Kadoka Press, January 30, 2014

KADOKA PRESS
The official newspaper of Jackson County, South Dakota
Reckling benefit very successful
Robyn Jones
e Kadoka Area High School Student Council and National Honor Society held a benet fundraiser for Kay Reckling, who is battling cancer. Matching funds of
$1,500 were provided by Modern Woodmen. Pictured are (front row, L-R) Destiny Dale, Raven Jorgensen, Kay Reckling, Myla Pierce, Shelby Uhlir. Back row (LR): Scout Sudbeck, Emily Knutson, Racheal Shuck, Don Haynes from Modern Woodmen, Gavin DeVries, Kelcey Lensgrav. Not pictured: Taylor Merchen, Austin
ayer, and Allie Romero.
Modern Woodmen of America members,

along with the Kadoka High School National
Honor Society and Student Council, recently
helped raise money for Kay Reckling by holding a pie and baked goods auction.
The event, held on November 23, 2013,
raised $6,750. This includes $1,500 from Modern Woodmen, matched by Modern Woodmens home office through the organizations
Matching Fund Program. The money will be
used to help cover medical expense.

The Matching Fund Program offers Modern Woodmen members nationwide the
chance to show their support for a community
cause, organization or individual in need by
holding fundraisers. Modern Woodmen
matches money raised up to $2,500. These
fundraising projects contribute $9 million to
community needs nationwide each year.
The community truly came together to
support a local need, says Don Haynes, local

Modern Woodmen chapter activities coordinator. That support is what its all about.
Coordinated by local Modern Woodmen
members, chapters provide opportunities to
take part in social activities and community
service projects to meet local needs.
For more information or to get involved,
contact Haynes at 605-859-2778 or
dwhaynes@gwtc.net.
WR/L-J awarded Water System of Year

West River/Lyman-Jones Rural
Water System was recognized as
South Dakotas Water System of
the Year for 2013 by the South
Dakota Association of Rural Water
Systems, during a tech conference
in Pierre last week.
We are very honored to have
been recognized as the 2013 Rural
Water System of the Year, said
General Manager Jake Fitzgerald.
The WR/L-J directors and employees should be proud of themselves for their dedication and
accomplishments. I personally am
very thankful and fortunate to
work with such a great group of
people every day.
WR/L-J is a private, nonprofit
corporation formed for the purpose of providing rural water to its
membership. It is one of four sponsor systems included in the Mni
Wiconi Water Supply Project. The
project was authorized by public
law in 1988 to provide a safe and
adequate municipal, rural and industrial water supply. In 1994, the
Lyman-Jones and West River
water systems merged into one
system and was named West
River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water
Systems, Inc.
The award nomination letter
with the past year's accomplishments that was supplied to the
SDARWS prior to the award reads
as follows:
On October 9, 2013, the West
River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water
System held a Pipe Dream to Reality celebration where the system commemorated 20 years of
service and the completion of project construction. The system has
come a long way in 20 short years.
The project includes the construction of three wells, 15 reservoirs,
18 pump stations and 3,450 miles
of pipeline.
This infrastructure has allowed
WR/L-J to improve the quality of
life in a large area of west central
South Dakota. The system provides bulk service to nine communities and individual service to 6
towns. The bulk communities
have significantly improved the
water quality to their customers.
They have experienced savings in
the costs of production and treatment, and the distribution systems have increased service life
and lower maintenance costs.
WR/L-J is currently providing
service to 2,750 individual rural
customers. This has significantly
improved the water quality for the
Courtesy photo
WR/L-J Rural Water System Board of Directors. Back row, from left, are Veryl
Prokop, Marion Matt, Casey Krogman and Secretary/Treasurer Dodie Schmitz
Garrity. Front: Rick Doud, General Manager Jake Fitzgerald, President Paul
Goldhammer and Kirk Cordes. Not pictured are Vice President Joseph Hieb,
Jim Schaefer, Dave Fuoss and Lorne Smith.
farm and ranch households.

Rural water has provided a positive impact on livestock operations by allowing beneficial
grazing rotat- ions, and studies
have clearly shown that beef cattle have greater weight gains
with rural water. Ranchers have
experienced labor and maintenance cost savings associated
with wells and stock ponds, and
the continuity of service has improved.
Early this year, WR/LJ received a Decade of Drinking
Water Excellence Award from the
South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources. This award recognized
the system for ten consecutive
years of compliance with all state
requirements for safe drinking
water.
WR/L-J recently completed an
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)
project. The AMR system uses
satellite units to send individual
meter readings to the main office
on a daily basis. AMR has improved the billing and collection
process, and has saved customers
money by detecting water leaks.
AMR has become a very powerful
water conservation tool.
Earlier this year WR/L-J completed a backup generator project.
Transfer switches were installed
at each pump station and reser-
voir site. Two stationary generators were set up, one at the main
office in Murdo and the other at
the Philip field office. Mobile
generators were purchased to be
available to use at any pump station site. The devastating blizzard that hit western South
Dakota this past October
knocked down dozens of power
poles within the WR/L-J service
area. The system was able to mobilize the generators where
needed and provide continuous
water service to its customers for
several days while the electrical
co-ops installed new lines.
This year WR/L-J successfully

negotiated a pipeline crossing
agreement with TransCanada.
The proposed Keystone XL crude
oil pipeline will cross existing
WR/L-J pipelines in 36 locations.
If Keystone XL moves forward,
WR/L-J is in position to take all
precautionary
recommended
measures to protect the safety of
the water users.
WR/L-J is wrapping up the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) project. SCADA
allows operators to remotely control and monitor pump stations
and reservoirs. The systems service area encompasses over 8,000
square miles. WR/L-J currently
employs eight full time operators
which calculates to one operator
for every 1,000 square miles of
service area. This would not be
possible without the SCADA system that is being installed.
The last WR/L-J construction
project was bid and awarded in
September 2013. The project consists of five miles of 12 inch pipe
and two pump stations. This project will allow the system to pump
over 500 gpm to the large rural
service area north of Philip. This
project will be nearly complete by
the end of 2013 and it will symbolize the completion of the WR/L-J
as it was authorized in 1988.
This pipe dream would not
have become a reality without the
leadership and vision of past and
present directors, along with a
group of dedicated employees. Unfortunately, several directors did
not live to see the project reach
the finish line, but their contributions will always be remembered
and appreciated.
Free tax preparation at Jackson

County Library provided by AARP
Free Federal Tax preparation
will be provided at the Jackson
County Library for the upcoming
tax season.
This service is provided in cooperation with IRS and AARP to
help low and middle income taxpayers file their personal income
tax returns.
AARP volunteers trained and
certified by the IRS prepare and
efile most returns. There is no
limit on ages or income and you do
not have to be an AARP member

to take advantage of this service.
Hours of operation will be most
Thursdays 9 am to 12 pm, February 6 thru April 3, 2013, at the
Jackson County Library, 910 Main
Street, Kadoka, SD.
Service will be provided by appointment only. Call Deb Moore at
837-2689 (Kadoka Library) to
make an appointment.
Call Bob McDaniel at 859-2227
(Philip) for information.
$1.00
includes tax
Volume 107
Number 29
January 30, 2014
Commissioners meet to
discuss road matters
by Robyn Jones
Road matters consumed the
agenda at the special meeting of
the Jackson County Commissioner
that was held Thursday, January
23. Commissioners Glen Bennett,
Jim Stilwell, Larry Denke, and
Ronnie Twiss were in attendance,
Commissioner Larry Johnston
was absent.
Highway
Superintendent
Dwight Deaver stated that he and
Aaron Richardson traveled some
of the county roads together to determine which roads needed
gravel and how much. Some roads
need a lot of gravel, while others
can be spot graveled. He would
like to have a two inch mat of
gravel laid in the bad spots and on
hills and curves.
Since the county does not currently have trucks that are running, hauling the gravel will need
to be contracted. Shannon Gartner
with Gartner Trucking and David
Arnold with Johnson Trucking
were present at the meeting to discuss hauling gravel. Johnson
Trucking has the equipment to
load the trucks, while the county
would need to have a loader present to load Gartners trucks.
Most of the complaints were
receiving about the roads are in
the area by the May pit, stated
Deaver.
Currently there are 20,000 ton
of gravel stockpiled at the May pit,
and 16,000 ton would be needed to
take care of the roads in that area.
Gravel is stockpiled at the
Kennedy and Addison pits, but the
Bierle pit only has 7,300 ton left.
The commissioners will determine which roads will receive
gravel, where they are located and
determine the amount of funds
that can be used to pay for hauling

the gravel. Bids for hauling the
gravel will be advertised.
When reviewing the budget the
commissioners felt that with the
available funds, gravel could be
hauled to cover approximately
seven miles of roads.
Bennett stated that he would be
contacting a maintenance and restructuring contractor to inquire
whether or not they would be interested in working on some of the
county roads.
We need to do something to get
the roads in shape, said Bennett.
Deaver stated that he had received a report from the bridge inspections and four bridges need
repaired and signs updated or replaced. Signs for the bridges are
expensive and must be placed on
the corners of the bridges. When
wide loads are transported and the
signs are damaged, they need to be
replaced according to the state.
Ive lost two new signs off the
Guptil bridge and thats the problem with this county: the farmers
and ranchers just dont care, said
Deaver, but what do you since
theyre the tax payers.
Bennett stated that there are
some trucks available to be purchased that are priced under the
bid limit at $24,995. They are 2005
Internationals, under 600,000
miles, ten speed with big block motors. Bennett said he inquired
about the condition of the tires and
has not gotten a reply yet.
The commissioners reviewed
specifications for bids to purchase
trucks for the road department.
The next meeting will be held
on Monday, February 10 at 9:00
a.m.
Kadoka Nursing Home

holds annual meeting
by Robyn Jones
The Kadoka Nursing Home
held their annual meeting on
Wednesday, January 22.
Chief Operating Officer Ruby
Sanftner addressed the board,
stating that over past the year employees have ranged from 39-42
weekly. Currently all positions are
filed with the exception of the Director of Nursing position. Working with the school, several high
school students have received
training to be a certified nursing
assistant. Many of them have continued in the nursing program at
college and return to work at the
nursing home either permanently,
over the summer, or on breaks
from school. Wages paid over 2013
totaled $827,396. The budget for
2014 includes wage increases of
two or three percent.
Several improvements have
been done over the last year to improve the home. The windows
have now all been replaced, which
has helped with controlling the
temperatures in the rooms. The
windows were purchased through
funds raised by the KNH improvement committee.
The stove in the kitchen was
upgraded with a new six burner
propane stove, with a large griddle
and two ovens. Proceeds from the
prime rib supper were used to purchase the stove and a larger
propane tank.
The auxiliary purchased the
vinyl fence around the gazebo. The
residents enjoy being outside and
it allows them access to enjoy the
yard.
Four new high-low beds were
purchased and our residents are
enjoying them. This provides
safety for the residents, since they
can be lowered so it reduces the
chance of injury from a fall, but
can be raised when the staff is
working with them.
Residents have remained at 2930 throughout the year.
The SD State Health Department Survey was held on September 11 and 12, 2013. It was a very
good survey with three federal deficiencies, one state deficiency and
one life safety.
The federal tags were for sanitation issues in the kitchen, as the
drinks for meals were poured up
and not covered, the use of a flyswatter, and how drinks were handled when delivered to residents.
The next deficiency was for the

proper storage of narcotics. A double lock box was purchased to
store them in and documentation
of the amount to be destroyed was
to be done. The last one is under
infection control was due to razors
not marked. The state deficiency
was the need for a vacuum
breaker on the shower. The life
safety deficiency was an annual
fire sprinkler system test had not
been completed. These were remedied and the nursing home was in
compliance as of October 31, 2013.
Kent Olson of Philip Health
Services stated that the patients
serviced at the clinic during 2013
had decreased by 113 when comparted to 2012. Patient totals for
2013 were 1,217. He stated that
maintaining a provider in the
Kadoka Clinic on Tuesdays was
difficult, but with the return of a
provider, that should not be an
issue in the coming year.
As for the financial review,
Olson stated that the nursing
home ended the year with a profit
of $6,042.
As on January 1, 2014 private
pay rates were increased from
$160 to $165 per day. Medicaid
rate is $107.93 per day, and in
June there may be a three percent
raise.
Currently the nursing home is
making payments on three loans.
One loan was for $50,000 for the
clinic, with a balance of $27,908, a
loan from West Central Electric
loan for the clinic which was for
$100,000 in April 2005, with a balance of $43,496, and a $75,000
loan for the roof on the nursing
home in March 2007 with a balance of $28,472.
An important need for the nursing home in 2014 is to upgrade the
camera surveillance system. The
current system has three cameras
and does not record. A new system
would have nine cameras and
record for thirty days. Other needs
include new chairs for the dining
room and the purchase of more
high/low beds for the residents.
The terms of board members Jo
Christensen and Linda Stilwell
were to expire. Stilwell agreed to
serve another term, while Christensen chose to decline. Nominating Committee Randi Oyan
nominated Kenny Fox for the
board, which was approved.
Editorial
2 - Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Kadoka Press
From the U.S. Senate | Senator John Thune
Lookin Around | Syd Iwan

