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No. 51, Vol. 108

Philip, South Dakota 57567

Highway
34 closed
The South Dakota Department of Transportation reminds
motorists that a portion of Highway 34 between Pierre and
Sturgis is now closed.
On August 11, a two-and-ahalf mile section of Highway 34
east of Howes was closed for approximately five weeks. The section of highway to be closed is
about halfway between Pierre
and Sturgis, just east of the
Highway 34 junction with Highway 73 north. The closure
blocks the most direct route for
through traffic between those
two cities.
The trouble spots necessitating the closing are the dam
grades for Howes Lake and
Lake Buffalo that have eroded
because of the rains.
The contractor is replacing
the pipes through the dams at
Howes Lake and Lake Buffalo.
Work is being done to repair the
erosion and replace the embankment and road surface at
both locations.
While the road is closed, travelers from the east are being detoured north on Highway 63 to
Highway 212, then west on
Highway 212 to Highway 73 at
Faith and south on Highway 73
back to Highway 34. Travelers
from the west will be detoured
north on 73, east on 212 and
south on 63 back to Highway 34.
Because of the length of that
detour 76 miles travelers are
encouraged to consider an alternate route, depending on their
destination.
For complete road construction
information,
visit
www.safetravelusa.com/sd or
dial 511.

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Minuteman Visitor Center work on track

by Del Bartels
Though the Minuteman II deterrent system is now history,
there are 450 operational Minuteman III nuclear missiles, out of
todays 2,100 operational United
States nuclear missiles.
This is just one bit of historical,
as well as current, information
that will be presented at the future Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site visitor center. The
7,700 square foot structure is on
schedule to be moved into by midOctober. The interactive exhibits
are to be up and going by July
2015. The official grand opening is
still planned for July 2, 2015, the
52nd anniversary of the activation
of the 66th Missile Squadron. The
squadron originally operated the
Minuteman Missile program in
western South Dakota, using the
Minuteman II intercontinental
ballistic missile (ICBM) as a nuclear deterrence.
Construction is going well.
Talk about no roadblocks. A real
win-win, said Chris Wilkinson,
chief of interpretation and education for the national historic site.
Temporary acting superintendent
for the site, Tom Baker, added,
This has been a model government construction project.
Over two-thirds of the steel
framed building will be for exhibits and displays. The rest will
be administrative space. The main
entrance will hold a Dakota Destination display to promote other
attractions in the area. A multipurpose room will be used for presentations and speaker events.
Displays are designed to be
hands-on,
interactive
and
thought provoking, and will follow
the time line of the Cold War from
the 1950s to present.
Baker noted that for every dollar invested in a national park it
generates four dollars of local economic impact. The bid was
awarded to Scull Construction,
Rapid City. Work is being supervised by HDR Engineering, Inc.s
design architect, Chris Bailey, and
Scull superintendent, Justine
Busch. The national site currently
employees 12 people, five full time
and the rest seasonal. Wilkinson
said that total may go as high as

Construction of the building and parking area of the new visitor center of the Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site is on schedule for the move from the current modular center by park personnel by mid-October.
of
purpose
20 after the new
building a visivisitor center is
tor center to
ready. The curtell the nationaverage
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tours
daily
story of Mintaken through
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the Delta 09 and
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War,
launch control
which is of infacility is curternational and
rently 12 during
global signifitourist season,
cance. These
and that may go
funds
were
up to 24 by
what the USAF
2016.
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would have extours can be
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arranged
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process
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Del Bartels
such a site.
According to
$1.2 milBaker, the cost Chris Wilkinson, chief of interpretation and education, gets an update
lion for the debreakdown for on a specific aspect of the work on the new visitor center.
s i g n ,
the site is as folfabrication and installation of the facility's visitor orilows:
entation area and interactive interpretive exhibits,
$3.6 million for the construction of the building.
including the professional production of a movie that
These funds were provided by the United States Air
will be available to all visitors. These funds were proForce when the park was established for the specific

vided through competitive NPS

funding sources.
$400,000 through the Federal
Lands Access Program for the
paving of the visitor center parking area as well as paving a quarter mile stretch of Cottonwood
Road off of I-90's northbound Exit
131 leading to the Minuteman
Missile NHS Visitor Center in
partnership with, and at no cost
to, the Jackson County Board of
Commissioners.
Part of the good neighbor aspect
of the visitor center will show the
affects the Minuteman Missile deterrent program had on local
ranchers. Wilkinson can give detailed examples of how the nation
and the local area realized modern
improvements because of the Cold
War and the local Minuteman program. We are still living in the infrastructure of the missile
system, said Wilkinson. The interstate highway network was
created, and western South
Dakota benefited from improvements in the electrical power grids
and communications systems.
The nuclear missile age is still
with us. Wilkinson said there are
still 17,000 active missiles on
earth, down from 66,000 from not
too long ago. The 450 Minuteman
IIIs in South Dakota, North
Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and
Colorado can carry three warheads, though are armed with
only one each because of international treaties.
Now there is less likelihood of
a full scale nuclear war, but a
greater likelihood of a small scale
nuclear war or accidental detonation, said Wilkinson on the legacy
of the cold war and nuclear warfare.
The center will include Soviet
style murals, a mock-up of an underground blast door, a real
(though not live) warhead, a command chair with a fire button,
and constant interactive programs
asking visitors if they think the
Cold War is really over. The parking lot will be designed with tour
and school buses in mind. The junior ranger program will continue
for visitors six and under, seven to
11, and 12 and up.

Commissioners work on 2015 budget

By Nancy Haigh
Budget requests and office reports were discussed at the
August 5 adn 8, 2014 and Haakon County Board of Commissioners meetings.
Traci Radway, Haakon County register of deeds presented
her quarterly report and asked about increasing her
deputys position to full time. She asked that the discussion
continue into executive session to further discuss the issue.
The board took no action following the session. The board
will discuss the matter more at their special budget meeting
August 8.
Toni Rhodes, director of equalization for Haakon County
would also like to increase the 2014 hours for her temporary
assistant. The money for this would have to be supplemented to the director of equalizations budget from the contingency fund.
During the sheriffs monthly report Sheriff Fred Koester
and the board discussed a new vehicle that would be purchased possibly in 2015. The deputys Durango still has engine issues and Koester noted the possibility of replacing the
engine.
The commissioners and States Attorney Gay Tollefson
discussed the trail issue at Ottumwa Dam. Tollefson said

she would research the issue and advise the board at a future meeting.
Kaycee Jones, 4-H advisor updated the board on recent
and future events for the 4-H program. She requested a new
laptop computer as the current one is not compatible for office use. The cost per quote from Hometown Computer Services is $2,200. Each county would pay about $550 for the
computer.
Other reports reviewed were from the veterans service office, auditor/treasurer, county health nurse and library.
The board tabled a request from South Dakota Department of Transportation to sign off on papers related to the
proposed shared use path that the city of Philip is working
on. If the commissioners do not sign the papers, it could
mean an end to the project, noted Carla Smith, auditor.
Commissioners wished to speak with city council members regarding the project before making the decision to sign
or not.
Dwight Slovek, highway superintendent, and Val
Williams, highway department administrator, updated the
board on their departments activities. Slovek discussed the
possibility of adapting weed spraying equipment to fit the
front of the motor graders. If the idea works, the grader op-

erators could spray patches of weeds as they worked on the

roads. Slovek noted this would help out weed supervisor,
Virgil Smith, with the more than 1,800 miles of road ditches
he has to spray.
Meeting minutes from July 1 and 24 along with July warrants were approved. The July 8 meeting minutes were approved with the correction that it is 100,000 tons of gravel,
not $100,000 dollars of gravel that could be crushed.
At the boards August 8, special budget meeting, they discussed the proposed full time deputy which would be split
between the register of deeds and director of equalization
office. The board opted to not approve the proposal, but to
remain with the current half-time register of deeds deputy
and quarter time, as needed assitant for the equalizaiton office.
As part of the 2015 budget a 3 percent raise was figured
in for all county employees.
Discussion also was held regarding the aging heating and
air condition systems. The board decided to budget for a new
air conditioning unit with plans to fix the heating system in
the next few years.
The boards next regular meeting is Tuesday, September
2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.

