
the Midwest Pipeline and is
used to transport victims of
human trafficking across the
country. Traffickers use places
like Sioux Falls as a base to gain
access to demand from the Twin
Cities, North Dakotas Bakken
Oil Field, the Sturgis motorcycle
rally, and areas that draw in
thousands of out-of-state hunters.
We also cannot ignore the crisis occurring on Indian Reservations across the country where
Native American women and children are being targeted and
exploited by sex traffickers. During a Senate Homeland Security
Committee hearing last September, Lisa Brunner of the White
Earth Ojibwe Nation in Minnesota called human trafficking
involving Native women an epidemic.

January is National Slavery

and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time to draw a
renewed focus to eliminating this
tragic industry. Here in South
Dakota, local law enforcement
officials have worked hard to
identify sex traffickers and bring
them into custody. Less than two
months ago, officials arrested a
Wisconsin man in Sioux Falls for
luring in two girls, including a
minor, and then forcibly selling
them as escorts via the Internet.
We have seen a handful of
arrests like this over the last few
years, but more can and must be
done with the support of the public and Congress.
Todays federal trafficking laws
provide protections and resources
for victims and equip prosecutors
with the tools they need to go
after traffickers. The law, however, isnt as clear when it comes to
those who solicit the services of a
trafficking victim.
These buyers create demand
and drive this criminal business.
As President George W. Bush
stated, We cannot put [human
traffickers] out of business until
and unless we deal with the problem of demand.
To begin to better combat
human trafficking, Ive co-sponsored the End Sex Trafficking
Act, which would strengthen
prosecutors ability to go after

those who solicit, patronize, or

obtain these illegal services.
While Congress works to
strengthen and clarify our
nations human trafficking laws,
there are things you can do to
help as well. One of the most
important things you can do is
keep a look out for indicators of
human trafficking. Is someone
you know not free to come and go
as they wish from their home or
workplace? Do they owe a large
debt that theyre unable to pay
off? Are they anxious, depressed,
submissive, or tense? These are
all signs that should be taken
seriously and can be reported
through the National Human
Trafficking Hotline at 888-3737888.
As many as 300,000 children
are at risk of becoming victims of
sex trafficking every year in the
United States some of them are
right here in South Dakota. Join
me today in finding better ways
to combat this disgusting trade.
Look for signs in our communities. Talk to your friends and
family to help build awareness.
Support the local organizations
that help heal the victims of this
appalling industry.
Now is the time to dismantle
human trafficking networks, help
survivors rebuild their lives, and
bring all those who exploit other
human beings to justice.

From the S.D. Governor

Governor Dennis Daugaard
Strengthening our
technical institutions
Spending time over the holidays with my adult children, I
was reminded how important it is
to give every young person an
opportunity to stay in South
Dakota to live, work and raise a
family.
That means creating more jobs
in our state. It also means educating our young people about the
many jobs that are available in
high demand fields: engineering,
information technology, health
care, accounting, construction
trades and manufacturing.
Many of these opportunities
can be pursued through a program at one of our state's technical institutes: Lake Area Tech in
Watertown, Southeast Tech in
Sioux Falls, Western Dakota Tech
in Rapid City and Mitchell Tech.
Offering high quality programs, with state of the art
equipment and training, is vital
to the future of our state.
Strengthening these programs
gives our young people the opportunity to stay in the state in a
high-demand field, and it gives
our businesses new employees so
they have the confidence to add

jobs in South Dakota.

That is why I am announcing a
commitment of $3.8 million from
the Future Fund to purchase
major equipment upgrades at our
technical institutes. These grants
will help the technical institutes
ensure our students can train on
the same equipment they will use
in the real world. From hemodynamic monitors used in cardiovascular procedures, to computer
numerically controlled press

brakes and robotics trainers used

in manufacturing, to telecaster
production switches used in satellite
communications,
these
upgrades will offer significant
improvements to our programs.
The programs targeted by the
Future Fund grants are those in
highest demand in the state. I am
committed to ensure that South
Dakota's workforce needs are
addressed. These dollars will
ensure that these programs have

both the capacity to address the

workforce needs and the quality
to ensure that program graduates
are ready to join the workforce.
High quality technical education is not cheap, but it is valuable both to the individuals who
receive the education and to the
state as a whole. I hope this is
another step to offering even
stronger and more numerous
opportunities for our young people here in South Dakota.

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CITY OF PLATTE is seeking

proposals from qualified firms to
assist City with designing, engineering and constructing new
Aquatic Facility for community.
Copy of request for proposals
available by contacting City of
Platte,
Shauna
Meyerink
Finance Officer, 605-337-3921.
Proposals shall be returned to
City Office on or before February
3, 2014, at which time review
process will begin.
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Thank You
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We appreciate the Murdo Bucks.
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Murdo Nutrition
Program Menu
January 13
French Dip w/ Au Jus
Scalloped Corn
Tossed Salad
Tropical Fruit
January 14
BBQ Pork
Company Potatoes
Green Beans
Dinner Roll
Peach Cobbler
January 15
Fish Portions
Creamed Potatoes & Peas
Whole Wheat Bread
Apple Juice
January 16
Roast Beef w/ Oven Roasted
Vegetables
Whole Grain Bread
Homemade Applesauce
January 17
Ham & Bean Soup
Meat Salad Sandwich
Fruit Cocktail Cake w/ Topping