Growing Older
Old age is not for sissies. This
was the pronouncement of my former piano teacher, Veronica Lakstigala, one day when I was
visiting with her some ten years
ago. She was suffering from macular degeneration in her eyes
which made it nearly impossible
to read music anymore. That was
particularly hard for a talented
lady, like she, who was a concert
pianist in Latvia before coming to
the States and marrying the local
doctor. Her husband, too, was originally from Latvia. Not only could
she no longer read music, she also
couldnt drive or do many other
things she was accustomed to
doing. It was very hard for her, but
she was dealing with it and getting by. She was no sissy.
For some reason, I was reminded of Veronica and her words
of wisdom yesterday when I was
cutting my toenails. That job used
to be fairly simple, but it is getting
harder and harder as the years go
by. For one thing, the toenails
seem to be a lot farther away then
they used to be although I assume
they arent. They just seem that
way. Son Chance is so flexible he
can put one foot on his mouth and
the other behind his head. If I did
that, they would probably have to
take me to the emergency room to
straighten me back out. Lets just
say I can still reach my toenails to
cut them, but it maybe isnt quite
as easy as it once was.
Secondly, nails have a nasty
habit of getting some kind of fungus or whatever over the years
and growing all hard and strange.
I used to use a simple pair of scis-
sors for the job, but now I use

something more heavy duty. It resembles a side cutter like you
would use to cut bolts only on a
smaller scale. Then too, the nails
on both big toes like to become ingrown so it takes substantial work
to keep them from doing so. The
side cutter does the job alright. It
just has to be used with caution to
avoid making a bloody mess of
things.
At least my fingernails can still
be trimmed with a regular clipper,
but parts of them seem to break
off more easily than they used to.
I had a thumbnail for many years
that had a weakness right in the
middle and never grew just right.
I might have banged it too hard at
some time or other and hurt the
nail bed. I dont recall, but it gave
me trouble for quite a while. Recently it has been a lot better and
seems almost normal so maybe it
has righted itself. At least my fingernails seem fungus free unlike
the nails farther down. Guess Ill
be thankful for that since they
grow fast and need trimming
every week or so. I can ignore the
toenails for a month or more until
they become ingrown and hurt or
I notice they look like claws. I prefer to clip my nails outdoors so I at
least dont have to clean up the
clippings afterwards. Yesterday I
did all twenty nails on the deck
and had clippings everywhere.
Todays wind blew them away. No
cleanup necessary.
Other parts of the body seem to
give more trouble with age as well.
I have always occasionally had
back trouble, and I had to again
move circumspectly for a few
weeks early last year. That was

nothing new. You just wait for it to
get better. Before that, I had something new in a foot pain that only
got better after getting arch supports for my moccasins and doing
some exercises. A week or two ago,
my left Achilles tendon decided it
should hurt some after I did some
lifting and struggling with a heavy
object. That too has righted itself
again, but you sometimes start to
wonder what is going to hurt next.
Stiffness and odd feelings can
also present themselves from time
to time. If I sit too long at the computer, or even get up from a nap,
my first few steps may not be that
graceful. It takes a bit of movement to get things freed up and
operational. Other times I am aggravated by some numbness in the
last two fingers of my left hand.
This is particularly irritating
when Im playing the piano as it
makes it harder to hit the right
keys. You find keys in part by feel,
and, when that sense is lacking in
some way, it just makes it more
difficult to hit the right notes.
Well, troubles of advancing age
can be much more difficult than
the trivial things Ive mentioned
here about myself. We all hope we
can avoid such things as strokes,
heart attacks, Alzheimers, dementia, loss of hearing and sight
and the list goes on. As Veronica
says, Old age isnt for sissies.
Well simply have to be strong and
do the best we can. I probably
should be thankful that difficult
toenails are my main complaint
and not something a whole lot
worse, and I am. I guess Im doing
okay.
From the U.S. House | Representative Kristi Noem

Playing Offense
Against Sex
Traffickers
Clemmie Greenlee was 12
years old when she was abducted
and forced into the sex trafficking
industry. Now in her 50s, Clemmie recalls a tremendous amount
of pressure to meet her traffickers
demands
during
large-scale
events like the Super Bowl. She
remembers that during these
times of high-demand she was expected to sleep with 25 to 50 men
a day.
The Super Bowl is one of the
great American traditions, but it
has an ugly side: Its commonly
regarded as one of the largest incidents of human trafficking in
this country every year. While on
a much smaller scale, we see
surges in South Dakota during big
sporting events too namely, during hunting season and the Sturgis motorcycle rally.
Earlier this week, I met with
individuals from local shelters,
the Sioux Falls Police Department, and community outreach
organizations to talk more about
what can be done to address this
issue. These advocates brought to
the table a number of strong ideas
Ill be taking back to Congress.
We are so blessed in South
Dakota to have groups like
Lutheran Social Services, My Sis-
ter Friends House, and Be Free

Ministries helping trafficking victims while local law enforcement
officers work to dismantle trafficking networks. We must make sure
these organizations have the tools
they need.
These tools come in many
shapes and sizes. In New York
and New Jersey the hosts of this
years Super Bowl more focus is
going into training law enforcement officers, hospitality workers,
high school students and airport
employees.
They are being
trained to look for women and
children who arent in control,
who owe large debts, who are anxious, submissive or tense. These
are signs all of us should keep an
eye out for.
I visited with state lawmakers
this week about figuring out ways
to better combat this illicit industry on the state level. For the kids
that are at risk of being pulled
into this terrible industry, their
focus on sex trafficking is the most
important thing theyll do this legislative session.
Ill be working to complement
their efforts on the federal level. I
recently signed onto legislation
that creates a National Safe Harbor Law, which ensures minors
who have been forced into trafficking are treated as victims, not as
criminals. I know this is something lawmakers at the state level
are working on too.

Because children under the
states care are at greater risk of
becoming a trafficking victim, I
have also supported legislation
that would ensure kids in foster
care and adoption assistance are
reported to authorities for entry
into the FBIs National Crime Information Center within 24 hours
of being found to be missing. As
sad as it is, that doesnt always
happen.
I also helped introduce the End
Sex Trafficking Act last summer,
which addresses the issue from
the demand side these are the
johns who solicit or obtain the
services of a trafficked person.
Theres no question this is a
multifaceted problem that requires a multifaceted approach,
but making sure we dismantle
human trafficking networks and
help survivors rebuild their lives
is critical.
Sadly, there are
300,000 children at risk for sexual
exploitation every year in the
United States and many like
Clemmie Greenlee will be dragged
into this deplorable industry. We
owe it to these kids to be aggressive, to put traffickers out of business, to bring those who exploit
others to justice. And when we
dont get there in time, we must
help the survivors rebuild.
Securing Resources to
Battle Pine Beetles
On January 14th, the U.S. Forest Service announced that the
Black Hills National Forest would
receive $1.5 million for additional
timber harvest this year, the highest amount allocated to any National Forest in the Rocky
Mountain Region.
This funding came as the result
of an October 19, 2013, letter I
signed, along with other members
of congressional delegations from
states in the Forest Service Rocky
Mountain Region, requesting a reallocation of existing funds be targeted to pine beetle control efforts.
In the fight for assistance to
combat the pine beetle epidemic, I
always point out to the Forest
Service that the Black Hills very
effectively utilizes the timber harvest funding it receives. This effec-
tiveness is due to the combined

and coordinated efforts of the local
timber industry, the Black Hills
National Forest Supervisor and
staff, and state and local governments, enabling them to more
strategically fight pine beetles in
the Black Hills. I am pleased the
Forest Service recognizes this
team effort in the Black Hills and
has provided additional funding.
More than three million people
visit the Black Hills every year,
making tourism one of South
Dakotas primary industries. Surrounded by prairie flatlands on all
sides, the Black Hills beckon visitors from across the world with
destinations such as Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State
Park, Wind Cave, and other
unique and beautiful sites tucked
inside its boundaries.
Fighting the pine beetle epidemic is critical as several areas of
the Black Hills landscape have become blemished with dead and
dying pine trees due to pine beetle
infestations. Although only a fraction of an inch long, pine beetles
are recognized as public enemy
number one to the Black Hills
National Forest and surrounding
forestlands.
My ongoing efforts to fight pine
beetles have been and will continue to be a top priority. As a
Member of the Senate Agriculture
Committee, I am pleased that the
Farm Bill Forestry Title will include provisions I introduced to
assist the Black Hills pine beetle
effort. I will continue my work in
the Senate to maintain the beauty
of the Black Hills and ensure we
enact much needed reforms to
more effectively preserve one of
South Dakotas, and our nations,
greatest treasures.
Office of the Governor | Gov. Dennis Daugaard

Operation Reach
All Veterans
The Capitol is a very busy place
this time of year. Not only are legislators and lobbyists in town, but
also interested citizens from all
across the state people who want
to know more about the process or
have a say in whats being done in
the Legislature. Its like the indoor
state fair.
If you come to visit the state
Capitol Building, youll probably
notice the table in the hall across
from my office door. This table is
staffed by people who work for the
state Department of Veterans Affairs and they will be at the Capitol
Building throughout the legislative
session as one effort to find veterans who may not be aware of the
benefits theyve earned.
On the first day of the 2014 Legislative Session I signed a procla-
mation declaring Operation Reach

All Veterans Day in South Dakota.
This year, Secretary Larry Zimmerman and the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs are
reaching out to meet every veteran
in South Dakota and to offer assistance with federal, state and local
benefits. Along with staffing the
table in the Capitol Building, the
Department plans to host more
than 130 open houses, including at
least one in every county, reaching
out to veterans. Upcoming events
will be posted at vetaffairs.sd.gov
under the public affairs tab.
Recently, a veteran visiting the
Capitol Building stopped at the Operation Reach All Veterans table.
This veteran was suffering from injuries that occurred after serving,
and the injuries were causing this
individual a great deal of hardship.
Because this person stopped at the
table, the Department staff mem-
ber determined the veteran was eligible to receive complete medical

treatment from the VA.
Had this person not stopped at
the booth, this veteran may never
have known about the earned benefits.
There are 75,000 veterans living
in South Dakota, ranging in age
from World War II era veterans, to
those who are currently serving.
Im willing to bet that many of
them like the veteran who happened to be at the Capitol recently
arent aware of all of the benefits
theyre eligible to receive.
I know there is no way to fully
repay our veterans for all they have
sacrificed to protect our freedom.
Still, we should do everything we
can to thank and provide for them.
Operation Reach All Veterans is
one step toward repaying just a
small part of the debt we owe.
From the U.S. Dept. of Ag | Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

The Building Blocks for
a Healthier America
At USDA, we are working hard
to ensure that Americas next generation has access to the healthy
foods they need to grow, learn,
achieve, and eventually to compete and succeed on a global stage.
We are focused on feeding a
healthier future, but we are also
learning that the country as a
whole is making the shift towards
a more health-conscious society.
USDA recently released a study
that shows that the diets of American adults are improving. More
people are reading nutrition labels
and using that information to
make healthier food choices at the
grocery stores. We are eating out
less and sitting down around the
supper table with family more.
At USDA, we have made it a
priority to support this progress
by ensuring that our programs
empower the American public to
make smart choices every day at
school, at home and in their communities. We are offering more
nutritious food options and back-
ing that up with the best available

science-based advice on what to
eat and why to eat it.
Our MyPlate symbol makes it
easier for people to visualize what
a healthy meal should like on the
plate, and is being used around
the country in school cafeterias, in
nutrition education programs and
on food packaging. Tools like the
SuperTracker are helping people
establish and apply proper nutrition and dietary habits in their
everyday lives.
We have also partnered with
the Treasury and Health and
Human Services Departments to
help improve access to nutritious
food in underserved communities.
With our external and federal
partners, we are supporting initiatives that expand healthy food options in communities, improve
peoples ability to purchase that
food, and create economic opportunities for Americas farmers and
small businesses across the country.
Americans now have expanded
opportunity to access healthy
products from local farmers and
ranchers through farmers markets, thanks in part to a more
than 50 percent increase in the
number of markets supported by
USDA. Shoppers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits now have
access to more fruits and vegetables, as a result of USDA and our
partners concerted efforts to expand SNAP card reader technology to nearly 4,000 farmers
markets across the country.
Through our Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children

(WIC), which serves more than
half of all babies born in the
United States, we are ensuring
that very young children get the
vital nutrients they need during
their most vulnerable years. Recent reports credit WIC for its key
role in the tremendous progress
weve in the fight against childhood obesity, as rates among lowincome children are now declining
for the first time since the 1980s.
Our schools are building upon
that progress by serving healthier
breakfasts, lunches and snacks
chock full of fruits and vegetables,
whole grains, low-fat dairy and
lean proteinto students. Ninety
percent of our nations schools are
fully meeting the new nutritional
standards for school meals and we
expect the remainder to follow
soon behind.
This progress is due in part to
the commitment of public and private entitiesnot just USDA and
this Administration, but our local
leader partners in schools, small
businesses, and state capitols
across the countrycharged with
implementing practical, modern
policies that work out in the real
world, not just inside the Beltway.
We have made significant headway, but our work is not done. We
continue to invest in critical programs that ensure that healthy,
safe, affordable food is available to
children and families. As always,
we are pushing Congress to finish
the work of a passing a new Food,
Farm and Jobs Bill that continues
to build upon these efforts and
supports a healthier next generation of American leaders.
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Gateway News | Lola Joyce Riggins, 837-2053 (Let it ring.)
Last Weeks News
Joyce Hicks and Lova Bushnell
play Rubicube in the afternoons
during the week; and Charles
Willert and Joyce Hicks play
rummy some evenings but there
isnt much mingling.
I had the privilege of accompanying Chris, Anita Lyn and Dylan
to Philip on Sunday morning for
breakfast hosted by the Masonics
for the Senior Citizens at the Senior Citizens Center. The gentleman making pancakes sure had
the flip down pat!
In the afternoon I walked down
to the Library and joined 13 other
ladies to attend the discussion on
the book The Land They Pos-
sessed. Dorothy Leigh led the discussion; she is such an interesting

educational leader. After the book
discussion, the Library Board
meeting was held.
Thought: In a moment of decision the best thing you can do is
the right thing to do.
This Weeks News
The quilting ladies were busy
again on Wednesday; they had a
full crew so quite a lot was accomplished. There was an Auxiliary
meeting on the 9th and our Auxiliary President from Martin attended. There was a baby shower
on the 11th, lunch for Dennis and
Sue Schultz on the 13th, Alissa
DeCorys birthday on the 14th, the