School board fills vacancies, receives grants

by Del Bartels
The Haakon School District
Board of Education has filled its
roster of personnel.
During the monthly meeting
Monday, August 11, it was confirmed that the high school social
studies instructor is Casey Jore.
He will also be an assistant coach
for girls basketball and for track.
Travis Thorn is the new head
maintenance person. They join already approved personnel. Christi
Ferguson is a new custodian.
Nicole Dennis is heading the food
service
department.
April
Schofield is the new second grade
instructor and Ella Campbell is
the third grade instructor.
Other personnel have shifted responsibilities. Tracey Hand is now
the instructor at the Milesville
School and Ruth Carley is the instructor at Deep Creek School.
Secondary Principal Corey Lambley has also taken on the full responsibilities of athletic director.
For family and personal rea-

sons, Carmen One Skunk has

taken a position elsewhere. Experiences have been wonderful, she
wrote in her letter of resignation
from the special education department. The board of education accepted her resignation, with
regrets.
Board member Anita Peterson
has been nominated for the second
vice president seat of the Associated School Boards of South
Dakota.
There was one application this
year for home schooling exemption, that being for an 11th grade
student. Three open enrollment
requests came in for this meeting.
One ninth grader from Stanley
County, one ninth grader from
Kadoka Area, and one 11th grader
from Kadoka Area will attend
Philip High School.
In other business, the district
has received three grants. The
Bev Tucker Fund at Black Hills
Area Community Foundation has
given $11,600 to the district be-

cause of the important and good

work it does for the people of
Haakon County, according to the
donation letter.
An application by the district to
the Department of Natural Resources Small Community Planning Grant has resulted in a
$10,000 grant. This is to be used
toward the engineering study to
evaluate the wastewater treatment facility within the geothermals heating system.
The board of directors of the
West River Water Development
District have voted to allocate
$20,000 toward engineering costs
associated with fixing the districts geothermal well, lines and
ponds.
In ongoing finances, general
fund claims payable as of August
11 total over $32,214. Capital outlay claims total over $78,185. The
largest single capital outlay expense, $25,408, was for elementary computers. The next largest
capital outlay expense, $21,043,

was for math text books. The district is surplusing over 160 math
books for various grades, all with
copywrite dates of 2007. All new
math texts will be used this year.
Special education claims total
over $11,209, with over $8,550
going to residental tuition. Food
service claims were over $735.
Hourly wages for the month came
to $11,234.80 for an equivalent
total of 1,049.5 hours worked.
The graduation date for Philip
High School seniors is set at Saturday, May 16, at 3:00 p.m. This
will be the third consecutive year
graduation will be on a Saturday.
In his superintendents report,
Keven Morehart said that projections indicate that the school body
will be around 300 total students.
The estimated kindergarten class
is 20. Morehart said that the
magic number for funding is 300.
It we lose 50 kids, thats like
$250,000 (lost) the following year.
Thats huge, said Morehart.
Board President Scott Brech

added that, everything else being

comparable with surrounding
states and nationally, the education funds from South Dakota are
where we are lacking. Brech said
that the estimated $4,800 per student from the state is a misconception. That amount is a total
between the state and the local
taxable school district. The more
the county has to provide, the less
the state provides. Haakon School
District is about a 50/50 split, said
Brech.
Morehart said that Kadoka
Area, Wall, New Underwood and
Haakon schools may combine a
teacher in-service in November
because of the availability of special speakers and representatives.
Even if it doesnt work out, The
best thing is the four schools are
talking, said Morehart.
Morehart also noted that there
are now so many applications
available out there for smart
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August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

City disaster readiness, construction and trees

by Del Bartels
During the Philip City Council
meeting Monday, August 4, Lola
Roseth, Haakon County emergency manager, connected her recent disaster experience concerning the tornado in Wessington
Springs and what might be experienced with a disaster in Haakon
County.
No matter what happens, its
chaotic, said Roseth. She asked
the council to designate an official
spokesperson for the city if a disaster should hit. We dont want
10 different people talking to the
media. Anybody can talk to the
media, but the official spokesman
for the city will have the most upto-date information. There are
some things you dont say to the
media, that way you dont have a
mess when the news hits, said
Roseth. Whomever is chosen will
have their own responsibilities as
well. They are going to be busy,
but will be all over. We will be in
our own little part, they will be in
the middle of it.
Roseth and Haakon County

Sheriff Fred Koester are the disaster situation spokesmen for

Haakon County. The Philip council will decide on the citys
spokesman at their next meeting.
In other business, expansion options for the rubble site will be discussed next month, after adjacent
landowners can be contacted and
more information can be acquired.
A plat request by Jerry Patterson for Railroad Tract B was approved. The city will look into
adopting a policy or ordinance
concerning dealing with unfiled
plats.
The recent lift station wet well
rehabitation construction project
now requires a new electronic controller. Dakota Pump, Inc., has
given a quote of $2,450 for the
touchscreen unit, its programming and installation. The controller will replace a 22-year-old
control box.
The shared use path/trails project agreement between the city of
Philip and the South Dakota Department of Transportation was
signed in October 2013. Now the

The Fridge Door

Notes
and
Reminders

DOT wants to amend it so Philip

is eliminated from giving concurrence to awarding of any bids. The
projects cost estimates are increasing with almost every communication from the DOT. The
council will not allow the deletion
of its contractual rights until the
citys attorney, Gay Tollefson, can
review it to determine if the city
has to accept the amendment. The
city is also looking into how much
the project would cost if a local
contractor were to do the work.
Philips share of 19.8 percent has
climbed from under $13,000 to an
estimated amount of over $29,700.
The city will also re-apply for
TransCanada Community Investment funding.
Building permits were granted
for Bob Fugate to replace a shed,
Marty Hansen to put in a retaining wall and sidewalk and driveway, Rene Konst to renew a July
2013 permit, Tiffannee Morrison
to put up a deck, the Sacred Heart
Church to replace the rectory
sewer line, and Mike Schultz to
replace front and back steps.
Cenex Harvest States, Inc. Midwest Cooperative was granted
a building permit for its Phase II
expansion. Philip site manager
Jay Baxter said the cooperative is
looking to replace seven grain bins
with two bins that will hold
420,000 bushels each. A conveyer
will reach over the distance to the

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phones, that the schools cant
block them all. The gamut of Internet information is now accessible off of a cell phone. And, some
apps such as tethering and hot
spot allow a number of smart
phones to use the Internet off of
one nearby smart phone.
A major bee infestation in a

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Lookin Around|Syd Iwan

Dont ever clean the top of your
desk. Youre apt to find stuff at the
bottom of the piles that got there
because you didnt want to deal
with it. Now that it has resurfaced, abject guilt might require
some action and work on your
part. Thats what happened here
this week, anyway, and Ive had to
take time away from important
stuff such as computer games to
either start or finish various projects. It took more than a few
hours.
For instance, there were the
four baptism certificates that have
been hanging fire since April. Im
the church clerk and am supposed
to be keeping the records and
doing the paperwork. This wasnt
actually a big deal since I just
have to bring up the form I earlier
made on the computer, fill in the
names, dates and whatnot, and
print them out. There is always
the possibility of errors creeping
in so things have to be checked
fairly carefully. The total job may
have taken a little over an hour
including making the entries in
the heavy ancient church register
book. That work has now been
completed, however, and the certificates are ready to be delivered.
Other papers at the bottom of
the piles reminded me that thankyou cards needed to be sent. Devota, for example, had recently
sent me a program of a piano
recital I was in back in my highschool days. It was a nifty memento of those times, and I was
tickled to get it. I probably have
another copy somewhere in a box
buried in the depths of the base-

ing Social Security, retirement,

deductible buydown and other
items, totaled over $43,817. Other
bills pending total over $63,320.
The largest single item is employee health insurance premiums.
The citys police department will
sell its 2007 Dodge Durango and
has purchased a new vehicle. The
prisoner cage has already been removed and will be sold separately.
The last day of this season for
the public swimming pool is August 16. A thank you was extended to Howard Pihlaja for
again sponsoring the Swim for

Life program. The Forty and

Eight again sponsored the annual
free swim day.
The October meeting of the
Philip City Council has been
moved from Monday, October 6, to
Wednesday, October 1. The South
Dakota Municipal Leagues annual meeting is scheduled for the
week of October 6.
The city offices will be closed
Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day holiday. The
next regular Philip City Council
meeting is Tuesday, September 2,
at 7:00 p.m. in the Haakon County
Courthouse community room.

Garden club outing

Haakon School Board

PHILIP GARDEN CLUB will meet Tuesday, August 19, at

7:00 p.m. at the Senechal Park. Everyone welcome!!

Guilt

railroad cars. There will also be an

installation of inbound and outbound truck scales. Baxter said
the system will be quieter and less
intrusive than the current one. He
is hoping for Phase II to be in operation before next years harvest.
A Community Threat Assessment Protocol report was done by
the South Dakota Department of
Agriculture to record a base line to
a growing concern of insect, disease and fire threats to trees and
forests. There are 198 trees on
property managed by the city of
Philip, including in town parks.
According to the report, of these
trees, none are in excellent condition, while 35 are in such poor
health that death is imminent.
The city does not allow any new
planting of trees within 10 feet
back from the curb and gutter, 12
feet back from the street where
there is no curb and gutter, three
feet back from other property
lines, five feet from buried utilities, and must not interfere with
any overhead utilities. Other related rules also apply.
Philip has re-entered an annual
joint cooperative agreement with
the Centeral South Dakota Enhancement District. Dues are over
$850 for Fiscal Year 2015.
Coddy Gartner was officially
hired as a general maintenance
worker for the city of Philip.
Gross salaries for July, includ-

ment, but bringing it to light

would be an awful task. There it
was in an envelope all ready for
me to look at. I needed to write a
note and actually express my appreciation and also reply to the
letter that accompanied the recital
program. I did that.
Then there was the graduation
card that should have gone out
probably in May. The announcement came some time before that,
and Id actually purchased a card
several weeks ago. That card has
now gone out, at last.
Finally, a guy from Germany
had taken pictures of our branding back in 1962 and recently sent
copies to me. I wanted to scan
them on the computer and post
them on my Facebook internet
page. I thought various relatives
and friends would enjoy them.
Well, those intentions went back
well over a year so it was probably
time to carry them out. It took
some doing, but it has now been
done, and quite a few people have
said they liked getting to see
them. They are kind of neat photos.
Well, after all those projects
were uncovered and dealt with,
there was also throwing and filing
that needed to be done. My desktop is now down to a considerably
more manageable level, and that
is probably a good thing. It just
took quite a bit of work and fussing around to get it to this point.
Guilt, though, has several faces.
It can creep up on you when you
simply arent expecting it. Last
Sunday at church was such a
time. After playing the prelude, I
realized that I could have done a
slightly better job if Id practiced
more the week before. This real-

ization drove me to spending more

hours at the keyboard this last
week so things will hopefully go
better tomorrow. There are no
guarantees of that, but the probability is higher.
Oh yes. You are probably aware
that it is never a good idea to step
on a scale (or look in a mirror.)
You might discover that you have
gained another pound or two and
need to renew your pledge to avoid
all sweets and most greasy foods
such as chips. We all know that
but just dont want to believe that
consuming certain delightful
treats will result in more bodily
baggage that needs to constantly
be hauled around. A corollary to
the diet watch is the possible need
for more exercise. As a result, I
have been watching my food intake more closely this week and
actually getting out and walking.
I havent been back on the scale to
see if any progress has been made,
but I am fairly confident that
things have not gotten any worse
anyway.
So, there you have it. You must
remember to never completely
clean your desktop and certainly
to never get on a scale. You may
have your own ways of dealing
with guilt, but mine this week
have involved trying to resolve the
matters that have occasioned it.
Ive had pretty good success there,
but I plan to ignore anything that
will cause more anxiety this next
week including those bank statements that remind me that my
books are a couple of months behind. There is only so much of that
sort of thing that a body can deal
with, and I need a break. I wonder
how the fishing is out at the south
dam?

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building next to the Deep Creek

School will be eliminated before
school begins.
The first day of practice for football and volleyball is Thursday,
August 14. The first day of practice for cross country is Monday,
August 18. All athletes and managers must have a physical form
turned in by the first day of practice; no physical, no practice.
Junior high and high school registration is Thursday, August 14.
If that date does not work for certain families, they may contact
the office. The first day of classes
is Wednesday, August 20. School
pictures will be taken September
3.
Forms for free and reduced
lunches are available in all of the
offices. Parents are asked to fill
them out as soon as possible.
School supply lists are on the website and copies are available for
junior high and high school in the
high school office. For more information, phone the high school office at 859-2860
The next scheduled meeting of
the Haakon School District Board
of Education is Monday, September 8, in room A-1 of the Philip
High School.

Courtesy photos

Philip Garden Club members attended an outing Thursday, August 7,

in Wall. Part of it included them touring the yard and garden of Gayle
and Steven Eisenbraun, shown above sitting on a decorative patio bench
surrounded by other patio furnishing and well-tended foliage.

As part of an outing of the Philip Garden Club on August 7, members

toured the yard and garden of Marsha and Norman Eisenbraun in Wall.
The two are shown in front of a backdrop of groomed and lined trees,
shrubs and flowers.

Country Praises|by Del Bartels

A good day
There was blood everywhere,
continued the ambulance attendant, telling of the run earlier that
morning, off the record to other
emergency responders.
The high school senior took it all
in. He had spent the last few
months sitting in at the police office, deciding if he would attend
the academy next year. He helped
with nonsensitive paperwork, listened in on nonofficial conversations, and attended ambulance,
fire, highway patrol and dispatch
meetings. The first day he was
bored silly. He thumbed through
regulation manuals, training
pamphlets, public reports. He almost nodded off, and the chief said
it was a good day.
Though an avid hunter, he got
queazy after handgun practice.
The target was a photo of a real
person. He viewed training films
and footage of the aftermath of
real shootings. He was nauseous.
The chief said it was a good day.
The fire department responded
to a grass fire call. The heavy gear
made him sweat even before they
got there. Though he helped with

only the clean up, his muscles

ached from bouncing on top of the
truck while aiming the high-pressure hose. His eyes stung from
soot and he reeked of sweat and
smoke. Farm equipment had been
destroyed, a field scorched and
haystacks gone. The operator of
the haying machinery was unharmed. The fire chief said it was
a good day.
The emergency medical technician training course was repetitive. He could recite it all. Still,
when the mannikin had to be
treated, and the instructors kept
laying on the immediacy of the
bleeding or stopped breathing, he
responded hesitantly and unsurely. The mannikin died several time. He needed practice! The
trainers said it was a good day.
The game warden took him out
to put down a wounded deer. The
car that had hit it was damaged.
The driver, a young woman, was
near hysterics, but okay. The
mangled deer flopped in pain until
the boy pulled the trigger. This
was nothing like hunting. After
the woman was calmed and the
carcass disposed of, the officer
said it was a good day.

He happened to be in the police

car when they came across a civil
disturbance. A couple was arguing ... her holding a knife and him
bleeding from the knuckles. The
situation started easing only after
the highway patrol back-up arrived. Watching from a distance,
the boy had never realized such
things could happen. How could
people act this way? Still, the officers said it was a good day.
Now the EMT finished the story
of a teen drivers scalp wound
lots of blood, but no fractures or
concussion. The pickup had rolled
when the driver took the curve too
fast. The driver would be okay,
though the truck was totaled. It
was a good day.
How? Utter boredom followed
by people getting hurt, accidents,
fires, ambulance runs, fights, possible shootings! And, these are all
good days?
Everyone sipped at their coffee
or looked at their shoes. They all
worked for one simple reason. The
police chief said that he didnt
have to tell a family that someone
would never be coming home
again. That not happening, it was
indeed a good day.

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Rural Livin
Extension News
Winter Wheat Meeting
Draper
SDSU Extension will hold a
Winter Wheat Meeting at the
Auditorium in Draper on
Wednesday, August 27. The
meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m.
CT with a meal prepared by a
local group of church women and
sponsored by area agri-businesses. There is no cost to attend.
Speakers will be Chris Graham,
SDSU Extension Agronomist,
West River, and Dwayne Beck,
Manager of the Dakota Lakes
Research Farm. Chris will be discussing the results of the Winter
Wheat Crop Performance Testing (CPT) trials, changes to the
recommended variety list, and
some highlights of the 2013-14
production year. There continues
to be exciting new varieties in development or recently released
from the SDSU and other winter
wheat breeding programs and
Chris will bring everyone up to
date on whats new.
Dwayne has been asked to give
an introduction to precision
farming. Attendees can expect to
hear about more than precision
farming as Dwayne feels strongly
that other aspects of a cropping
system need to be in order to
make this technology work.
While many farmers are already
using some aspects of precision
farming, not everyone may be
ready to embrace the yield map-

Bob Fanning. Field Specialist

Winner Regional Extension Center

ping, variable rate seeding and

fertilizing and other techniques
that are available. The pros and
cons of these and other techniques will be addressed, but regardless of your interest in full
blown precision farming, everyone will take home something
they can use.
This meeting has been held for
well over 20 years, with attendance ranging from 50-75+ people, most of which are wheat
producers, and considered one of
the best Extension meetings in
the area. The meal is sponsored
by area agribusinesses, and representatives from many of them
attend. The meeting is well
known for good food, good information, and a great opportunity
to network with fellow producers
and industry representatives
across the area.
For more information contact
the Winner Regional Extension
Center, 842-1267.
Thistles and Other
Troublesome Weeds
A local commercial pesticide
applicator recently called to get
the SDSU recommendation on
timing of musk thistle, leafy
spurge and knapweed control.
The statewide noxious weeds are
all perennials, and the locally
noxious list is mostly biennials. A
general recommendation is to
take control measures when
weeds are present, but both fall

and spring are good times to control both perennial and biennial
weeds.
When spraying biennial weeds
in the fall, wait until seeds have
germinated and rosettes have developed. Residual herbicides can
pick up late germinating plants.
Escapes can be addressed in the
spring before they bolt. Perennial
weeds are sometimes best controlled in the fall, but effective
measures can also be taken in
the spring. Effective control for
both groups relies on soil moisture to germinate seeds and produce growth or regrowth.
Perennial weed control is often
said to be best just after a light
frost. In reality, the trigger for
plants to put food reserves in
their roots is a decline of daylight
hours, with mid-August the beginning date for South Dakota.
Be sure to apply herbicides before frost damages the foliage.
For more information on herbicides, rates and other tips, consult Noxious Weed Control:
http://igrow.org/up/resources/033018-2012.pdf, or Pasture &
Range Weed Control: http://
igrow.org/up/resources/03-30202012.pdf.
Calendar
8/19-21/2014 DakotaFest,
Schlaffman Farm, Mitchell
8/27/2014 Winter Wheat
Meeting, 6:30 pm, Auditorium,
Draper