Pearl Hotel members meeting on
the 22nd and Rodeo Board meeting on the 23rd.
Want to talk about an afternoon
of enjoyment? Lois Pettyjohns
birthday party was held in the
Presbyterian Church basement.
Her daughter Karen and family
hosted, and it was set up as a complete surprise. Many more friedns
and relatives were in attendance.
Seeing happy tears and being a
part of complete appreciation and
thankfulness made such an afternoon! Lois is so busy carrying
meals on wheels and doing for people that it was great to show her
how it all is appreciated.
Belvidere News | Syd Iwan, 381-2147

The Belvidere Church held
their annual congregational meeting on Sunday despite extremely
windy conditions. About 10:00
a.m. during church, a strong old
wind swept in from Canada with a
bit of snow and made the rest of
the day somewhat unpleasant.
The meeting was held about 1:00
p.m. after church, Sunday school,
and a potluck dinner. Enough people were there to make a quorum
for the meeting, and various
things were discussed including
the last year and plans for the new
one. Spending, the budget, and
such were dealt with. The hall is
starting to need a new carpet since
the old one has been there about
20 years. Estimates for new have
been obtained and may run in the
$6,000 to $7,000 area depending
on if local folks remove the old carpet or have the company do it.
Aaron and Jim Mansfield ran
home to finish a few chores between church and the annual
meeting on Sunday and found the
wind had shifted a water tank.
The tank had sat there peacefully
enough through other winds, but
this time it decided to get up and
move across the prairie. Since it
wasnt a good day to move it back
where it belonged, it was tied to a
sturdy fencepost to keep it in place
until a better day. Aaron said they
didnt want it drifting across the
freeway and giving drivers a nasty
surprise or hitching a ride with
someone. He also said hed recently and finally got a new mailbox set up, only to have the wind
knock that over too.
Scot and Jodie OBryan gained
their sixth grandchild on Saturday
when son Wacey and Andi had a
son born to them that they named
Weston Michael. He weighed in at
seven pounds and an ounce, had
lots of hair, and seemed quite long
in the photo of Wacey and him
posted on Facebook on the Internet. Wacey seems quite pleased
with his little guy in the photo. Delivery was not a simple thing, apparently, since Andi was in labor
for something like 41 hours. She
was still smiling afterwards, however. The new little fellow arrived
in Stevensville, Texas, so his
grandparents might not get to
greet him for a little while. Two
more grandchildren are expected
this summer from sons Scotty and
Taylor. On Sunday, Jodie drove to
the Rulands arena near Wall to do
some barrel racing. She said she
lucked out and won some. She didnt luck out weatherwise, however,
and thought maybe she was a little nutty to be out driving in such
a wind. She would probably have
scolded her kids if theyd been on
the road in similar conditions. She
said she is eagerly looking forward
to spring which will come in 64
more days as of Sunday. Shes
counting. After doing some calving
lately due to a bull breeding some
cows when he was thought to be
incapable of doing so, that part of
calving is over. The rest will follow
in a little while.
Mary Johnston has been staying close to home this weekend
due to a bit of flu or cold that came
on after helping with release time
in Kadoka last week. This was despite getting a flu shot last fall.
Things were a little better on Sunday except for a lingering cough.
Mary said her sister in Minnesota
reported eight inches of snow on
Sunday along with strong winds.
Mary said she was glad to be here,
with the wind sure enough, but
not the snow. Mary said she enjoys
helping with release time since
she has nice kids in her class who
often give her hugs. Other
Belvidere folks sometimes helping
with release time include Joy
Dolezal, Patty and Wade Fox,
Phyllis Word, and Dawn Rasmussen.
Brett and Nikki Bonenberger
and kids just poked around home
on Sunday catching up and
preparing for the calving season
which is imminent. It wasnt a
good day for going anywhere anyway, but they did drift between
their place and the home place.
Jim, Fayola, and Aaron Mansfield traveled to Rapid City last
week so Jim could keep a doctors

appointment. Fayola and Aaron
went along to offer moral support.
They all ate at Perkins before returning home.
Betty Kusick went ice fishing
again last week with her daughters, Kathy and Loretta, and their
husbands. It was really cold, but
Kathy never says die when it
comes to fishing and insisted on
drilling more holes in the ice while
the rest took shelter briefly in the
pickup. They did manage to catch
nine fish. Betty supposedly doesnt
know where Kathy inherited her
love for fishing.
Merry Willard is still stalking
the bad beaver that has taken up
residence in the creek and insists
on chopping down a lot of nice
trees. She was down at the creek
one day looking for him when he
popped up through the ice in front
of her. Unfortunately, the bullets
jammed in her gun, and, before
she could get that straightened
out, the fellow had moved on to
safer quarters. Merry said she
looked up some information on
beavers and found it interesting
how they build their homes, anchor sticks in the mud and so on.
That was all very interesting, but
she still doesnt appreciate losing
her trees. Tom DeVries has been
giving some advice on how to
sneak up on the tree chopper without causing alarm and his quick
disappearance. Chuck and Merry
went to Philip on Saturday and
visited Chucks mom, Patty. Patty
is in the Silverleaf Assisted Living
place in Philip where they were
having family day on Sunday
which wouldnt work for Chuck
and Merry due to the annual
church meeting. Saturday did.
Daughter Judy Bauman visited
Patty on family day. Patty had
been putting up with a bad cold
but was somewhat improved by
this weekend.
Sarah DeVries spent the weekend with her dad, Tom. She is
thinking of moving back to this
area from Rapid City and working
at the Kadoka Press.
Norris News | Marjorie Anne Letellier, 462-6228

June Ring was among those attending the first performance of
the White River High School one
act play, Thirteen Ways to Screw
Up Your College Interview. The
regional contest was held in Pierre
on Wednesday. Morgan Taft was
involved in the production.
Our hearts go out to the Tim
and Tammy Merchen and family
this week at the loss of Tammys
grandma, Alice Wilmarth, 94, in
Kadoka. The services were held on
Wednesday morning at the Presbyterian Church with the burial
at the National Cemetery in Sturgis.
The James Letelliers were in
Kadoka on business a couple days
this week.
June Ring attended the first
Wednesday night Bible study at
the St. John Lutheran Church.
Evan and Dorothy Blligh went
to Philip, Winner and Valentine
on business this week. Maxine
rode along to Valentine on
Wednesday and enjoyed visiting
with her sister, Helen, and her
husband, John.
The Norris Extension Club met
at the home of Jessie Ring on
Thursday afternoon. Enjoying the
afternoon together were: Jean
Kary, June Ring, Susan Taft and
Jessie Ring.
Carol and Ed Ferguson went to
Winner on Thursday.
Friday, the James Letelliers
and Evan Blighs were among the
crowd attending the funeral services for Millard Seaman, 87 in
Sturgis. Mr. Seaman was the
founder, teacher and superintendent of Sunshine Bible Academy in
the early years. Some may remember Mill and his wife, Carole,
counseling at Camp
Victory
Pines in the Black Hills in the
early 50s.
Saturday JoAnn Letellier was
among the group of ladies that attended the Let Us Journey Together womens retreat held in
Martin at the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Martin. Lessons for the one day
retreat were based on the book of
Ruth. Sunday afternoon, a shorter
version was given in Kadoka following Mass at the Our Lady of
Victory Catholic Church.
Ed and Carol Ferguson spent
Friday visiting Bob Totton in
Murdo. Carol Ferguson and her
mother, Irene Kaufman of Valentine, spent Saturday with Kaitlyn
Ferguson and family in Winner.
The James Letelliers met up
with their daughter, Julie, in Mission on Saturday and the threesome traveled on to the wrestling
matches in Winner. The Letelliers
grandson, Beaver Burma, a seventh grader wrestles for Sunshine
Bible Academy and his dad, Jason
Burma, is the coach. David and
Denver Paul, sons of Daniel and
Tresa (Bauman), are part of the

SBA wrestling team. It was so fun
to see the DeVries boys and Chandler Sudbeck wrestle, too. We usually just hear about them. Beaver
said, Sudbeck is awesome!
Did you see the score between
White River and Ethan at the
Hanson Classic Saturday night?
Everyone I saw later said we really missed a good game. Tigers
were the victors 51-50 after they
led most of the way.
Saturday, Dan, Susan and Morgan went to an auction between
Mission and Winner. They went
on in to Winner and picked up
some supplies and enjoyed supper.
Coffee guests of the Ed Fergusons on Sunday after church were
Gene and Marjorie Popkes of
Lakeview.
Sunday afternoon, Dan, Susan
and Morgan Taft visited Susans
mom Judy Simmons in Martin
and were supper guests.
June Ring was a Sunday night
supper guest of Maxine Allard.
Pam Allard would like folks to
continue to pray for her mother in
Sioux Falls. She seems to be reponding well to the treatments.
Kadoka Press - Thursday, January 30, 2014 -
Kadoka Area News | Sydne Lenox, 837-2465

Pam and Cliff Fairchild and
Ella Rock of Sturgis visited at the
home of Stuart Letellier and family in Kadoka on Saturday. They
celebrated a late birthday for Stuart, whose birthday was January
13th. Ella also visited with Russ
and Viola Olney before they all returned to their homes. Orville and
Ella Rock were former Kadoka
Press owners.
Friends and relatives of Mildred (Hicks) Young learned of her
death at the Clarkson Healthcare
Center in Rapid City on Tuesday,
January 21st. Mildred was a former long-time resident of Kadoka
and was 95 years old at the time of
her death. A memorial service will
be held at a later date. Sympathy
is extended to her family.
Wanda Swan returned to her
home last week after a holiday trip
to Broken Arrow, OK., where she
visited at the home of her daughter and husband, Betty and Dave
Rasmussen. She left for Oklahoma
on December 18th and was able to
visit with her two grandsons and
their families also. She said that
the Broken Arrow area had a couple of bad ice storms while she was
there.
Mary Schnee spent the holidays
in Little Rock, Arkansas, visiting
at the home of her daughter and
son-in-law, Teresa and Rob Hernandez and family. She left on
Christmas Day and returned January 1st, after having to cancel the
trip a couple times because of bad
weather.
The family of Lois Pettyjohn
held a surprise birthday party for
her at the Presbyterian Church on
Saturday afternoon. About thirty
family and friends enjoyed the afternoon, and it really was a surprise for Lois. Among her family at
the celebration were Karen and
Harvey Byrd, Kristie Stone, Brook
and Jose Vanallis of Mitchell,
Tessa Byrd who is a student at
Black
Hills
University
in
Spearfish, Chris Byrd and a
friend, Claire Beck of Colome.
Faye (Parke) Kerkvliet of Whittier, CA., arrived in Sioux Falls on
Thursday, January 16th, where
she visited her brother, Clifford
Parke, who underwent surgery in

Avera Hospital on January 9th.
She said that Cliff and Priscilla
are back home in Kadoka and she
and her sister, Kathy Williams of
Midland had supper at Jiggers on
Saturday. Priscilla said that their
children and grandchildren had
visited Cliff while they were in
Sioux Falls.
Sam Parkinson of Rapid City is
an intern for Bernie Hunhoff at
this session of the State Legislature in the House of Representatives in Pierre. Sam is a student at
the University of South Dakota in
Vermillion, is the son of Chuck and
Suzanne Parkinson, and the
grandson of Larry and Alvina
Parkinson. He is enjoying his experience in Pierre and is learning
a lot about state government.
The weather in South Dakota
changes daily. We enjoyed a couple
of days this past week in the 50s
and now the cold weather has returned again. West River area, including Kadoka, has very little
snow, but cold temps will be with
us all this week.
Kadoka Nursing Home | Cathy Stone, 837-2270

This week being very cold outside limited our guest to a very
few.
Jack and Elaine Roghair came
in on Monday morning and exercised with us. Then we played a lot
of kickball and basketball. Jack
gets so excited when anyone
makes a basket, hell throw his
hands in the air and clap and clap!
We all love when Grandma and
Jack comes to visit!
Lola Joyce Riggins was in to say
hello and to pass around the
weekly TV guide. We sure appreicate Lola Joyce for doing this for
us and for being such a good friend
to the residents.
Ron and Renate Carson stopped
in and checked on Aunt Joy
Parker. We our all thanking God
that she is finally feeling better,
and getting back into her daily
routine again.
Larry Grimme dropped by and
played some beautiful music on
Wednesday for us. Please come
back anytime! The residents love
music of any kind.
Ramona Waldren, a good friend
of Mary Bull Bears, stopped by to
say hello. This was quite a surprise! They enjoyed a good visit.
Arlys Klundt
and Raynita
drove down from Rapid City and
took his mom, Ruth Klundt, out
for supper at Club 27. Ruth said
everything tasted great! She could
eat there everyday if possible!
Harold and Edith Ireland were
in to see Shorty Ireland on Saturday. They caught up on some news

and had a good afternoon together.
Cathy Stone took Micki Word to
the girls basketball tournament
on Saturday. Even though the
team lost we still played hard and
gave it our best shot! We support
our Kougars here at KNH,
whether we WIN or LOSE youre
still #1 to us!
Elaine Kemnitz had a visit from
her son on Monday morning, and
her husband, Don also drove down
on Sunday for a visit. Elaine is
such a delight to have around, she
never has a negative word to say.
Bunny Green had her Resident
of the Month meal on Sunday.
Her guests included: Vernon and
Debbie and their son, Travis.
Travis also brought along his
friend and daughter. Bunny chose
baked chicken, mashed potatoes
and gravy, green beans, cottage
cheese salad, rolls, and pineapple
upside down cake for dessert.