In My Opinion By James D Stangle, DVM

Footrot, Ergot or Both
We are seeing many ranchers
treating more cases of foot problems
than normal. It could be for a number of reasons. One reason is that
the ease of treatment has improved
with the advent of dart guns, disposable darts and good low volume
antibiotics. This makes treatment
way easier than roping or trailing
them several miles to the corrals. A
second reason is that a calfs potential value this fall may be $1500/hd.
With that kind of money on the line,
treatment is always an option.
The third reason that we may be
seeing more footrot could be due to
ergot poisoning. A week ago I went
to a ranch to look at sick calves. The
rancher showed me some seed
heads of intermediate wheat grass
where some of the seeds were long
and black. This is ergot fungus. The
toxins this fungus produce can
cause hallucinations and convulsion
at high doses. At low chronic doses,
it causes constriction of blood vessels in the extremities, i.e. feet, tail,
ears and teats.
Historically ergot has wiped out
European villages in the 1500s.
Ergot in their rye bread caused hallucinations and dry gangrene of fingers, hands, toes and feet.
Hallucinations caused by ergot were
also to blame for Salem witch hunts.
Today ergot is grown commercially for the manufacture of oxytocin which is used for milk let down
and uterine contractions, and ergonovine, which is used in human
medicine for stopping uterine bleeding.
Ergot is typically found in western wheatgrass. This year we are
finding it in crested, intermediate

and slender wheatgrass; as well as

smooth brome grass and green needle grass. The literature says as little as 120 ergot heads/day is enough
to poison one cow. The staff and I
examined 15 pounds of crappy ditch
hay of mostly crested and western
wheatgrass and only found about 10
ergot heads. But in better areas
where the hay looked good I found
200 ergot heads in 70 crested pantsabout a half pound. So there is potential for toxicity out there.
The ergot may be potentiating the
footrot problem by decreasing blood
flow to the feet. What I am most
concerned about, however, is the
fact that hay was put up late this
year because of spring rain. This
means more of the seeds would be
infected. If the hay is rolled out or
put through a bale processor, the
ergot may fall off, but if the hay is

ground, then the cattle will have no

choice but to eat it. The only way to
fix ground hay would be to mix it
with millet or Sudan or silage. I
talked with Dr. Reg Nigar, a toxicologist at SDSU, he said I was the
third person to have called him. He
is not sure what problems this may
cause. There are conflicting reports
on the effects on pregnant cows.
Some say it will cause abortion and
others say its safe.
So what should we do now? For
now, keep treating foot rot with antibiotics because it seems to be
working. Secondly, if you get the
chance, take pictures of the feet of
the cows and calves you are treating
and e-mil them to drjim@gwtc.net.
Dr. Niger and I would like to see if
we can tell if there is ergot involved.
Search images of ergot on the internet Im sure youll find many

August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

Johnson applauds court ruling on COOL

United States Senator Tim
Johnson (D-SD) applauded the decision by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit that reaffirms
the legitimacy of the United
States Department of Agricultures Country of Origin Labeling
(COOL) program for meat products.
South Dakotas and the nations independent livestock producers, along with consumers
everywhere, got a big win with
this decision that maintains their
right to have meat labeled as to its
country of origin, said Johnson.
COOL has served as a key marketing tool for ranchers to sell

their meat and lets consumers

make informed choices in their
meat purchases.
The federal courts affirmation
of the legitimacy and constitutionality of COOL comes despite efforts by the meatpackers to repeal
the law and having fought labeling at every step of the way, said
Johnson. With this decision,
USDA can continue to implement
COOL.
As the original author of COOL,
Johnson has fought vigorously to
defend the law and USDAs implementation of the program. Despite
repeated attempts by opponents of
COOL to repeal the program during consideration of the farm bill,

Johnson was successful in maintaining the current statute in the

final bill.
Objections to the United States
COOL program by Canada and
Mexico before the World Trade
Organization have not been finalized. However, it is expected that
a decision will be made public
soon. The Office of the United
States Trade Representative and
the USDA have continued working to defend the program and
have expressed confidence that
the May 2013 rule updating the
requirements of the program is
compliant with the United States
international trade commitments.

Sounds of the midway

by Senator John Thune
I can always tell it is fair season
in South Dakota when the smell of
funnel cakes mixes with the
sounds of summer concerts coming from the grandstand or cheers
from the crowd at the rodeo. Fairs
are time honored traditions in
South Dakota with events that
bring together young and old from
across the state for competitions,
entertainment, games, and of
course, food.
I always enjoy interacting with
a wide cross section of our states
residents at the fairs. As some of
our states most anticipated agriculture events, the fairs provide
an opportunity to interact with
our agriculture producers, sharing
their insights and concerns for me
to take back to Washington. I also
get a chance to see those stopping
by the exhibit hall and families
out
enjoying
entertainment
around the midway before taking
in the evening concert. There is
truly something for everyone at
the fairs. I know that I can't visit
the State Fair without stopping at
the Pork Producers or the Cattlemen's booth for a sandwich.
There are a number of educational opportunities for young people to exhibit the items theyve
produced and crafted over months
of hard work and show the animals they have carefully raised in
the months leading up to the fair.
When they arent competing,
many of the young people will
take a ride or two, pick up a yard
stick, or play a few games.
Fairs across our state also provide education booths in which

students of all ages get hands-on

opportunities to learn more about
science, technology, and new products for the farm and the home.
Many enjoy listening to speakers,
watching the daytime entertainment, or taking in an election year
debate.
So whether you're attending the

Turner County Fair, the Brown

County Fair, the Central States
Fair, the South Dakota State Fair,
or any event in between, be sure
to get your hands on a funnel
cake, stop by the exhibition hall,
encourage the kids showing off
their animals, and take advantage
of all that the fair has to offer.

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by Vivian Hansen
vivivi224@yahoo.com
or betty@pioneerreview.com
Elderly Meals
Thursday, Aug. 14: Special
Meat Fried Chicken, Potato
Salad, Baked Beans, Fruit.
Friday, Aug 15: Pork Roast,
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, Corn,
Roll, Fruit.
Monday, Aug. 18: Dijon Ham,
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy,
Caribbean Veggies, Biscuit, Fruit.
Tuesday, Aug. 19: Battered Pollock, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy,
Carrots, Biscuit, Fruit.
Wednesday, Aug. 20: Chicken
Drummies, Macaroni and Cheese,
Peas, Peaches and Cream Gelatin.
***
Senior Citizens Planner
Philip Bus Schedule: Trip to
Rapid City every Tuesday and
Thursday. To go please call 605441-1495. Wall bus to Rapid City
every Wednesday leaves from
Philip. For questions please call
Kay Ainslie at 859-2670 or 605441-2449.
***
Address for Terri Staben, Craig
Hospital, Room 330, 3425 S. Clarkson Street, Englewood, CO 80113.
August 2, at Somerset Court,
Jack Humkes daughter, Virginia,
joined him for lunch.
My niece, Alma Schilling, Redfield, reported that my niece,
Wanda and Ed Artz, Humboldt,
came to Redfield to Schillings and
picked apricots. How wonderful to
have an apricot tree. Wanda will
make something good!
This news about the celebration
of South Dakotas 125th anniversary on November 2014, is from the
July 31, 2014, Philip Pioneer Review. A program will be held in the
South Dakota Capitol in Pierre on
November 1, at 7 p.m. Information
on how to obtain free tickets will be
soon made available. There will
also be some standing-room-only
admissions. The South Dakota 50-

piece symphony orchestra will perform. This is the first time the
whole orchestra has performed
there. The evening will include the
rededication and lighting ceremony
for the historic stained glass that
began last year. It is expected that
it will be completed. At 10 a.m. on
November 1, the newly refurbished
First Ladies Inaugural Gown exhibit will be on view. At 1 p.m., the
three latest statues of former Governors of South Dakota will be unveiled.
My Spell Checker I have a
spelling checker. It comes with my
pea see. It plainly marks four my
revue, mistakes I dew knot sea. Eye
strike a key and type a word, and
weight four it two say, weather eye
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strait aweigh. As soon as a mist
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long and I can put the era rite, its
rarely ever wrong. Ive scent this
message threw it and Im shore
your pleased too no, its letter perfect
in every weigh: My Checker tolled
me sew!
The August 5, 2014, Rapid City
Journal had an article, Scrabblers
rejoice, 5,000 new words are on the
way! I realize we cannot stop the
trend, but it will change the game
a great deal. We will need the new
book, Merriam-Websters The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary,
(just out on August 11) to be sure
we dont overlook a new word! A
few of the new words mentioned
were: te, da, gi and po. MerriamWebster put out a list of 30 new
words that include: beatbox, buzzkill, chillax, coqui, frenemy, funplex, jockdom, joypard, mixtape,
mojito, ponzu, qigong, schmutz, soduku and yuzu.
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is
the big news around here just now.
It may attract 450,000 bikers.
There are races and benefit rides,
and events that are carried out
each year. Some people leave the
country when the rally is on! I
havent been to the rally for about
25 years. M.R. Hansen took my
husband, Virgil, and me to see

Youre invited to celebrate

Joyce Staperts 70th Birthday
on August 16, 2014,
with a Card Shower

what was going on. It was loud and

fast and I have never wanted to go
there again. And it is much bigger
than it was then!
My
granddaughter,
Molly
Hansen Maudsley, phoned and
said she and friend Shannon
Stocks would be over for lunch and
Scrabble. Holly and Shannon went
to SDSM&T together about 20
years ago. Now Holly works for 3M
in the St. Paul area and Shannon
works for Chevron in Houston,
Texas. Shannon shipped her brand
new Harley up to St. Paul and she
and Holly rode out to Rapid City on
their big Harleys. They will visit
relatives and friends and attend
the Sturgis Rally. They looked
quite the biker babes! Thank you
for your visit, Holly and Shannon.
Barbara Hansen, Philip, and
Asher Maudsley met them in Rapid
City and they will all spend the
night in Hill City. Barbara brought
me some chokecherry jam she had
made and some chokecherry syrup
that Jayne Gottsleben had sent
along. Thank you, Barb and Jayne.
I think I am just lonesome for
chokecherries. They used to be a
big source of winter fruit.
Happy birthday, Addie Rorvig!
Addie had company, Shirley Andrews of Rapid City, who is a guidance counselor at Sturgis.
My daughter, Carol Vogan of
Colorado Springs, emailed about
their recent trip to Lake Powell.
What a grand trip it must have
been! They were with Als son,
Lance, and his girlfriend. They
boated around the huge lake to
their hearts content, enjoying the
scenery. Carol also said that her
two great grands, Jacob and
Delilah, start school very soon;
Jacob in sixth grade and Delilah in
kindergarten!
The Thursday, August 7, Rapid
City Journal had big pages at the
rally, but I would rather read about
the great outdoors! There is a column about The Fishing Line,
which tells what fish are biting and
what bait they like at several favorite lakes around the hills, even
down at Lake Waggoner by Philip.
Maybe the local people would
rather not have their best fishing
prospects related for the public!
But some people go as far as Lake
Waggoner from Rapid City to fish.

The family of
Phyllis Coleman
request a
Card Shower
in honor of her
80th Birthday
August 13, 2014.
Cards may be sent
to: 20589 219th St.
Quinn, SD 57775

August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

Many fishermen prefer catch and

release. If they only fish for sport
and dont need the fish to eat, that
is the sensible way to fish.
Sandi Davis (Somerset Court activity director) reported to me that
her neighbor out in Black Hawk,
Judy Hanson (as in Arthur and
Judy Hanson) told her she knows a
deliveryman who delivers to Philip
and when he goes there, he buys
the latest Philip Pioneer-Review so
he can read Hit & Miss. I need
Judys phone number, or street address, so I could ask Judy who that

deliveryman is so I can tell him

thanks.
The August 8, 2014, Rapid City
Journal had a neat column by
Cathie Draine. It tells about a gardening book that she declares is
her favorite, The Living Landscape by Rick Darke and Doug
Tallamy. I am quite inspired to ask
for that book at the Rapid City
Public Library!
The August 7, 2014, Philip Pioneer-Review arrived on August 8
and the Hit & Miss column had
Ken Monettes poem about corneal

transplants in it. Ken was pleased

and said he plans to order a bunch
of copies of the Pioneer-Review for
his kids. This poem may encourage
others to donate their corneas.
Later, Sandi, Stephanie, Mary
Lou, Margaret Jacobs and I played
golf until 5 p.m. Thank you, this is
a restful game.
On August 8, Somerset resident
Bette Reumann had a visit from
her granddaughter, Hallie Klucas,
and great-grandsons, Kohlston and
Kullan, all of Rapid City.

Milesville News|Janice Parsons 544-3315

Donnie and Bobbette Schofield
have a new great-grandson born
Sunday, August 10, in New
Hampshire.
Carter
Michael
weighed 8 lb. 1 oz. and is the son
of Chance Whidby and Rebecca,
making Tyra a first-time grandmother.
Bill and Connie Parsons also
have a new great-grandbaby.
Olivia Laura, daughter of A.J. and
Chelsea Taylor, Grand Island,
Neb., was born August 5, weighing 8 lb. 2 oz. and is 20-1/2 inches
long. She joins a sister, Eliza.
Glenn and Dianne Parsons are the
grandparents. Congratulation to
these two families with new babies.
Sunday, August 3, guests at
Wade and Marcy Parsons' home
were Boyd and Kara Parsons,
Joanne Parsons, Jim and Betty
Smith, Nathan and Brittney
Drury, Reghan and River, and
Greg and Erin Vinson. They celebrated Kamri Parsons' 10th birthday.
All is quiet at the Patton ranch
after their big anniversary weekend. Most of the family left Sunday and Monday. Corey Hulland
had his truck in the shop so couldn't leave until Thursday evening.
Cousin Ralph Gebes also left
Thursday after checking on
houses in Philip as he is thinking
of making a move from his home
in Illinois.
Jeff Staben is spending some
time with Terri in Colorado at
Craig Hospital. Good news is that
Terri will be coming home August
28.
Earl, Jodi, Rachel and Sarah
Parsons spent last week in the
Minneapolis area. They took in
the Mall of America, Valley Fair,
a waterpark, and went to a Twins
vs. Padres baseball game. They
stopped in Highmore for a short
visit with Jodi's parents on their
way home Friday.
Misti Berry and Ben Stangle
both were in Kadoka last week for
Rodeo Bible Camp. The Dave
Berrys and Jim Stangles and Jennifer drove down Thursday night

to watch the rodeo

Jim and Lana Elshere attended
the rodeo at Bible camp in Kadoka
Wednesday night and Lana returned Thursday night. Two of
their grandsons, Trey and Carter,
were at the camp during the week.
She then went on to Wall for the
last playday. Returning with her
after that were grandchildren,
Jenna, Talon, Thayne, Trik, Tel
and Trailon, who spent a few
days.
Victor Limacher recently spent
15 days on a business trip to New
Mexico. He was busy getting their
property there ready to sell.
Aaron Parsons, son of Grant
and Sandra Parsons, recently returned from a six-month overseas
military duty in Qatar. He and
wife Shannon and two children
are stationed in Tampa, Fla.
Glen and Jackie Radway drove
to Faith Wednesday night for the
matched bronc ride. Ben Stangle
went to the rodeo in Faith Saturday night. There were probably
more who took in the activities at
the Faith Stock Show.
Jennifer Stangle was home last
week to get her wisdom teeth removed. Friday night, she was in
Philip catching up with friends
from high school and also going to
the night owl softball tournament.
Dan and Gayla Piroutek drove
to Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri
last week to visit Dans brother,
Joe and Helen Piroutek. They listened to it rain all night long
while three inches of rain fell
there. They drove by some very
tall, green corn fields. Along the
way, they visited Gaylas mom in
Mitchell and daughter Amy and
family in Sioux Falls.
Gary and Rita Pirouteks granddaughter, Christina, married
Randy McFarling in Ft. Pierre,
Saturday. Christinas dad is David
Piroutek and her uncle and aunt
are Mike and Faye Piroutek. In
addition, Mikes sister, Mary and
Bob Bryant were there from Effingham, Ill. They returned Anna
Piroutek home after her threeweek visit in Illinois. Also attend-

ing were Dan and Gayla Piroutek

and their daughter, Amy and Joe
Hogue with their boys, Jacob and
Eli. Arriving from Rapid City were
cousins Craig and Edwina Kertzman, and uncle and aunt Jerry
and Judy Hannah. Christina and
Randy work in Pierre.
Sunday was an open house in
the Badlands for a home and barn
on five acres. Dan and Gayla
Piroutek met Lonnie and Teri Arneson at the property and enjoyed
supper afterward in Interior.
Phil and Karen Carley spent
from last Tuesday until Friday
camping in the Black Hills. Sunday, they helped their grandaughter, Millie, celebrate her third
birthday at Lake Waggoner.
Jeff Schofield has started building a new barn for Dave and
Tonya Berry. Jeff had shoulder
surgery some time ago and now is
ready to get back to work.
Last Friday evening, Donnie
and Marcia Eymer and Dan and
Gayla Piroutek were guests at a
retirement supper in Pierre for
Darrel Reinke. He has been hunting in the area for many years.
Thursday night, Donna and
Tina Staben and Lori Quinn accompanied the Philip Garden
Club to Wall where they toured
the yards of Norman Eisenbraun
and Steven Eisenbraun.
A friend and her cousin of St.
Paul spent Thursday and Friday
at the home of Joan Hamill. They
were on their way home from a reunion in Colorado. The three of
them toured the Badlands and
Wall Drug. There were lots of bikers in Wall.
Milesville Rangers 4-H Club
held their meeting Saturday
morning at the Pekrons'.
The weather station at Staben's
report .65 of rain which fell Tuesday night and then a little more
over the weekend. Here we got
1.30 Tuesday. We were all ready
for some moisture.
I will not be writing the news
next week as we will be gone for a
few days.

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Betwixt Places| Marsha Sumpter 837-2048

bilmar@gwtc.net

Hello from Kadoka, again.