Many compliments went out to the
cook, Cathy Ireland, and she was
assisted by Cathy Stone. The dinner turned out real nice, lots of
pictures were taken, and Bunny
was given a very cute frog vase
with a flower arrangement from
Pocketful of Posies. Debbie Antonsen does awesome work!
Upcoming Events: Pre-game
Superbowl party Sunday, February 2, 2014 @ 3:30-game time.. lots
of games and food are being
planned! Everyone is invited to
come and watch the game on our
big screen TV!
Shorty Ireland will be celebrating a birthday on February 10th,
please stop by and wish him well,
Shorty will really appreciate it.
Emma Jarl will be turning 100
this year on April 7. I am trying to
get her at least l00 birthday cards
sent into her. Please make note of
this day!
Sports
First place for Brawlers at Winner tourney
Bringing home another first
place, the Philip Area wrestling
squad topped eight other teams at
the Winner Invitational Wrestling
Tournament January 25.
Head coach Matt Donnelly noted
Winner and Bon Homme/Scotland
were two toughest teams at the
tournament. There were a lot of
tough individual wrestlers at the
meet, he said. The Philip Area
wrestlers wrestled well, he noted.
Two wrestlers are possibly out
for the season, Raedon Anderson
and Pedro Dennis, due to injuries.
On the positive side Rance Johnson
was named most valuable wrestler
at the tournament. He then presented the award to Tristan Watzel
of the Winner squad. Watzel has
some physical challenges and
Johnson thought he deserved the
honor as well. Donnelly noted that
other Philip wrestlers over the
years have done this as well and he

is proud of them for stepping up in
this manner.
Team points were: Philip Area
276.5, Winner 254.5, Bon
Homme/Scotland 246, Redfield/
Doland 143, Mobridge-Pollock
128, Sunshine Bible Academy 64,
Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica
60.5, Andes Central 53, Hill
City 22, Cheyenne - Eagle
Butte 0.
106 lbs: Hunter Peterson 2nd
record 24-10
Pin Jace Burma (STM) 3:12
Pin Bailey Schmidt (MVPC) 3:15
Pin Marcus Urban (MVPC) 3:21
Dec. by Stas Sutera (BHS) 7-11
106 lbs: Cash Wilson
record 3-6
Pin by Sutera 0:26
Bye
Dec. Schmidt 9-2
Pin by Kaleb Crownover (BHS) 0:14
113 lbs: Keagan Fitch 3rd
record 12-9
Bye
Pin Hunter Wright (RED) 2:27

Pin by Duncan Stoebner (BHS) 1:33
Win by Forfeit (HC)
Dec. Wright 12-5
120 lbs: Trey Elshere
record 4-8
Bye
Pin by Isaac Olson (MP) 3:12
Bye
Pin by Kalel Worischeck (HC) 3:32
126 lbs: Jed Brown 1st
record 24-5
Win by Forfeit (AC)
Maj. Dec. Nathan Bauer (MP) 11-0
Maj. Dec. Cameron Biggins (WIN) 13-2
Dec. Dalton Gerbracht (SBA) 9-4
132 lbs: Rance Johnson 1st
record 25-8
Win by Forfeit (CEB)
Dec. Tristan Watzel (WIN) 19-16
Pin Denver Paul (SBA) 5:05
Pin Zach Rucktaeschel (AC) 3:21
138 lbs: Nick Donnelly 2nd
record 20-9
Bye
Pin Brenden LeBar (HC) 1:13
Pin Moises Lozano (BHS) 1:41
Loss by Forfeit Sean Bice (WIN)
145 lbs: Kaylor Pinney 3rd
record 14-9
Bye
Tech Fall Austin Pinney (PHIL) 17-2
Maj. Dec. by Tyrel Haley (WIN) 4-15
Dec. Chance Jandel (RED) 4-0
Dec. A. Pinney 11-8
145 lbs: Austin Pinney 4th
record 6-6
Dec. Jandel 6-3
Tech Fall by K. Pinney 2-17
Bye
Pin Garrett Fisher (CEB) 0:28
Pin Tanner Risseeuw (MVPC) 2:58
Dec. by K. Pinney 8-11
152 lbs: Lane Blasius 1st
record 23-1
Win by Forfeit (HC)
Pin Killian Warner (MP) 2:11
Pin Trig Clark (SBA) 2:17
Pin Kayleb Brozik (WIN) 2:38
160 lbs: Reed Johnson 2nd
record 19-9
Bye
Pin Aaron Lexa (HC) 0:44
Pin Lucas Crownover (BHS) 5:39
Dec. by Brandyn Middlesworth (WIN) 4-9
170 lbs: Chandlier Sudbeck 1st

record 27-2
Bye
Pin Blake Crowser (PHIL) 2:38
Pin Copper Baloun (RED) 1:15
Maj. Dec. Forrest Cerv (WIN) 13-4
170 lbs: Blake Crowser 5th
record 5-10
Win by Forfeit (CEB)
Pin by Sudbeck 2:38
Bye
Dec. Cordel Vissia (MVPC) 8-6
Pin by Tanner Iwan (BHS) 0:19
Pin Dalton Martian (MP) 0:40
182 lbs: Grady Carley 1st
record 19-2
Pin Jed Vissia (MVPC) 1:03
Pin Dalla Tronvold (AC) 4:49
Dec. Jayden Schroeder (WIN) 9-2
Dec. OT Jesse Lozano (BHS) 5-3
182 lbs: Gabe Sandal 5th
record 6-12
Pin Cohl Turnquist (WIN) 2:35
Dec. by Lozano (BHS) 3-9
Bye
Tech Fall Jed Konechne (SBA) 15-0
Dec. by Schroeder 4-7
Pin Turnquist 3:34
195 lbs: Gavin DeVries 4th
record 15-13
Bye
Pin Jimmy Sharkey (WIN) 0:56
Dec. by Cameron Kostal (MVPC) 2-7
Dec. Alan Haataja (BHS) 7-1
Dec. by Tyler Masat (RED) 4-7
220 lbs: Logan Ammons 1st
record 16-4
Bye
Pin Kelly Kidwiler (WIN) 1:57
Dec. Chase Schoenhard (MP) 7-4
Pin Scott Assman (WIN) 3:48
220 lbs: Geoffrey DeVries 6th
record 6-12
Bye
Pin by Brett Lang (MP) 1:11
Bye
Win by Default Quiten Fish (MP)
Pin by Trezen Doren (AC) 0:51
Pin by Kyle Blume (RED) 0:35
Philip Area will head to Pierre,

Friday, January 31, for a middle
school tournament and to Wagner
Saturday, February 1 for varsity
action.
Gavin DeVries
Church
Janice Millage _________________________________
Mildred Young _________________________________
Janice Millage, age 78, of

Philip, died Wednesday, January
22, 2014, at the Hans P. Peterson
Memorial Hospital in Philip.
Janice L. Currier was born
March 21, 1935, in Onida, S. Dak.,
the daughter of Harold and Minnie (Ripley) Currier. She grew up
in Onida and graduated from
Onida High School. As a young
girl she worked in the Sully
County Courthouse.
Janice was united in marriage
to Floyd Towne. They made their
home on a ranch in northeastern
Haakon county. Later they moved
to Philip, where they owned and
operated Dales Feed Store and
also Townes Trucking.
On December 31, 1964, Janice
was united in marriage to Richard
Millage at Kadoka, S. Dak. They
moved to Burbank where they
resided there for 29 years and 10
months before moving back to
Philip on the Millage home place.
While in Burbank, Janice worked
as a nurses aide at the Lourdes
Hospital, prior to moving back to
Philip. In 1971, they adopted their
Mildred Martha Young, 95, died

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the
Clarkson Healthcare Center,
Rapid City.
She was born March 24, 1918,
at Brookings, S. Dak., to Ross and
Cuma Hicks.
The family moved to the
Kadoka area when Mildred was in
grade school. She graduated from
Kadoka High School with the
class of 1936.
She and Francis Young were
married on September 15, 1943.
They had two children, George
and Carol. They made their home
west of Kadoka where they
farmed and ranched and were active members of the Big Buffalo
Community. She was a 4-H leader,
often having cookie baking or
some other activity "stirred up" in
her kitchen. Mildred was a member of the Presbyterian Church in
Kadoka. She loved reminiscing
about her days teaching Sunday
School, especially the first grade
class.
daughter, Kimberly, who grew up

in Washington, and graduated
from high school and college there.
Janice was a former member of
the Methodist Church in Onida,
the Deep Creek Church northeast
of Philip, and the Evangelical Free
Church of Philip.
Survivors include her husband,
Richard E. Rich Millage of
Philip; one daughter, Kimberly
Grace Miller, and her husband,
David, of Forest Grove, Ore.; two

grandchildren, Hannah Elaine
Miller and Samantha Grace
Miller; two brothers, Gary Currier
of Onida, and Cecil Currier of
Onida; one sister, Sandi Anderson
of Cantonment, Fla.; several
nieces and nephews; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Janice was preceded in death
by her parents; one brother,
Duane Currier.
Memorial services were held
2:00 p.m. CST, Monday, January
27, at the Methodist Church in
Onida.
A second memorial service was
held 11:00 a.m. MST, Tuesday,
January 28, at the Community
Evangelical Free Church in
Philip, with Pastor Gary Wahl officiating.
Interment will be at the Onida
Cemetery.
Arrangements are with the
Rush Funeral Home of Philip
Her online guestbook is available
at
www.rushfuneralhome.com
Robert Bud Finley _____________________________

Robert L. Bud Finley, age 86,
of Rapid City, formerly of Philip,
died Tuesday, January 21, 2014,
at the Golden Living Center Bella
Vista in Rapid City.
Robert L. Bud Finley was
born July 12, 1927 at Bryant,
South Dakota the son of Robert
and Ella Cecilia (Barrett) Finley.
He grew up in the Bryant area
and graduated from Bryant High
School. As a young man he entered into the US Army serving
from Sept. 19, 1946 to his honorable discharge on Feb. 27, 1948.
After his discharge he returned to
the Bryant community. While in
Bryant he purchased a truck and
hauled corn to Western South
Dakota.
Bud was united in marriage to
Dora A. Miller on September 1,
1958 in Timber Lake, S. Dak., and
to this union two children were
born, Doreen and Darin. The family made their home in Isabel, S.
Dak., where they built and operated the Finley Motel. Bud also
worked as a mechanic for Lindskov Implement for several years.
From 1965 to 1967 he drove truck
for a construction company hauling gravel and hot mix. Later he
worked as a car salesman for

Philip Motor in Philip]. He would
take used cars from the dealership
and transport them back to the Isabel area to sell.
In 1971 they sold the Finley
Motel and moved to Philip. While
in Philip he continued to work at
Philip Motor until 1985 when he
purchased a semi-truck and
trailer and hauled hay, crushed
cars, etc. until retiring in 2005.
His wife, Dora, preceded him in
Meals for the Elderly
Church Events:
Monday, February 3: Hamburger on a bun with lettuce and

onion, oven-browned potatoes,
Carolina beans, and pears.
Tuesday, February 4: Breaded
pork cutlet, boiled potatoes with
country style gravy, corn OBrien,
dinner roll, and mandarin oranges.
Wednesday, February 5: Hungarian goulash, cooked cabbage,
French bread, and baked apples.
Thursday, February 6: Ovenfried chicken, mashed potatoes
and gravy, corn, dinner roll, and
angel food cake with strawberries.
Friday, February 7: Chili,
coleslaw, fry bread, and peaches.
Bible Study: Sunday evenings at

7 p.m. at the Kadoka Presbyterian
Church. This study on the Holy
Spirit and lead by Ken Toews.
Everyone is welcome.
Ladies Bible Study: A nine week
study, A Journey of Faith, the Life
of Moses, is being held at the
Kadoka Presbyterian Church.
Monday nights begin at 6:30 p.m.
and Wednesday nights at 5:30
p.m. The study will conclude on
March 10 and 12. Please join us.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Each Wednesday night at
the Young Life building on Main
Street. Supper is at 6:30 p.m. with
Upcoming Area Events

Wednesday, January 29:
All are welcome to attend a planning meeting for activities to be
held over reunion weekend. The meeting will at Club 27 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 30:
Girls and boys basketball at Jones County at 3:00 p.m. MT.
Friday, January 31:
Girls and boys basketball with Bison at start at 10:00 a.m. MT.
Gymnastic at Hot Springs 5:00 p.m. MT
MS Wrestling @ Pierre
Saturday, February 1:
Wrestling at Red Cloud and Wagner.
Monday, February 3:
Girls basketball at New Underwood at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 4:
Boys basketball with Bennett County at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 5:
JKEDC annual meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Gateway Apts.
Community Room.
Thursday, February 6:
KCBA meeting at 12:00 p.m. at Jiggers.
Girls and boys basketball with RC Christian.
Middle school boys basketball at Wall.
Friday, February 7:
Girls and boys basketball at Wall.
Gymnastics at Wall 12:00 p.m.
Middle school boys basketball tournament at White River.
Wrestling at Hill City.
Monday, February 10:
Jackson County Commissioners will meet at 9:00 a.m.
City of Kadoka Council meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m.
The Light Readers will be discussing the book Cape Light at 2
p.m. at the Jackson County Library. They will hold a second discussion on Tuesday, March 4 at 5:00 p.m.
death on February 3, 2006. Bud

continued to reside in Philip until
moving to Rapid City because of
health reasons and to be near his
son, Darin and family.
Grateful for having shared his
life are his daughter, Doreen Blanton, and her husband, Tim, of
Florissant, Colo.; his son, Darin
Finley, and his wife, Patricia, of
Black Hawk; two grandsons, Eric
and Connor; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
In addition to his wife, Dora,
Bud was preceded in death by his
parents and a sister, Katherine
Lemme.
Funeral services were held
10:00 a.m. Friday January 24,
2014 at Our Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Philip with Pastor Ray
Greenseth officiating.
Visitation was held one hour
preceding the service at the
church on Friday.
Interment was held 3:00 p.m.
Friday Jan. 24, 2014 at the
Hillview Cemetery in Isabel.
Arrangements are with the
Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
His online guestbook is available
at
www.rushfuneralhome.com
devotions to follow. All high school

aged students are welcome.
Release Time: Each Wednesday
at 2:45 p.m. for school aged students from kindergarten through
eighth grade at Kadoka Presbyterian Church.
Catechism: At Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church on Wednesday evenings. Supper and
fellowship at 6:00 p.m. with class
to follow for students in grades
sixth through twelfth.
Contact the Kadoka Press at 8372259 to list other church events
and activities.
After Francis' death in 1978,

she continued to spend winters in
Arizona and summers in Kadoka
until she moved to Rapid City in
2006. During the years she spent
in Arizona, she had the opportunity to develop her artistic skills
creating beautiful pieces that will
be forever cherished.
Survivors include her son,
George Young of Penn Valley, Cal.;

one daughter and son-in-law,
Carol Nielsen and Lee Bendickson
of Rapid City; three grandchildren: Christie Young Shaw (Redding, Cal.), Wendy Nielsen
Bloomfield (Lake Dallas, Tex.),
and Chad Nielsen (Brighton,
Colo.); seven great grandchildren:
Bailie Shaw, Forrest Nielsen,
Raen Nielsen, Willow Nielsen,
Elaina Bloomfield, Matthew
Bloomfield, and Colin Bloomfield;
one brother, Russ Hicks of
Kadoka, one sister, Deloris Ekstrom of Aurora, Colo., and one
sister-in-law,
Joyce
Hicks,
Kadoka.
Mildred was preceded in death
by her husband, Francis, her parents, and her brother, Melvin.
Cremation has taken place and
a memorial celebration of Mildreds life is planned for early
summer.
An online guestbook is available at www.osheimschmidt.com.
Fellowship of God | Dr. James L. Snyder