Cousin Janet (Fairchild) and Jim
Snow sent a note that they were
about to board the cruise ship to
Alaska, as we were heading off to
Knoxville. They invited us to join
them and it would have been the
best, but car races beckoned Bill
much more than Alaska, even
though he has said hed like to go.
I see some of the folks from this
area are just returning home from
their adventure in Alaska.
Monday, August 4, Bill and I
were on the road toward
Knoxville, Iowa. Between the two
of us at the wheel of the motor
home, we got to our destination.
Shelley Seager has mentioned
more than once about my inability
to drive without getting lost. Bill
and I have managed to learn to
enjoy the detours along the way,
calling them the scenic route. We
greeted racing friends and visited.
Then Leonard Konst, Terry
Buchert, L.T. Works and Bill went
racing that evening to the small
sprint car races. It is a short track
and drivers range from eight to
55. They race according to age and
really put on a show.
Don and Vi Moody spent the
week at their home in Rapid Valley to get in a mini-vacation during the bike rally. It was a pretty
neat deal to sit around the paved
entrance road into their property
and watch the parade of bikes
going to the Badlands on E. Hwy
44. Vi said a long time ago she
read a cute story about a couple
who had just moved to South
Dakota and they experienced
their first snowstorm. Kind of like
biker week it was so kool the
first couple of days so loud and
so many bikes and they were even
going by late at night and by the
time you settle down to get some
sleep, the early morning birds
were heading out. Then, the same
thing again went on all week and
it became a daily ritual. Other
than that, they got a lot accomplished with the yards and did
some minor changes around the
house and garages and got some
vehicles washed and serviced, etc.
They enjoyed the week around the
city and being in-residence for the
most part. It rained off and on and
the week was fairly cool. Vi met
head on basically while in a parking lot with a member of the Banditos cycle group. He was very
polite and Vi was just walking toward her car and later she
thought she could have gotten his
autograph, but didnt dwell too
much on that. He had on leathers
and such with the name Bandito
Bike Club Member. He kind of
looked the part all right.
Kelsey Gittings arrived at the
George Gittings home Monday afternoon. Jessica Gittings and
Wade and Melodie McGruder
were out for supper that evening.
The gals worked on wedding
things.
Monday, Tony Hart did his
usual mail run and stopped to
visit Shirley Hair, then he ventured out to the Buffalo Stampede
Arena east of Kadoka to see how
many campers, horse trailers, etc.,
were gathered for the Badlands
Rodeo Bible Camp that was to go
on the better part of the week.

Tuesday morning after a hearty

breakfast with Leonard Konst,
Terry Buchert, L.T. Works, Judy
DeWitt, Bill and I, we dropped
Leonard and Terry off at the
Sprint Car Hall of Fame Museum
and we four went to Williamsburg
to visit friend Nancy Turner and
catch up on how her family is
growing and visit about races past
and races yet to come. A few years
ago, Nancy downsized many of the
racing things and passed them on
to others in the group. When we
got back to the campground the
fellows went off to the final night
of the small sprint cars.
Tuesday, Tony Harty did his
usual of getting the mail and visiting Shirley. He went to watch
the rodeo activities, it was a bit
damp since there was rain in the
night, but it was a perfect day for
the young folks to practice roping,
bull dogging and other activities.
Tony went for home fairly early to
nurse his back.
Roxie Gittings came to the
George Gittings home Wednesday
to be on hand for the bachelorette
party for Jessica that night. Robin
Gittings and Kristi Eden, and
Kinsey Gittings and friend, Reanna, arrived in Philip in time for
the party also. Blake and Rebecca
Schanen and two children, Cedar
Grove, Wis., arrived at the Gittings late Wednesday for a stay.
They were in the process of moving from California back to Wisconsin.
Don Moody drove to Philip and
then to the ranch Wednesday and
a fellow he visited with said he
had counted 900 bikers between
Wall and Philip. Its so quiet now
and Vi said they really miss them
but easier to go driving in the
Black Hills area now.

Nels Hertonsen, left, and Wayne Fairchild in Fsetta 300 metrocoupe convertible (photo from February 9, 1961, issue of the Pioneer-Review).

Wednesday, a rain shower came

through Kadoka in the early
morning leaving about one-half
inch of precipitation behind. When
Tony Harty got to the post office
he met Shirley Hair, who had gotten there about the same time.
Tony went to the afternoon rodeo
performance. His van is his grandstand seat. The rain settled the
dust and made for a pleasant day
for the cowboys and cowgirls and
the animals.
Roxie Gittings went back to
Rapid City Thursday as she was
making a couple of doll cakes and
many cupcakes for the upcoming
wedding. Robin Gittings and
Kristi Eden went to the Black
Hills Thursday and got in on part
of the Sturgis rally.
Meanwhile back in Knoxville,
Iowa, Wednesday, it was sprin-

kling and misting the better part

of the day. Bill and I enjoyed visiting with Jerry Payton, Pee Wee
and Don and Ruth Wallace. Ruth
is a busy gal, so was only at the
campground for the morning.
Later, the six of us, Leonard,
Terry, L.T., Judy, Bill and I went
looking at vehicles in and around
the general vicinity, then the fellows went looking at riding mowers and measuring the beds to find
a perfect fit for a set door size. We
wonder just how good a driver
Leonard is, he ordered a mower
bed that is 49 to go through a
50 door! Judy and I entertained
ourselves at Prairie Meadows.
Races were rained out.
Back here in Kadoka the Badlands Rodeo Bible Camp was on
its final day, Thursday. They had
performances to show what all

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they had learned and the techniques practiced. Tony Harty was
on hand for the afternoon events.
He said there was a lot of talent in
all events.
Cathy Fiedler wrote, Good
morning from Sturgis. All is quiet,
thank goodness. Still vendors taking tents down and a few bikers
around, but the town is getting
back to normal. She said it was a
much quieter rally compared to
those in the past. They had 60/100
of rain Tuesday evening and another 60/100 Saturday evening.
Thursday evening, the Eric Hanson family came over and walked
through the rally, then stopped by
to visit Ralph and Cathy.
Thursday back at the Knoxville
races it was make-up time. The
Wednesday night races ran then.
I didnt go racing that night and
Judy and I enjoyed a movie together, then played games the
rest of the evening until the fellows got back to camp.
The whole George Gittings family was in Deadwood Friday afternoon for the wedding rehearsal
and the baptisim of Jessica and
Daniel then went to the Randy
and Brenda McGruder home for
supper. Kinsey and Reanna
stayed with George and Sandee.
Friday, here in Kadoka, there
was rain in the morning, it measured in the rain gage about onehalf inch. Tony Harty did the
usual of getting the mail and just
dropped it off at the door at Hairs
since L.D. and Shirley were already on the road to Rapid. Tony
enjoyed setting out at the gas stations watching the bikers that
came and went. He did visit with
one biker who had taken refuge in
the car wash when it was raining
the most.
Back in Knoxville, Iowa, Friday,
time was spent visiting with racing friends in the campground and
looking around the area. Judy was
fussing with one leg not cooperating too much and I remember dad
making the comment to a friend
who was having a similar problem, that a cattle prod would help

him along, instead, Judy was taking physical therapy. Thursday

night races were run Friday. Racing friends, Roger and Barb,
around the Monroe, Iowa, area
have been seat friends for at least
15 years or longer and they advised us that Bill and I were in a
picture of the racing audience that
hung in a restaurant in Pella. We
needed to go see that. There were
good races for the evening with
perfect weather.
We are thankful we have a sixpassenger vehicle we tow because
it seems it gets put to good use
most of the time. Leonard, Terry,
L.T., Judy, Bill and I went to
breakfast downtown Knoxville
and got to enjoy the parade. The
Shriners have a lot of participation in the parade and one thing
we always enjoy seeing is the
Isetta Bubble cars, where the only
door is the front that opens up.
Dad had one of those and he and
Nels Hertensen had great fun
running around Philip in it, so
many years ago. At any rate, there
are close to 10 identical Isettas
that are in the parade in Knoxville
each year. After the parade it was
racing time, make-up for Friday
started at 11 a.m. and it was perfect weather for the event. After
that race ended, we went to Pella
to see this famous photo on the
wall and have an early supper.
Roger suggested we should at
least get a free meal, since we
were celebrities! There it was,
hanging there for all to see. The
picture was probably taken 10
years ago, since we identified
friend Jim Turner was sitting next
to me and Huleen Works was behind Bill. The real shocker was
when we found the picture, I was
wearing the same blouse I had on
Saturday! Pretty durable blouse
Id have to say. We were back at
the track to see the Saturday
night race. It was a good race, but
wrecks arent what we are looking
for and there were several of
them. The thankful thing was all

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Arlene McKinley________________________________
Arlene McKinley, age 94, of
Midland, S.D., died Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.
Arlene Lucille McKinley was
born June 26, 1920, at Custer, the
oldest child of Kerfred Beck and
Flora (Mann) Beck. She grew up
in Custer and graduated from
Custer High School in 1939. She
then went to Open Bible College
in Des Moines, Iowa.
After graduating from there,
she moved to Bradford, Pa., and
helped in a church where her sister and husband pastored. After a
period, she returned to South
Dakota and attended Spearfish
College and received her teaching
degree. She taught in the Black
Hills and then Faith.
In 1946, Arlene was united in
marriage to Clarence McKinley
and lived in Midland the rest of
her life. To that union were born
two sons, Dallas and Everette
LaVay.
She taught accordion and guitar for years in Midland. Arlene
loved traveling, her many varieties of birds, and gardening. She

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cook, and homemaker. Everything
was always organized and each
day had its list. If it was the day
to deep clean a room, she didnt go
to bed until it was done. We will
miss her very much.
Survivors include two sons,
Dallas McKinley and his wife,
Kaye, of Midland, and Everette

LaVay McKinley of Philip; five

grandchildren, Matthew McKinley and Gabrielle McKinley, both
of Rapid City, Dallas "Terrill" and
his wife, Sarah, of Pierre, Autumn
Mann and her husband, Jeff, and
Zachary McKinley and his wife,
Jessica, all of Huron, SD; two
stepgrandchildren, Sarasue Fields
and Crystal Scott; 10 great grandchildren and six stepgreat-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Harry
Crawford of Washington, Mo.; and
a host of other relatives and
friends.
Arlene was preceded in death
by her husband, Clarence, on February 3, 2012; a sister, Dona
Willard; and a brother, Grant
Beck.
Services were held Monday,
August 11, at the Open Bible
Church in Midland.
Interment was at the Midland
Cemetery.
Arrangements were with the
Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
An online guestbook is available at www.rushfuneralhome.
com

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

Philip 859-2664 sacred@gwtc.net
Fr. Kevin Achbach
Saturdays: Confession from 3 to 4 p.m.
Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m. (August)
Tues-Wed-Fri. Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Thurs. Mass: 10:30 a.m. at
Philip Nursing Home
******
ST. WILLIAM CATHOLIC CHURCH
Midland 859-2664 or 843-2544
Fr. Kevin Achbach
Saturday Mass: 7:00 p.m.
(Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec.)
Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.
(Jan., Mar., May, July, Sept., Nov.)
Confession: Before Mass
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ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH
Milesville 859-2664
Fr. Kevin Achbach
Sunday Mass: 11:00 a.m.
(Feb-April-June-Oct-Dec)
Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m. (August)
Saturday Mass: 7:30 p.m.
(Jan-March-May-July-Sept-Nov)
Confession: Before Mass
Monday Release Time: 2:15 p.m.
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FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
859-2336 Philip
SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8:30 a.m.
1st Sunday: Coffee & Rolls after worship
First Lutheran Ladies Bible study.
There are two Bible study groups: each
meeting monthly. One meets on the second
Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. at First Lutheran
Church and the other meets on the second
Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the
Senechal Apts. lobby.

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Midland 843-2538
SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30 a.m.
Ruth Circle: 3rd Tues. at 2 p.m.
Nowlin Circle: Last Wed. at 9 a.m.
Rebecca Circle: Last Wed. at 7 p.m. (Nov.
thru Feb.); 6:30 p.m. (Mar. - Oct.)
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DEEP CREEK LUTHERAN
Moenville 843-2538
SUNDAY WORSHIP: 1:30 p.m. (CT)
ALCW: 3rd Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
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OUR SAVIORS LUTHERAN
Long Valley
SUNDAY WORSHIP: 5:00 p.m.
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DOWLING COMMUNITY CHURCH
Every Sunday in July
Services at 10:00 a.m.
followed by potluck dinner
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CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Art Weitschat
Kadoka 837-2390
SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:00 a.m.
OUR REDEEMER
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Philip
(605) 669-2406 Murdo
Pastor Ray Greenseth
Sunday Worship Services: 1:00 p.m.
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OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, MIDLAND
Pastor Andy Blye 843-2143
facebook.com/midlandobc
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study: Wed. at 7:30 p.m.
Womens Ministries: 2nd Thurs., 1:30
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Ronald G. Mann, DDS

Dentist
Philip, SD
859-2491

Thank You

Rush Funeral Home

Chapels in Philip, Wall & Kadoka
Jack, Gayle & D.J. Rush

PHILIP COMMUNITY
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
Pastor Gary Wahl Philip, 859-2841
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Services 10:30 a.m.
Last Sunday of the month
potluck dinner following church services
Last Monday of the month
Evang. Ladies Service/
Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.
Wed. Night Prayer & Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Everyone Welcome!!
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HARDINGROVE COMMUNITY
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
Pastor Gary Wahl Philip
859-2841 garyaw@aol.com
Worship Service: 9:00 a.m.
Children's Church: 8:30 a.m.
Ladies Aid - 2nd Thurs. at 7 p.m.
Bible Study & Prayer,
Mondays at 7 p.m.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OF INTERIOR
Pastor Kathy Chesney 859-2310
E-mail: chez@gwtc.net
Sunday Worship: 8:00 a.m.
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UNITED CHURCH OF PHILIP
Pastor Kathy Chesney 859-2310
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.
1st Wednesday of the Month:
Contemporary Worship, 6:00 p.m.
UCW meets 2nd Friday at 9:30 a.m.
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ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH
10 miles SE of Midland
Pastor Glenn Denke 462-6169
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. (CT)
Sunday School: 11:00 a.m. CT

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Sonia Nemec 843-2564
home_maker_sonia@hotmail.com
How about that full moon Sunday evening? It was awesome!
There was just something so
peaceful in seeing that moon in
that sky. It gave one a feeling, all
is right with the world, which of
course we know is not completely
true. For in some parts of the
world, in some places, the world is
not a peaceful place, but for that
moment in time, that moon in that
sky filled me with a feeling of
peace. The almost three inches of
rain we got last week made for
greener grasses and a good drink
to the flowers and trees. I am
thinking Sturgis and the Black
Hills of South Dakota are but an
echo of memories, as the week of
the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally for
2014 has come to a close for another year. Our son, Jim, and his
wife, Carmen, Belle Fourche, have
had a busy week as their son,
Jake, was home on leave from the
Navy, a college friend of Jims and
his wife, came for a few days visit
and the four of them went to Sturgis to the rally one day. Jim and
Carmen opted to take their car,
rather then their motorcycle and
were glad they had. The other couple chose to ride their motorcycle.
It was Saturday, later that day it
looked like rain, Jim and Carmen
headed off for their car six blocks
away, getting a bit wet as it had
begun to rain, the other couple on
the motorcycle chose to stay and
wait out the weather, coming to
Jim and Carmens later when the
storm had passed. Heading for
home Jim said it began to rain
hard and the wind came up, some
folks pulled over, Jim and Carmen
continued on with just enough vision to see the road, running out
of the rain before they got home,
but could tell it had rained hard
there, as well. The other couple
spending some days with Jim and
Carmen was a railroad fellow Jim
has gotten to know since working
for the new railroad company. Jim
reported it was a busy week, but a
good week!
Recently, Mike and Will Foley,
Omaha, Neb., spent the weekend
at the home of Pat and Sophie
Foley. They had come for the 50th
wedding anniversary party for
Tom and Ann Foley, Philip. Pat

and Sophie also attended the anniversary gathering. Matt Foley

and cousin, Seth Foley, stopped in
for a visit with Pat and Sophie
during that weekend.
Reminder: Trinity Lutheran
Church in Midland will have
church services at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 17, with Pastor Kathy
Chesney, Philip, filling in as pastor.
Time change: Midland Community Library will change from
summer morning hours. Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00
5:00 beginning August 27, 2014,
and throughout the school year.
Librarian Karel Reiman reports
the many recent donations of
books, videos and DVDs to the library is much appreciated and
this month she is featuring local
authors, Clarice Roghair, John
Nemec, Joyce Wheeler, the late
Thelma Anderson, Jan Cerney,
the late Frances Fitch, the late
Grace Fairchild (grandmother of
Marsha Sumpter) and Sonia
Nemec. Karel reports the books
are autobiographies and history
and are well written. She invites
you to come and browse as our library has something for everyones interest. Those beautiful
hollyhocks at the library, I have
written about in my column, are
going to seed. Stop and pick yourself some seeds from those hollyhocks weve been enjoying this
summer and check out a book or a
movie in the process. Sounds like
a deal!
Tel and Ellie Saucerman and
family of Rapid City came to the
home of Tels parents, Clint and
Prerry Saucerman, Sunday. They
showed pictures of their recent
trip to Florida where Tel had a
pastors convention and was ordained Bishop of Church of God
Prophecy. They were in Florida for
a week and fit in some family
sightseeing trips between convention meetings. Sawyer, Meleah
and Raygen enjoyed some time
with grandpa Clint and grandma
Prerry while their folks, Tel and
Ellie, took 12-year-old, Emma, to
the home of Vince and Katey
Bruce and Riley, where Emma
was going to spend a few days
helping out and having a chance
to get in some horseback riding.
Marlin Evans and Slate Evans,
Philip, had lunch at Clint and Pre-

rrys Monday, having a chance to

visit with everyone. Wilma
Saucerman had supper with Clint,
Prerry and the kids having a
chance to visit, as well. Emily
Saucerman, Ben and Rebekah,
Aurora, Colo., spent a week in
July with Clint and Prerry, also
having a chance for the kids to
have some play time with their
cousins, Sawyer, Meleah, and
Raygen. Recently, Emily, married
to Clint and Prerrys son, Ty, Aurora, Colo., was run into by a
drunk driver, the car was totaled,
but thankfully, Emily will be okay
in time. She had fractured bones
in her pelvis, spent two nights in
the hospital, and will need to use
a walker to get around for a couple
of weeks. Prerry said they are all
thankful she was not seriously injured. We wish Emily a speedy recovery!
Coming to the home of Fuzz and
Bonnie Martin here in Midland to
help Fuzz celebrate his 86th birthday were Kelly and Denise Martin
and five children, Sundance, Wyo.,
Jill (Martin) Evans and daughter,
Jaya, Rapid City, and Jennifer
(Martin) Jones, her husband, Jon,
and their five children, Midland.
Jennifer made her dad his favorite
chocolate cake for his birthday.
Kelly and family spent the weekend. Sounds like you had a good
birthday, Fuzz. Happy birthday!
Maxine Jones sent me the following concerning an incident her
husband, Shorty, had with a rattlesnake. A reminder that people
need to be very cautious of rattlesnakes! Shorty Jones was bitten last week. It was a sneaky
snake as there was no rattling
alert. The bite happened while
Shorty was reaching into the exit
end of a water tank overflow pipe
about four inches in diameter.
There was a bunch of trash, including cockleburs and other
plants, plugging the pipe. In
pulling out the material, a snake
apparently bit, connecting with
only one fang. The injury on the
side of his index finger was quite
painful and bled quite a bit. Continuing some errands, his fingers,
mouth, and tongue began to feel
odd, and he went on home, a distance of about six miles. He
thought it might be from an insect
bite, believing the injury was from
a shard of plastic on the broken
pipe. Shorty's son, Scott, wondered if it could have been a rattlesnake, so asked Barry and
Matthew to go see if they could
find a snake, which they did.
Shorty went to the hospital at
Philip by ambulance and was