How To Deal With
Mother Natures Cold
Shoulder
I have a little confession to
make. I do not often make public
confessions, but confession is good
for the soul. My confession, however, has nothing whatsoever to do
with my soul. Simply put, I am
cold to the bone!
I guess I have been colder but I
am suffering from brain freeze
right now.
I was hoping all that chatter
about global warming was somewhere in the neighborhood of
being true. If so, nobody happened
to send the memo to Mother Nature. With the sophistication of
our communication technology
today, I am not sure how this
memo failed to get to her. Of
course, they could have sent the
message with one of those infamous government computers. We
all know how reliable they are.
Another thought along this line
is that maybe Mother Nature got
the memo all right, but, like all
good mothers do, ignored it and
went about her own business.
After all, mothers really do know
best even when it does not seem so
at the time.
However, I am cold and need
some encouragement or at least
some warm thoughts along this
line. The warmest thought I have
had recently has been that I have
relatives in colder areas then I am.
I must confess it does make me
feel a little better, just not that
much warmer.
Where I live we don't have that
cold stuff that piles up on the
ground like they do up north keeping you from getting to where you
want to go.
Whoever was singing, "I'm
Dreaming of a White Christmas,"
please stop singing, Christmas is
over. Start dreaming about something a little warmer than all of
that white stuff, like a Green
Easter.
This probably has been the coldest winter in a good long time and
it got me to thinking, after all,
what else can you do when everything is frozen?
With all the advancements in
science and technology, why is it
we cannot control the weather?
Something as simple as the
weather and nobody seems to be
able to control it.
Politicians will get up and spout
off at how they are going to change
things and control things and improve things. Well, Mr. Politician,
why don't you begin with the
weather? Change the weather for
a change.
Why can't these big shots control the weather? They spend a lot
of time (and our money) trying to
control us. They now want to tell
us what we can eat and cannot eat
and how much soda we can drink
at any one time. They tell us how
much of our money we need to
send back to the government so
they can raise their salaries and
increase their benefits.
It seems quite a paradox that
when our country is going through
hard times and people who pay the
taxes have to tighten their belts
that it is time for politicians to
vote on a raise in their salary. For
once, I would like to see these political big shots vote on decreasing
their salary and standing alongside the American people. The
danger of that is, it would be such
a shock to the American people
that people would be dropping
dead left and right.
So why can't these people control the weather? Why can't they
pass a law regulating the temperature? They have a law regulating
everything else. Why not the temperature? Why not the weather?
I am for having some of these
politicians put together one of
their infamous "subcommittees,"
sit down with Mother Nature and
negotiate something that will
Inspiration Point
The Landmine of Discouragement
Psalm 42:5-8
There are people who suffer the effects of discouragement for years. They
dont know how to repair the damage caused by this devastating landmine.
How does this loss of confidence and optimism originate?
Disappointment is our emotional response to a failed expectation. When
we refuse to recognize and deal with the failure, that negative reaction can
festerthen we can slip into discouragement. Disappointments are inevitable, but believers dont have to be in bondage to discouragement.
We all periodically face difficulties that make us feel weak. Discouragement, however, like a drive through a dark tunnel, should be temporary: after
a short while, we should come out on the other side. I have experienced situations in which I was very discouraged for a season. On occasion, I have had
to get on my knees during the night to cry out to God for encouragement.
After asking Him for a change in attitude and help in laying down my burden,
I have been able to get back to sleep.
In order to gain victory, we must first look within ourselves. We need to
admit our specific discouragement as well as the unresolved conflicts in our
heart. Identifying the root cause of our disheartened feelings allows us to
work through them. Most importantly, we must turn to God. As long as we
are talking about our hurt, suffering, embarrassment, or shattered dreams,
we will wallow in despair. But the moment we lift our heads and say Father,
we take our first step out of discouragement.
PEOPLES
MARKET
WIC, Food
Stamps & EBT
Phone: 837-2232
Monday thru Saturday
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
make everybody happy, like warm

weather. I would like to see some
of my tax dollars go for something
that would benefit everybody instead of some party at some insignificant political convention.
Personally, I think Mother Nature would be easy to work with
under such circumstances as we
have today. Every mother has a
nurturing side and I believe there
is no exception here with good old
Mother Nature. Maybe she does
not know how inconvenient this
cold weather has been for us. I
think she would be willing to negotiate a long these lines.
I would like to select the politicians to be on this committee myself. I have my own list and would
be happy to set it up. The reason
is, I know that when one of those
politicians throws his chest out
and begins one of those mindnumbing speeches, and you know
they will, they always do, it will irritate Mother Nature. Boy, would
I love to see her light into one of
them. Nothing is more awesome
than the fury of Mother Nature.
Besides, nothing is more idiotic
than men or women, big in their
own eyes, pontificating on things
they cannot control as if they had
any say in it.
I think if you cannot control
something as commonplace as the
weather you had better find out
who can and align yourself up
with that person.
The Bible tells us exactly who
that is. "The LORD is slow to
anger, and great in power, and will
not at all acquit the wicked: the
LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the
clouds are the dust of his feet"
(Nahum 1:3).
I do not have to deal with
Mother Nature, who incidentally
does not exist; I deal with God who
controls all things and I am happy
to have him control my life as well.
Church Calendar
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
Kadoka 837-2390
Sunday Services: 10:00 a.m.
LUTHERAN PARISH - ELCA
OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN Long Valley
Pastor Frezil Westerlund
Sunday Services: 5:00 p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Kadoka Pastor Gary McCubbin 837-2233
Worship Services: 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School: Sr. Adults - 9:45 a.m.
Sunday School: All Ages - 9:45 a.m., Sept. - May
Release Time: 2:15 p.m. Wednesdays. Sept. - May
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Interior 859-2310
Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
BELVIDERE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Gary McCubbin 344-2233
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Coffee & Donuts: 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Sept. - May
OUR LADY OF VICTORY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father Bryan Sorensen Kadoka 837-2219
Mass: Sunday - 11:00 a.m.
Confession After Mass
INTERIOR COMMUNITY CHURCH
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Church: 10:30 a.m.
EAGLE NEST LIFE CENTER
Gus Craven Wanblee 462-6002
Sunday Church: 11:00 a.m.
ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH-LCMS
Midland Rev. Glenn Denke 462-6169, SD
(6 mi. north and 3 mi. east of 1880 Town)
Sunday Worship--10:00 a.m. MT/11:00 a.m. CT
Official Proceedings
REGULAR MEETING
Board of Jackson
County Commissioners
January 13, 2014
The Board of Jackson County Commissioners met in regular session at 9:00
a.m., Monday, January 13, 2014 in the
Commissioners Room of the Jackson
County Courthouse. Chairman Glen
Bennett called the meeting to order with
members Larry Denke, Larry Johnston,
Jim Stilwell and Ron Twiss present.
All motions carried unanimously unless
otherwise noted.
Denke moved, Twiss seconded, that the
minutes of the December 2, December
9, December 16 and December 18, 2013
meetings be approved.
Sheriff Clements met with the board. He
reported he had received an e-mail about
a company that constructs buildings such
as office buildings, jails, etc. with financing through private investors, and then
the buildings are leased to companies or
government entities. Larry Johnston reported that he had spoke with staff at
Central S. D. Enhancement District about
building a regional jail. Twiss suggested
we invite Commissioners from surrounding counties to one of our meetings to
discuss a regional jail. Discussion was
held on economic development issues,
such as housing, should a regional jail be
built in Jackson County.
Sheriff Clements informed the board that
he has checked with other counties
about their group health insurance, and
some of those that have Wellmark have
a lower premium and lower deductible
than Jackson County. Report was made
that premiums are derived partly from
prior years claims history, and to keep
the premium within range of what could
be allowed in the countys budget, the
higher deductible ($4,000) plan was selected. Sheriff Clements also informed
the board that the vision care plan provided through S. D. Retailers does not
save the county employees any money.
Discussion was held on obtaining other
quotes next fall for December 1, 2014 renewal of group health insurance coverage.
Vicki Wilson, Auditor, had informed Sheriff Clements that in past years Coroner
fees were paid at the end of the year, and
paid as payroll. Sheriff Clements reported that he had contacted several
counties and they all pay by voucher at
the time the Coroner service is provided.
Vicki Wilson will check with Legislative
Audit for advisement on proper payment
procedure of Coroner fees.
A plat of a 3.13 acre tract known as Tract
1of Pass Creek Ranch Subdivision located in the SW4NW4 of Section 4, T 42
N, R 35 W of the Sixth Principal Meridian,
Jackson County, South Dakota was presented to the board for approval. Following review of the plat, Stilwell moved,
Twiss seconded, that the following resolution showing approval of the plat be
adopted.
NITY ACTION: Larry Johnston; CENTRAL S D ENHANCEMENT DIST: Ronnie Twiss & Larry Johnston; LOCAL
EMERGENCY PLANNING COMM: Ronnie Twiss & Jim Stilwell; J. C. WEED &
PEST BOARD: All County Commissioners and Kelly Fortune; COUNTY SURPLUS PROPERTY APPRAISAL BD.: All
County Commissioners.
ment. Katie Hicks has informed the

county she does not want the check reissued. Stilwell moved, Johnston seconded, that the following resolution be
adopted.
Stilwell moved, Denke seconded, that

the following persons be appointed to the
4-H Expansion & Promotion Committee
and Fair Board: 4-H Expansion & Promotion Committee: Jackie Stilwell, Nicki Bonenberger, Donna Enders, Ciara
Stoddard, McKenzie Stilwell, Emily Knutson and Commissioner Denke, 1 yr.; Fair
Board: Ryan Willert, Jessica Magelky, Jo
Beth Uhlir, Mark Slovek, (Frances Davis
vacant), Amy Smiley, and Commissioner Denke 1 yr.
WHEREAS, there is an outstanding check dated August

19, 2013 which was issued by
Jackson County, and

the following persons be appointed to the
Library Board: Library Board: Ruby VanderMay, 2 yrs.; Cloreta Eisenbraun, 2
yrs.; Sydne Lenox, 1 yr.; Diana Coller, 1
yr; Jan Cerney, 3 yrs.; Commissioner
Stilwell, 1 yr.
the Jackson County Commissioners
shall hold their regular meetings on the
second Monday of each month at 9:00
a.m.
BankWest, Kadoka, SD, be designated
as the official depository of Jackson
County.
the Kadoka Press be designated as the
official newspaper of Jackson County.
Stilwell moved, Denke seconded that
burial expense for 2014 be set at
$2,300.00 maximum per burial.
Chairman Bennett designated the following locations to hold chattel mortgage
sales:
Town of Belvidere, Front door of post office; Town of Cottonwood, Intersection of
SD 14 and CH 8; Town of Interior, Front
door of post office; City of Kadoka, Front
door of courthouse; Village of Long Valley, Front door of post office; Village of
Wanblee, Front door of post office
Stilwell moved, Twiss seconded, that reimbursable county expenses be set as
follows, and county employees will be responsible for costs exceeding the
amounts set: Breakfast, $7.00; Lunch,
$12.00; Dinner, $16.00; Total meals per
day, $35.00; Mileage, current state rate
($0.37 per mile) and to automatically increase if state rate increases; Lodging,
up to $85.00 per night plus tax with lodging receipt required for lodging reimbursement.
Stilwell moved, Twiss seconded, that
juror meals set at actual cost, not to exceed the maximum of $12.00 per meal.
Jurors will be responsible for any additional costs for their meals.
Stilwell moved, Twiss seconded, that
election worker expense be set as follows: Salaries, $7.25 per hour for total
hours worked; Mileage, current state rate
($0.37 per mile) and to automatically increase if state mileage rate increases, for
actual miles driven in delivering, picking
up and returning election supplies; Instruction School fee: $20.00.
JACKSON COUNTY,
SOUTH DAKOTA
RESOLUTION 2014 1
Stilwell moved that John Rodgers,

Belvidere, be nominated as the Jackson
County representative to the MRC Regional Railroad Authority Board. Denke
seconded the motion.
WHEREAS there has been

presented to the Board of
Commissioners of Jackson
County, South Dakota, the
within plat of the above described lands, and it appearing
to the Board that:

Rose Bennett be appointed for a one
year term as Floodplain Manager as per
the adopted floodplain ordinance. Motion
carried with the following vote: Bennett,
abstain; Denke, yea; Johnston, yea; Stilwell, yea; Twiss, yea.
The system of roads conforms

to the system of roads of existing plats and Section lines of
the county,
Notice was received from Access Elevator & Lifts that the annual preventative
maintenance agreement cost will increase $30.00 from $620.00 to $650.00.
Adequate provision is made

for access to adjacent unplatted lands either by public dedication or by physically
accessible section lines,
Denke moved, Johnston seconded that

Terry Deuter be authorized to attend the
annual Veteran Service Officer training
and that annual dues of $40.00 and registration of $150.00 for the annual training be approved.
All provision of the County

Subdivision Regulations have
been complied with,
All taxes and special assessments upon the property have
been fully paid, and
The plat and survey have
been lawfully executed.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that said plat is
hereby approved in all respects.
Dated this 13th day of January, 2014.
ATTEST: BOARD OF JACKSON
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Vicki D. Wilson,
Jackson County Auditor
Glen A. Bennett, Chairman
Chairman Bennett announced nominations were now open for positions on the
Board of Commissioners.
Twiss moved that Glen Bennett remain
as Chairman, that Larry Denke remain as
Vice Chairman, and that all appointments
and designations remain as in 2013, with
the exception of Jim Stilwell replacing
Larry Johnston on the Library Board and
removal of Badlands R C & D Board as
a board on which the county appoints a
representative. Denke seconded the motion.
Various boards on which the Jackson
County Commissioner serve are as follows: EXTENSION BOARD: Larry Denke
& Glen Bennett; FAIR BOARD: Larry
Denke & Glen Bennett; LIBRARY
BOARD: Jim Stilwell; W. S. D. COMMU-
Public Notices
Johnston moved, Twiss seconded, that

Vicki Wilson and LaTasha Buchholz be
authorized to attend the annual report
workshop being held in Mitchell next
week.
Dwight Deaver and Kelly Fortune be authorized to attend the Weed & Pest Conference in Aberdeen in February.
Stilwell moved, Denke seconded, that all
Highway Department crew members and
the Highway Superintendent attend the
MSHA training in Sturgis or Lead later
this week.
Twiss reported that all Commissioners
are required to have ICS testing completed, and that Jackie Stilwell, Emergency Manager will report more on the
testing later today.
Notice was received from the S. D. Department of Heath, WIC Program, that
reimbursement of program expenses
now will be made for two months prior
rather than the month prior. Example
would be payment for December will be
in February.
Cindy Willert, Treasurer, met with the
board and presented a report of delinquent mobile home taxes.
Report was received from Cindy Willert,
Treasurer, on Treasurers Trust accounts
established in 2009 and 2012 and that
both agreements to pay off delinquent
taxes have been completed this past
year.
Discussion was held on a check issued
to Katie Hicks on August 19, 2013 in the
amount of $10.74 which has not been
presented to the countys bank for pay-
JACKSON COUNTY,
SOUTH DAKOTA
RESOLUTION 2014 3
Kolette Struble reported that crew members are not turning in invoices, some invoices are not signed so she has no idea
who picked up the items, and nothing
noted on the invoices what the items on
the invoices are for. She then has to research invoices to find out who got the
items and what the items are to be
charged out to. Stilwell suggested going
to a purchase order system. Vicki Wilson
commented that this would create more
paperwork for the Highway Secretary.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the County
Treasurer be authorized to forward the funds to the S. D.
State Treasurer as unclaimed
property when time to do so
has arrived.
PAYEE: Katie Hicks, Ck #
10003 (08/19/2013) $10.74
Dwight Deaver contacted S. D. Public

Assurance Alliance, SDML Work Comp
Fund, by phone about scheduled MSHA
training classes. It was verified that the
Jackson County Highway Crew could attend the training scheduled in Lead on
January 17, 2014.
Resolution adopted this 13th

day of January, 2014.
Vicki D. Wilson,
Vicki Wilson, Auditor, presented the
monthly financial report and highway
fund report. She also reported that new
funds for Law Enforcement Equipment
Replacement, Highway Shop Replacement, and Highway Equipment Replacement have been created.
The Auditors account with the County
Treasurer was approved as of December
31, 2013:
Total amount of
deposits in banks . . . . . . . . .3,937.72
Total amount of
actual cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300.00
Register of Deeds cash . . . . . . .250.00
Total amount of checks . . . . . .7,894.30
Total amount of
JCFSA checks . . . . . . . . . . . . .88.38
Library Donations . . . . . . . . .15,878.49
Returned checks . . . . . . . . . . .1,639.48
Money Market Account . . . .579,454.92
Time Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . .17,132.00
JCFSA Passbook
savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,398.27
Total Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . .727,973.56
TOTAL COUNTY
FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .618,887.34
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348,305.55
Road & Bridge . . . . . . . . . .217,831.41
CH & BR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,315.28
Secondary Road . . . . . . . . . . .7,439.99
911 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,667.15
Other Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,304.56
Emergency Disaster . . . . . . . .2,143.34
Abuse Center . . . . . . . . . . . .12,457.98
Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442.35
Library Donations . . . . . . . . .15,878.49
L. E. S. T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,202.03
Mod. & Preserv . . . . . . . . . . . .4,899.21
TOTAL TRUST
& AGENCY FUNDS . . . . .109,086.22
Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,893.51
Townships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .553.58
Towns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18,236.84
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35,128.24
Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .604.53
CFSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,486.65
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23,182.87
Register
Discussion was held on hiring local truckers to haul gravel. Bennett reported they
may charge less than Roth Trucking.
Discussion was held on an invoice paid
last spring for Latigo herbicide from
Warne Chemical. The chemical was ordered but not picked up when received.
WHEREAS, the bearer of the

check has indicated they do
not want the check re-issued,
December collections:
Deeds, $2,389.87
out of Minnesota, but they were already

sold. Chairman Bennett reported that he
has also been looking for used trucks.
of
Vicki Wilson, Auditor, reported that one

notice of hospitalization was received
from Rapid City Regional Hospital. The
board took no action.
The S. D. Developmental Center, Redfield, SD has billed Jackson County an
additional $60.00 for an accrued total of
$1,320.00 for client assessment. Jackson County responded in June 2012 that
charges should be assessed to the appropriate federal government agency as
per SDCL 27B-3-27. Denke moved, Stilwell seconded, that the billing be denied.
Re-billing was received for mental illness
costs from Lewis & Clark Behavioral
Health Services. Denke moved, Stilwell
seconded, the billing from Lewis & Clark
Behavioral Health Services, mental illness costs, $309.00 be denied.
An application for assistance with medical costs was presented to the board for
review. Following review, Stilwell moved,
Twiss seconded, the application for assistance be denied as the applicant is a
current resident of Jackson County, but
was not a resident when the medical
costs were incurred, and the documentation provided with the application was
incomplete.
Counties within the S. D. Public Assurance Alliance were notified by Hagan
Benefits, Inc. that their contract with the
SDPAA will not be renewed and their
service to the SDPAA membership will
end on December 31, 2014.
Twiss moved, Denke seconded, that the
board recess for lunch.
Chairman Bennett called the meeting to
order at 1:00 p.m. with all members present. Dwight Deaver, Hwy. Supt. and Kolette Struble, Hwy. Sec. were also
present.
Dwight Deaver reported on an accident
on Red Stone Road in which a county
sign was knocked down and is missing.
The vehicle owners insurance company
is going to pay for replacement of the
sign.
Dwight Deaver reported that he had
found a couple used gravel trailers, the
price has increased on them, so did not
pursue purchasing them any further. He
reported that RDO Equipment, Sioux
Falls, has Cross Country trailers for lease
at $2,300 per month.
Dwight Deaver reported that RDO Equipment did have two used day cab trucks
The board informed Dwight Deaver that

he and Kelly Fortune have been authorized to attend the annual Weed & Pest
Conference in Aberdeen in February.
Discussion was held on highway crew
members becoming certified to spray
weeds in county highway right-of-way or
hire weed spraying done.
Information was received from the S. D.
Dept. of Transportation on matching
grant funds available for recreational
trails. The board took no action.
Dwight Deaver inquired as to whether
further information was received on the
Town of Belvidere allowing the county to
plug in a motor grader at the towns
pump house. Johnston reported that he
had spoken with Jo Manke-Rodgers
about this, that the city would turn the
electric costs over to the county, and the
town would request that should there be
snow, that the county remove snow from
in front of the Post Office and City Building and down Hwy. 63 which is the main
route through town. She is to present this
to the town board.
Dwight Deaver reported that the 2004
Chevy pickup needs a front wheel bearing replaced, and estimated cost is
$1,600 for the one side. Denke moved,
Twiss seconded, that Chip Walker,
Walker Auto Repair, Philip be authorized
to replace front wheel bearings on both
sides of the 2004 Chevy pickup.
A letter from Grant Patterson, Kadoka,
was presented to the board. Grant Patterson informed the board that the road
leading to their place is in bad shape and
that there has been no maintenance or
snow removal on the road. He reported
that while snow was on the road an accident occurred on the road, the vehicle
left the road and hit a tree, but had they
not hit the tree the vehicle would have
gone into a dam. The accident was investigated by the Sheriff. He asked if the
county is waiting for someone to get
killed on the county roads that are horribly maintained or is the county going to
attract some employees.
Grant Patterson presented a bill in the
amount of $500.00 for towing motorgraders out of the ditch on three separate
occasions a few months ago. Discussion
was held on liability involved with private
persons doing such things as towing
county equipment. Suggestion was
made that the States Attorney draw up a
waiver to be carried in all equipment for
persons to sign should an incident arise.
The board instructed that should such an
incident arise in the future that other crew
members and county equipment should
be brought in to do the towing, or call a
tow truck.
Rose Bennett, Director of Equalization,
met with the board. She reported that Al
Haugen, S. D. Central Enhancement
District, is creating information from the
Jackson County GIS program on the
number of acres of Tribal / Trust land is
in Jackson County and the value of those
acres.
Rose Bennett reported that she will be
attending the USPAP training to be held
in Oacoma next week.
Rose Bennett reported that one computer in the Director of Equalization office
has not been working properly, and unusual messages showing up on the
screen. She has been told that it may be
caused by static electricity, so a special
mat has been placed under the computer.
Rose Bennett reported that all mobile
homes not considered real estate have
been registered, but that one mobile
home had been entered twice. Twiss
moved, Denke seconded, that the duplicate registered mobile home be deleted
from the computer records. Motion carried with the following vote: Bennett, abstain; Denke, yea; Johnston, yea;
Stilwell, yea; Twiss, yea.
Rose Bennett presented an objection to
real property assessment completed by
Gerard Magelky. She reported that their
owner occupied real estate mobile home
was included in the assessment of their
property, and the value was also shown
on the same parcel as an owner occupied house. Stilwell moved, Johnston
seconded, that the Director of Equalization adjust the property assessment
record for the home of Gerard and Janet
Magelky in the W2SW4, Section 24, T 2
S, R 21 E for property values to be used
in computing real estate taxes due in
2015, and that an application for abatement of taxes due in 2014 be prepared,
signed by Gerard Magelky, and presented to the board for approval at the
February meeting. Motion carried with
the following vote: Bennett, abstain;
Denke, yea; Johnston, yea; Stilwell, yea;
Twiss, yea.
Rose Bennett reported that ratios from
sales are being computed, and there

may be some increase in urban properties. More information will be available
after the representative from the Dept. of
Revenue has been here to review information.
At 2:34 p.m., Stilwell moved, Johnston
seconded, that the board go into executive session to discuss personnel matters. Mitzi Mitchell was present until 2:44
p.m. Dan Van Gorp entered executive
session at 2:45 p.m. The board came out
of executive session at 3:26 p.m.
A billing for replacing lights at the library
building by Brants Electric in the amount
of $4,335.00 was presented to the board.
Stilwell moved, Johnston seconded, that
the billing be approved for payment.
WIC / CHN Secretary

(contract: Kadoka/Wanblee)
Ashley Carpenter . . . . 10.25
Librarians:
Debra Moor . . . . . . . . . 10.00
Evangeline Fortune . . . . 7.25
Weed & Pest Supervisor,
Kelly Fortune . . . . . . . . 12.50
Coroner,
Raymond
Clements, Jr
per case . . . . . . . . . . . 58.00
Extension Secretary
(Haakon Co. Employee
[Jackson Co. 1 / 4] ) . . 5,490
Part Time Clerical . . . . . 7.25
Election Worker
Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.25
Auditors Election Worker
Assistants / Deputies. . . 8.00
Jackie Stilwell, Emergency Manager, met

with the board. She reported that first responders and County Commissioners
are required to complete Emergency
Management tests and complete trainings. The Commissioners should have
ICS 100 and ICS 200 completed, and
testing and training are set up for the ICS
300 on February 22 and 23, and for the
ICS 400 on March 1 and 2 at the Long
Valley Fire Hall.
Resolution
adopted
this
13th.day of January, 2014.
Jackie Stilwell reported that approximately $4.2 million in Hazard Mitigation

Grant Program Funding for Disaster
4155 (early October 2013 blizzard) are
now available. The grant will reimburse
75% of project costs, with the local match
being 25%. The grant application deadline is August 15, 2014.
Discussion was held on agendas. Stilwell

moved, Twiss seconded, that an outdoor
display be acquired to post the Commissioners agenda. Motion did not pass
with the following vote: Stilwell, yea;
Twiss, yea; Denke, nay; Johnston, nay;
Bennett, nay.
Abatement of mobile home taxes paid in

advance were presented to the board.
Denke moved, Johnston seconded, that
the following abatements be approved.
Dean / Allen Grimes, Lot 4,
Blk. 14, Interior [2014 M H
tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . . . . .177.16
Shari Porch, S2, Sec. 29,
T 41 N, R 37 W [2014 M H
tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . . . . .147.90
Diane Huber / Wayne Hindman, E2,
Sec. 7, T 43 N, R 35 W [ 2014 M H
tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . . . . .175.66
Scott Romero / Paul Roghair, Lot 12,
Blk. 14, C. Kadoka [ 2014 M H
tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . . . . .649.78
Joseph Leach / Ace / Edna Kary,
Lots 4,5, Blk. 16, C. Kadoka [2014 M H
tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . . . . .563.76
Robert Long / Brent Peters, Lots 4,5,
Blk. 3, Park Addition, C. Kadoka [2014
M H tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . .242.08
William Murphy / Leigha Curtiss,
Lots 5-8 & 25-32, Blk. 7, Hwy. Addition,
C. Kadoka [2014 M H
tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . . . .1,283.50
Brett & Tammy Prang / M H Only,
All Sec. 34, T 43 N, R 35 W, M H only
[2014 M H
tax pd. in advance] . . . . . . . . . . .116.98
Current salaries and hourly pay rates
were reviewed. Stilwell moved, Denke
seconded, that pay increases in the
amount of $0.25 per hour, which is $520
per year for full time salaried persons
and $260 per year for part-time salaried
persons, be granted with the following
exceptions: No pay increases to County
Commissioners, Kelly Fortune, and all
temporary part-time employees; the
salary of Terry Deuter, Veteran Service
Officer be set at $7,500.00 per year; the
salary of Jackie Stilwell, Emergency
Manager, will be set at $10,500 per year;
elected officials salaries are increased to
new amounts set by legislature; the
hourly rate of Josh Cadman will be increased to $12.00 per hour; and no pay
increase will be granted to Barbara
Clements at her request.
Stilwell moved that the following resolution be adopted setting salaries and
hourly wages effective January 1, 2014.
Denke seconded the motion.
JACKSON COUNTY,
SOUTH DAKOTA
RESOLUTION 2014 02
WHEREAS, each January the
Board of Commissioners are
to set the salaries and wages
of all county officials and employees for the ensuing year;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the following
are the salaries and wages of
Jackson County employees
and officials for the year beginning January 1, 2014:
POSITION / WAGES
Commissioners (5)
each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,980
Auditor,
Vicki Wilson . . . . . . . . 31,465
Auditor, Deputy
Latasha Buchholz . . . . 10.25
Treasurer,
Cindy Willert . . . . . . . 31,465
Treasurer, Deputy
Sheryl Bouman . . . . . . 10.25
States Attorney,
Daniel Van Gorp . . . . 32,143
Janitor / Groundskeeper,
Barbara Clements . . . . 10.05
Director of Equalization
Rose Bennett . . . . . . . 12.00
Director of
Equalization, Deputy
Janet Theye. . . . . . . . . 10.25
Register of Deeds,
Mitzi Mitchell . . . . . . . 31,465
Register of Deeds, Clerical
Pat Jensen . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
Veteran Service Officer,
Terry Deuter . . . . . . . . 7,500
Sheriff,
Raymond
Clements, Jr . . . . . . . 38,378
Deputy Sheriff,
Dallas Kendrick . . . . . 31,520
Emergency Management
Director
Jackie Stilwell . . . . . . 10,500
Highway
Superintendent,
Dwight Deaver. . . . . . 36,040
Highway Dept.
Employees:
Aaron Richardson . . . . 14.25
Josh Cadman . . . . . . . 12.00
James Kramer . . . . . . . 10.75
Thomas Riggins . . . . . . 9.75
Kolette Struble. . . . . . . 10.75
Other PT Hwy . 10.50 - 12.75
ATTEST: BOARD OF
JACKSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Vicki D. Wilson,
Discussion was held on amount of tax increase allowed for county purposes for
property tax due in 2014. General Fund
was allowed $23,173 increase, CH & BR
was allowed $44 increase, and Secondary Road was allowed $1,241 increase.
The following bills from the files of the
County Auditor were presented, examined, allowed and ordered paid:
Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,059.79
BankWest, payroll tax . . . . . . .4,185.71
S. D. Retirement,
payroll ded. . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,396.29
American Family Life
Assr. Co., ins. prem. . . . . . . . .636.55
Jackson Co. Flexible
Spending Acct.,
payroll ded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.00
Credit Collection Bureau,
payroll ded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90.27
Colonial Life & Accident Ins.,
ins. prem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.56
Boston Mutual Life,
ins. prem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136.04
To Whom It May Concern,
Dec.13 tax apport. . . . . . . .48,859.19
Golden West, service . . . . . . .1,023.05
Lacreek Electric,
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53.72
Verizon Wireless, service . . . . . .197.26
Voyager Fleet Systems,
gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207.04
West Central Electric,
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,189.18
Haakon County,
Adm. Asst. salary . . . . . . . . . .402.31
Avera Queen of Peace,
CDL lab fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.70
Brants Electric,
repl. lights at Library . . . . . .4,335.00
Butler Machinery,
repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .748.29
Dakota Battery & Electric,
batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282.46
Dakota Business Center
supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68.07
Discount Fuel, gas . . . . . . . . . . .195.80
Election Systems & Software,M-100 &
AutoMark maint. agmt. . . . . .1,811.00
First Natl. Bank of Philip,
safe deposit box rent . . . . . . .103.00
J & S Restore, tire repair . . . . . . .18.00
Jackson Co. Cons. Dist.,
2014 approp. . . . . . . . . . . . .1,500.00
Kadoka Care Center, WIC/CHN
office rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500.00
Dallas Kendrick,
coroner fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58.00
Kemnitz Law Office,
office exp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .392.00
Konst Machine & Welding,
mower repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185.49
Microfilm Imaging Systems,
scanner rent & scan plat . . . . . .90.00
Midwest Coop.,
gas, fuel, propane . . . . . . . .3,438.87
Oien Implement, part . . . . . . . . . . .2.19
Grant Patterson, pull 3 motorgraders
out of ditch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500.00
Philip Health Services,
B/A draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35.00
Regional Pharmacy,
prisoner medication . . . . . . . . .117.32
Reliable Office Supplies,
supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37.57
S. D. Assn. of Co. Comm.,
Dec. 13 Mod & Pres. Fees . . . .48.00
S. D. Dept. of Revenue,
sales tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.11
S. D. State Treasurer,
Dec 13 Cash Rec. Trans . .36,708.24
Servall, rugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70.92
Jackie Stilwell,
cell phone expense . . . . . . . . .150.00
Whisler Bearing, bearings . . . . .449.08
Vicki Wilson, reimb.
Ins. prem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193.62
U. S. Postal Service,
postage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.09
Century Link,
911 access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146.17
Golden West,
911 access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .765.45
Kadoka Telephone,
911 access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160.43
WOW! Business,
911 service line . . . . . . . . . . . . .50.85
There being no further business to come
before the board, Stilwell moved the
meeting be adjourned and that the board
meet in regular session at 9:00 a.m,
Monday, February 10, 2014. Johnston
seconded the motion.
Vicki D. Wilson,
[Published January 30, 2014, at the total
approximate cost of $276.48]
Legals Continued
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Classifieds
Classified Advertising & Thank You Rates:
$5.00 minimum for 20 words, plus 10 for each additional word. To

place an ad call 605-837-2259 or email: press @kadokatelco.com
Help Wanted
Business/Services
POSITION OPEN: Kadoka Area

School District is accepting applications for the Midland tumbler coach.
Applications are available on the
website www.kadoka.k12.sd.us and
submitted to KASD, Attn: Jeff Nemecek, PO Box 99, Kadoka, SD 57543.
Questions call 837-2171. EOE.
KP28-2tc
HILDEBRAND
STEEL & CONCRETE: Will do all your concrete
construction jobs. Call us and we will
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per month working two hours a day,
5-7 p.m.? No weekends. Contact Jim
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HELP WANTED: Part-time graveyard cashier, could be full-time working other shifts. Applications
available at fuel desk. Questions,
contact Eric at 837-2271. Discount
Fuel, Kadoka.
Notices
TAX PREPARATION personal and
small business: Contact Stolley Tax
and Business Service, Eileen Stolley,
605-837-2320.
KP27-4tc
PROPOSALS: The Kadoka Area
School District is looking for track
concession proposals for the upcoming track season. The track season
will consist of six high school track
meets and two junior high track
meets which you will be responsible
for the concessions. The proposal
should consist of the organization
that would be receiving the funds
from the track concessions, a list of
what would be served at the concessions, a schedule of who would be
working concessions (no students
during the school day), and if any
portion of the money would be given
back to the sports complex. Deadline
to submit is Friday, February 7. Proposals can be submitted to KASD,
Attn: George Seiler, PO Box 99,
Kadoka, SD 57543 or call 837-2171.
K28-2tc
Farm / Ranch
HAY FOR SALE: 900 Ton net
wrapped, 1,480/1,750 lb. round
bales.
Prairie
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Call 605-843-2869 or 308-862-1327
Rentals
APARTMENTS: Spacious one-bedroom units, all utilities included.
Young or old. Need rental assistance
or not, we can house you. Just call 1800-481-6904 or stop in the lobby
and pick up an application. Gateway
Apartments, Kadoka.
36-tfc
WEST RIVER EXCAVATION: will do

all types of trenching, ditching and directional boring work. See Craig,
Diana, Sauntee or Heidi Coller,
Kadoka, SD, or call 605/837-2690.
Craig cell 390-8087, Sauntee cell
390-8604, email wrex@gwtc.net.
27-tfc
SEPTIC TANK PUMPING: Call 8372243 or contact Wendell Buxcel,
Kadoka, SD.
10-tfc
NEED A PLUMBER? Licensed
plumbing contractor for all your indoor plumbing and outdoor water
and sewer jobs call Dale Koehn 4411053 or leave a message at 8370112.
KP26-4tp
Thank You
We have lost someone very special.
We appreciate the loving care
given to Mom by the Kadoka Care
Center for the past six years. We
woud like to thank Drs. Klopper and
Holman, and the staff at the Philip
Hospital for their excellent care and
concern. Thank you to Rush Funeral
Home and Reverend Gary McCubbin for their guidance and compassion. We would also like to thank our
many friends for all the kindnesses
extended to us.
The family of Alice Wilmarth
THANK YOU!!!
A huge thanks to all of our friends
and family in this wonderful community. We have been blown away with
the kindness of everyone in congratulating us on the birth of Elsie Ann.
Our precious daughter was born
Dec. 23, 2013. A special thanks to
Annie Stout and the sweet ladies of
our church for the wonderful baby
shower and thoughtful gifts. A HUGE
thanks to each and every one of you.
Were so happy to call Kadoka
home. Hugs and blessings to all!
Austin, Jessica Jean, big brothers
Jace and Owen and sweet Elsie
Grimes
Supplies
TAX BOOKS: Farmers/Rancher tax
books available at the Kadoka Press.
SCRATCH PADS: 50 each at the
Kadoka Press.
Statewide Classifieds:
South Dakota's best advertising buy! A 25-word classified ad in each of the states
150 daily and weekly newspapers. Your message reaches 375,000 households for
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Call (605) 837-2259.
BULL SALE
WILKINSON RANCH BLACK ANGUS
Yearling Bull Private Treaty Sale with
equal opportunity to bid on each bull. Beginning Sat. February 8. For more information and a catalog, call Bill Wilkinson,
605-203-0379 or Mark Wilkinson, 605203-0380 De Smet, S.D.
EMPLOYMENT
AVON:
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$$money$$ to pay off holiday debt? 40%
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CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL has fulltime RN opportunities available working
in the beautiful southern Black Hills of SD.
We are located just a short distance from
Mount Rushmore, Wind Cave National
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excellent benefits. Please call 605-6739418 for more information or log on to
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COMMUNITY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS: LPNs &
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WATER/WASTEWATER
SUPERIN-
NOTICE
TOWN OF INTERIOR
The Town of Interior will meet at 7:00
p.m. on February 12, 2014 at Cowboy
Corner to consider the following One Day
Temporary On Sale Malt Beverage License:
Interior Volunteer Fire Department, Valid
February 15th, 2014 for a special event.
Any person(s) or his/her attorney, interested in the approval or rejection of any
license, may appear and be heard at the
above meeting.
Finance Officer
Linda Livermont
Town of Cottonwood
REGULAR MEETING
December 18, 2013
The regular meeting of the Town of Cottonwood was held Wednesday evening,
December 18, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Town
Hall. Those present were J.C. Heath,
Doug Hovland and Dave Griffee. Absent
was Jeff Heath.
Old Business: Ongoing discussion pertaining toinsurance coverage on Cottonwood Hall. Nothing resolved and subject
was tabled until further meetings.
New Business: The following bills were
paid.
Walker Refuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94.70
JC Heath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30.00
Shirley Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30.00
WREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101.00
Checking account
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,976.98
CD Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,852.32
With there being no other business, the
meeting was adjourned until January 15,
2014 at 7 p.m. in town hall.
JC Heath, President
NOTICE OF VACANCY
ON SCHOOL BOARD
KADOKA AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT 35-2
The following school board positions will
become vacant due the expiration of the
present terms of office of the following
school board members:
Dale Christensen three year term
Vacant Position- three year term
Circulation of nominating petitions may
begin on January 31, 2014 and may be
filed in the office of the business manager located at the Kadoka School between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., mountain standard time, not later
than the 28th day of February, 2014, at
5:00 p.m., or mailed by registered mail
not later than the 28th day of February,
2014.
Jo Beth Uhlir,
Business Manager
Kadoka School District
[Published January 23 & 30, 2014, at the
total approximate cost of $17.67]
TENDENT/Operator Performs duties as

assigned by the City Council. Work areas
include streets, snow removal, mowing,
water, sewer and equipment maintenance. Superintendent will assist Street
Superintendent when needed. Required
to become South Dakota certified in water
and wastewater and have valid drivers license. Complete job description including
job duties and minimum qualifications
and applications are available from Jefferson Finance Officer, P.O. Box 276, Jefferson, South Dakota 57038, Telephone
# 605-966-5838. Applications taken until
position filled. EOE.
WANTED: REPORTER for community
newspaper in southeast South Dakota.
Strong writing, photography and Photoshop skills required. Full-time with health
insurance. Send resume to PO Box 310,
Elk Point, SD 57025.
SULLY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
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contract for deed. Call Russell Spaid 605280-1067.
MOTOR GRADER FOR SALE: Sealed
bids on 140-H 2007 CAT Motor Grader,
S/N CCA03286 accepted until February
3. Information call: Faulk County Highway
Department 1-605-598-6233.
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wages and profit sharing!
If youd like to join our team, apply in person
or online at www.subway.com
or call 837-2400.
Town of Cottonwood
REGULAR MEETING
January 15, 2014
issued by the state of South Dakota must

accompany the bid. In lieu of a copy of
the license, the bidder shall submit appropriate evidence that the bidder and all
affiliates have the appropriate licenses.
The regular meeting of the Town of Cottonwood was held Wednesday evening,
January 15, 2014 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
Those present were J.C. Heath, Doug
Hovland, Dave Griffee and Jeff Heath.
The Board of Education of the Kadoka

Area School District reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bids.
Old Business: More discussion on insurance coverage on Cottonwood Hall.

More information is needed before action
taken.
New Business: The report of cash was
shown. There was a discussion on speed
limits for the town limits due to a complaint from a resident. No action was
taken.
Walker Refuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94.70
JC Heath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30.00
Shirley Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30.00
WREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101.00
Banking account Balance: . .15,158.81
CD Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,852.32
Questions regarding this project and repair specifications should be directed to:
Jamie Hermann, Superintendent at 605837-2175.
Kadoka Board of Education
Jo Beth Uhlir, Business Manager
[Published January 23 & 30, 2014, at the
total approximate cost of $50.70]
IN CIRCUIT COURT
SIXTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
With there being no other business, the

meeting was adjourned until February
19,2014 at 7 p.m. in town hall.
JC Heath, President
NOTICE FOR HAIL

DAMAGE REPAIR BIDS
Bids for repairing the out building roofs of
the Kadoka Area School District will be
accepted until 2:00 p.m., Thursday February 6th, 2014. Bids will be opened at
this time in the office of the business
manager.
Bids will be considered by the board of
education at their regular meeting to be
held Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at
3:30 p.m. at Interior. A detailed listing of
all damages to be repaired is available at
the school business office.
Bidders please bid for the following buildings to have a new metal roof with new
underlayment, with all previous roofing
material to be removed.
High School North Storage Shed 563.93
surface area
Kadoka School Modular
1318.93 surface area
Storage
Sports Complex Storage Shed 539.70

surface area
Shed behind Grandstands 125.53 surface area
Denote on outside of envelope: Out
Buildings Repairs
Bidders please bid for the following building to have a 40 year shingle, new underlayment and all previous roofing material
removed.
Superintendent house 1322.74 surface
area
Denote on outside of envelope: Superintendent House Roof Repairs
Each bid must be accompanied by a certificate of insurance with minimum liability
coverage of one million dollars.
Pursuant to state law, a copy of the bidders sales and use tax license and a
copy of the bidders excise tax license as
COUNTY OF JACKSON
CIV: 35CIV14-000002
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR NAME
CHANGE OF MINOR CHILD
(UNCONTESED)
In the Matter of the Petition
regarding Storm Francis Pacelti
(Birth Certificate Name),
A Minor Child.
For a Change of Name to
Storm Francis Guptill
(Proposed Name.)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Verified Petition for Name Change of a Minor
Child has been filed by Debra Lea McClure the object and prayer of which is to
change their minor childs name from
Storm Francis Pacelti to Storm Francis
Guptill. On the 26th day of Februrary,
2014, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. said Verified Petition will be heard by this Court
before the Honorable Patricia DeVaney
Presiding, at the Court Room in the Jackson County Courthouse, City of Kadoka,
Jackson County, South Dakota, or as
soon therafter as is convenient for the
court. Any interested party may come
and appear at that time and place and
show reasons, if any, why said name
should not be chaned as requested.
Dated this 7th day of January, 2014 at
Kadoka, South Dakota.
/s/ Carol Schofield
Clerk of Court
[Published January 16, 23, 30, and February 6, 2014]
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Jackson County Commissioners are
requesting sealed bids for up to two (2)
used 2005 or newer model truck tractors
with 5th. wheel. Standard day cab preferred. Prefer both trucks to be same
year, make, model, and have identical
equipment specifications. Trucks to be
used for gravel hauling.
The trucks are to meet, or exceed, the
following minimum specifications:
Engine: Diesel motor rated at a mini
mum of 450 hp.
Transmission: 10 speed
Front Axle: Rated at 12,000
Rear Axles: Tandem Drive; rated at
40,000
Wheel Base: 170

Wheels: Ten (10) Steel Disc or
Aluminum
Tires: Ten (10) 11R22.5 or equivalent
with traction tread on rear tires to
have 50% tread wear remaining.
Fifth Wheel: Air slide
Brakes: Air: Brakes to have at least 75%
of wear remaining on shoes
Suspension: Bidder to specify type on
model being bid
Steering: Power Steering
Fuel Tanks: One (1) or more with a min
imum of fifty (150) gallon capacity
Mirrors: Two (2) outside West Coast
type, one on each side of cab
Heater & A/C: Heavy duty heater,
defroster and air conditioner
Coolant Heater: Engine block coolant
heater
Lights: All lights to meet I.C.C. regulations
Maintenance/Traffic Warning Lights: All
lights to meet I.C.C. regulations
Bidder to list mileage on truck, and also
list hours / mileage on engine, transmission and rear ends since last major overhaul. All systems must be in satisfactory
working condition. Maximum allowed
mileage is 600,000 miles.
Additional Equipment / Attachments:
Bidder to list all additional equipment or
attachments. Information to include year,
manufacturer, model, and all pertinent
specifications. All equipment / attachments must be in satisfactory working
condition.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Bidder to provide cash purchase price
bid. If a lease purchase or finance package is available, bidder is to provide all
details of this package as a supplemental bid and enclose it with the cash price
bid.
Bidder is to state in writing the general
condition of the truck, 5th wheel, and additional equipment, and to include any
warranties that may apply.
Bidder to state delivery date F.O.B.
Kadoka, SD.
A certified check or cashiers check
drawn on a South Dakota bank in the
amount of five percent (5%) of the bid
amount made payable to Jackson
County must accompany the bid. In lieu
of such check, a bid bond in the amount
of ten percent (10%) of the bid amount,
issued by a state or national bank domiciled within South Dakota, shall accompany the bid.
All bids are to be received in the Jackson
County Auditors Office no later than
1:30 p.m. MT, February 10, 2014. Bids
are to be opened at 2:00 p.m. MT, February 10, 2014.
The Board of Jackson County Commissioners reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bids, and to accept the
bid that is in the best interest of Jackson
County.
For further information contact, Jackson
County, P O Box 280, Kadoka, SD
57543 or by calling 605 837 2422.
Vicki D. Wilson
[Published January 30 & February 6, at
an estimated cost of $71.46]
Legal Deadline
Friday at Noon
Winner Regional Extension Center
Bob Fanning, Plant Pathology Field Specialist 842-1267

National Cover Crop and
Soil Health Forum
The SDSU Extension Regional
Centers at Watertown, Winner
and Sioux Falls will host a live
broadcast of the National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil
Health, beginning at 9 a.m. CST
on Feb. 18, 2014. The national
conference in Omaha, Neb. will
focus on prospects for cover crops
and soil health improvements and
feature:
Howard G. Buffett, Howard G.
Buffett Foundation - a private
family foundation working to improve the standard of living and
quality of life for the worlds most
impoverished and marginalized
populations;
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture (invited);
Ray Gaesser, American Soybean Association President;
A panel of expert producer conservationists: Dave Brandt (Ohio),
Gabe Brown (North Dakota), Dan
DeSutter (Indiana), and Clay
Mitchell (Iowa).
This will be a great opportunity for farmers interested in
cover crops and soil health to meet
up with like-minded individuals
from their local area to discuss
both local and national issues related to cover crops, says Rob
Myers, conference chairman and
regional director of Extension programs for the North Central Region SARE. We hope that farmers
will come prepared with questions
and ideas that they can feed back
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture about programs and assistance needed for cover crops and
soil health.
Attending the nationwide
broadcast is free of charge and
open to anyone who is interested
in hearing about and discussing
the prospects for cover crops and
soil health improvements on
American farms and ranches. Following the broadcast, discuss with
local experts how cover cropping
can build soil health, improve
yields, curb erosion, manage pests
and build resilience into your
farming system.
Here at the SDSU Extension
Center in Winner, we have asked
Weathering risk
on the ranch
workshop in
Miller
SDSU Extension is hosting the
Weathering Risk on the Ranch
workshop Feb. 5, 2014 in Miller.
"This workshop will focus on opportunities and challenges of
weather and climate-related risk
management," said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate
Field Specialist.
The workshop will be held at
The Hondah, on Main St. in Miller
and runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(CDT); topics include:
Why you need a written
drought plan, and how to do it presented by, Cody Knutson, UNL National Drought Mitigation Center;
Weather and climate monitoring presented by Laura Edwards,
SDSU Extension Climate Field
Specialist;
Measuring grassland productivity presented by Pete Bauman,
SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist
Using Pasture, Rangeland,
Forage - Rainfall Index Insurance
presented by Matt Diersen, SDSU
Extension Risk/Business Management Specialist
SD Drought Tool and efficiency
of soil infiltration presented by
NRCS representative; and
Best management practices
for range presented by Roger
Gates, SDSU Extension Rangeland Management Specialist and
Dave Ollila, SDSU Extension
Sheep Field Specialist.
No Pre-registration required
and lunch will be provided. For
more information contact, Kent
Baumberger, NRCS in Miller at
(605) 853-2410 ext:3 or Mike Larson, NRCS in Highmore at (605)
852-2221 or Edwards at SDSU Extension Regional Center in Aberdeen, (605) 626-2870.
Buy Rent
Sell Trade
Get it done through
the Classifieds
Call Kadoka Press
837-2259
a few local ag producers to briefly

share some of their experiences
with cover crops and how they
have affected their farm and
ranch operations. We welcome
producers from the audience to
share their experiences with cover
crops and maybe help answer
some of the questions that arise.
Please RSVP to ensure adequate accommodations at the
SDSU Extension Centers:
Winner: 325 S. Monroe St.,
RSVP - Bob Fanning at
(605) 842-1267 or
robert.fanning@sdstate.edu.
Sioux Falls: 2001 E. Eighth St.,
RSVP Anthony Bly at (605) 7823290 or
anthony.bly@sdstate.edu.
Watertown: 1910 West Kemp
Avenue
RSVP: Jim Dylla, Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) at (605) 886-8202, Ext. 3
or James.Dylla@sd.usda.gov
For more information, visit
http://www.SARE.org/covercropconference.
Calendar
2/4/2014: Tri-County Drought
Risk Management Workshop, 8:30
am, SDSU Extension Center, Winner, SD
2/5/2014: PAT, 1:00 pm, CST,
Civic Center, Burke, SD
2/10/2014: PAT, 1:00 pm, CST,
SDSU Extension Center, Winner,
SD
2/18/2014: National Cover Crop
and Soil Health Forum, 9:00 am,
SDSU Extension Centers, Winner,
Sioux Falls and Watertown
Agriculture

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KADOKA PRESS

The official newspaper of Jackson County, South Dakota

Reckling benefit very successful

Modern Woodmen of America members,

used to help cover medical expense.

support a local need, says Don Haynes, local

WR/L-J awarded Water System of Year

farm and ranch households.

This year WR/L-J successfully

Free tax preparation at Jackson

not have to be an AARP member

that can be used to pay for hauling

Kadoka Nursing Home

The next deficiency was for the

2 - Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Kadoka Press

From the U.S. Senate | Senator John Thune

Lookin Around | Syd Iwan

sors for the job, but now I use

weeks early last year. That was

From the U.S. House | Representative Kristi Noem

ter Friends House, and Be Free

are working on too.

tiveness is due to the combined

Office of the Governor | Gov. Dennis Daugaard

mation declaring Operation Reach

ber determined the veteran was eligible to receive complete medical

From the U.S. Dept. of Ag | Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack

ing that up with the best available

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sessed. Dorothy Leigh led the discussion; she is such an interesting

DeCorys birthday on the 14th, the

Belvidere News | Syd Iwan, 381-2147

week so Jim could keep a doctors

Norris News | Marjorie Anne Letellier, 462-6228

Tresa (Bauman), are part of the

Kadoka Press - Thursday, January 30, 2014 -

Kadoka Area News | Sydne Lenox, 837-2465

Parke, who underwent surgery in

Kadoka Nursing Home | Cathy Stone, 837-2270

in to see Shorty Ireland on Saturday. They caught up on some news

upside down cake for dessert.

4 - Thursday, January 30, 2014 - Kadoka Press

years have done this as well and he

Pin Hunter Wright (RED) 2:27

170 lbs: Chandlier Sudbeck 1st

Philip Area will head to Pierre,

Kadoka Press - Thursday, January 30, 2014 -

Janice Millage _________________________________

Mildred Young _________________________________

Janice Millage, age 78, of

Mildred Martha Young, 95, died

daughter, Kimberly, who grew up

David, of Forest Grove, Ore.; two

Robert Bud Finley _____________________________

worked as a car salesman for

Meals for the Elderly

Monday, February 3: Hamburger on a bun with lettuce and

Bible Study: Sunday evenings at

Upcoming Area Events

death on February 3, 2006. Bud

devotions to follow. All high school