treated with the anti-venom medication. He remained in the hospital for two nights to watch for
reaction to either the bite or the
medication and has had little
problem other than uncomfortable
itching of his hand. We wish you
continued healing, Shorty. I will
admit, I am more then a little
frightened of rattlesnakes. In
truth, I doubt if anyone is a fan!
Kimberley Smith, Lincoln, Neb.,
has come to visit her grandparents, Shorty and Maxine Jones,
for a while, helping her grandmother catch up on things neglected during various illness and
surgeries.
There is an interesting article
on Capa and its one and only resident, Philip OConnor, historian
of Capa. It is in the Friday, August 8, 2014, Dakota Life section
of the Pierre Capital Journal
newspaper, written by Lance
Nixon. Philip can tell you anything you need to know about
Capa, the little town that stood on
the South Dakota prairie near the
Bad River. Philip can take off on a
journey of memories of the town of
Capa, which will forever hold a
special place in his heart. Jerry
and I enjoyed the article, Philip.
Midland Senior Citizens
The senior citizens met at the
center August 4, 2014, with 12
members present. President Kandus Woitte called the meeting to
order and led in the flag salute.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The treasurers report was given. Jessie
Root moved to accept the report.
Carol Ann Hunt seconded the motion and motion carried. The bulletin board was done. No cards
were sent. For maintenance,
George Stroppel watered the
lawn. The farmers market is looking for someone to serve lunch at
the market this week.
Ruby Huston moved to adjourn,
Jessie Root seconded and the motion carried.
Mickey Woitte, Secretary
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Those with gardens are happy
to report their tomatoes are finally
ripening. It was a cold, wet, spring
and early summer; those tomatoes
were reluctant to poke out their
little heads. Nothing tastes better
than home grown tomatoes. Those
from the store just dont have
much of a taste. I left for Mitchell
Wednesday, spending some time
with our son, Christopher, his
wife, Stephanie, and little Laura.
Lauras day care mom was going
on a much deserved vacation with
her family and so I had some

August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

grandma time with Laura. Thursday, Laura and I did some tree
trimming in their huge yard. The
trees looked better and we both
had some chigger bites to prove
wed had a busy day. Saturday,
the four of us headed for Sioux
Falls spending some time in the
park with all kinds of things for
little ones to do. Then it was off for
a bite to eat at a delicious buffet
and then the Empire Mall for
some shopping. Heading for home,
Laura checked out early, it had
been a busy day for that little one.
Sunday morning, I went to church
with Christopher and family, we
had a late breakfast and watched
the last part in a series of movies
wed been watching each night,
after which it was time to head
home. The traffic heading east
was nonstop traffic, making me
glad I was heading westward

home. Those motorcycle rally folks

were headed for home. When you
are headed in the opposite direction its rather fun to see all of
those motorcycles, motor homes
with enclosed trailers hauling
some of those motorcycles, semitrucks, pickups and cars, and
pickups pulling boats mixed in between. Temperatures were cool
enough that I drove with the windows open. I would much rather
drive that way then to have to use
the air conditioning. Its nice to
have air conditioning when you
need it, but as for me, I prefer the
great outdoors.
Ive had trouble finding folks at
home and with having early appointments in Pierre Tuesday, I
am sending my news in this Monday evening. So, if I missed your
news Ill catch you next week.
Have a good week!

Moenville News|Leanne Neuhauser 567-3325

(continued from last week)
Jon and Connie Johnson have
been keeping busy. The wheat harvest is done there it is always
nice to have that completed. Connie was under the weather Monday, fighting a sore throat that has
been making the rounds. Jon was
taking Noah to Ft. Pierre later
Monday to take part in a fund
raiser for the local BB gun team
and the older boys had dental appointments. School will start for
both Noah and Connie on the 20th
and Wyatt and Avery will both be
students at South Dakota State
University I don't know when
those classes start.
Shirley Halligan was in Rapid
City last Tuesday to keep an appointment. Frank and Shirley attended the 50th anniversary
celebration for AGE Corporation
Saturday evening. Sunday, they attended church services at Oahe
Chapel. While there, Shirley had a
nice visit with Suzy (Carruthers
Sandal) DeYoung. Frank and
Shirley attended portions of the 4H rodeo in Ft. Pierre Saturday and
Sunday to watch Bobbi Jo Kammerer compete.
Things remain busy at the Bruce
ranch. Bill and Polly's son, Andy,
arrived Friday to lend a hand with
various projects. Friday morning,
Wayne Dvorak, Ashton, arrived to
visit and have lunch. He is a friend
of Bob and Linda (Bruce) Luter.
Saturday afternoon, Bill and
Polly's granddaughter, Shelby,
went to her home in Eagle Butte to
help with wedding preparations for

her sister, Meagan's, upcoming

wedding. Sunday, Bill and Polly attended church in Ft. Pierre, then
they did some shopping to replenish the larder. They had lunch with
Art and Wynn Bergeson and family. Art and Wynn's son, Mark, and
his family were visiting from their
home in Germany. They have two
children in college in the U.S. and
one son in high school in Germany.
They all had a nice visit. Granddaughter Shelby returned to the
ranch Monday it was her birthday, so Polly was busy preparing a
special birthday supper.
Coreen Roseth was in Philip Saturday to watch grandchildren compete in the youth rodeo. She said
the kids did well and they are all
making plans for events they will
compete in next year. My dad always said that the best thing for
the inside of a kid is the outside of
a horse I think he was right!
Max and Joyce Jones have been
busy harvesting. They are done
with the winter wheat and preparing for the next crops. Their son,
Todd, took Luke and Mattie to Ft.
Pierre Monday to take part in the
BB gun fund raiser.
Ruth Neuhauser said her son,
Myron, stopped for a short visit
when he was headed to Minneapolis to catch a plane back home to
Virginia. She also said the flower
show at Highmore Health had
many beautiful plants and flower
arrangements. The pet show they
had recently included cats, dogs,
baby turkeys and chickens and
even a horse!
Ray and Nancy Neuhauser had
company over the weekend.
Nancy's son, Brett, and wife
Rhonda spent Saturday night
while attending the weekend 4-H
rodeo. Ray and Nancy attended a
birthday party for Nancy's son in
law, Randy Severtson, husband of
Nancy's daughter Sandy. Other
than that, they have been busy
with normal activities.
Chase and Kelly Briggs are busy
with farm work, kids, gardening,
etc. Kelly said the garden has been
producing and the kids love to help
with the harvest.
Our week here has been busy
wheat harvest is complete, so the
guys are working on haying, fence
fixing, etc. There is never a lack of
things to do. I was in Pierre Tuesday afternoon for supplies and appointments and I was back in town
again Saturday to pick up parts for
Randy. We were in Philip Wednesday afternoon to renew license
plates, so we enjoyed supper in
town before returning home. Our
nephew, Dylan, is here this week
helping, but he'll soon be returning
to school at Lake Area Vo-Tech
we sure do miss him when he is
gone! I have been mowing, gardening, canning, cleaning there is
never a lack of things to do!
Today, I am grateful for disposable latex gloves. I especially appreciate them when I am working
with hot peppers. Several years
ago, I made the mistake of working
with a big batch of hot peppers
without the protection of gloves,
and my hands were sore for days! I
haven't made that mistake again.
(this weeks news)
Greetings from sunny, wind
still, absolutely gorgeous northeast Haakon County. This is shaping up to be a perfect day! It isn't
going to be blazing hot, but it
should be a great day for the folks
who are continuing with their
wheat harvest and haying activities. It will also be a great day for
my activity today painting barn
doors and trim.
Are you a list person? I am.
Lists help keep me organized and
they also give me a sense of satisfaction. It feels so good to cross an
item off the list! Sometimes, I
even list normal everyday tasks,
just so I can cross them off. The
task of painting barn doors has
been on my list for a while, but our
recent foggy, misty weather put
that activity on hold. I got a good
start on the project yesterday and
they look great. I expect to make
more progress today! It will feel
good to be able to cross that item
continued on

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Betwixt Places| Marsha Sumpter 837-2048
bilmar@gwtc.net

continued from 5
the drivers came out of their cars
and will race again, maybe not in
the same car though. Friends
Roger and Barb were telling us
how they have a Christmas jar
that they dump all their change in
during the year and Roger said he
makes sure to put a $20 in once a
month and around Christmas
they look for a person that will receive the jar. They eat out and
travel the area quite a bit, so if
they get exceptional service, they
get the jar from the car and leave
it on the table. In the jar is also
the story about the Christmas jar.
Sounds like a wonderful tradition
to start.
The lovely wedding of Jessica
Gittings and Wade McGruder took
place in Deadwood Saturday afternoon. Daniel Jordan was a big
part of the wedding as was
Melodie McGruder! He got to pull
a wagon down the aisle with
Melodie in it! Several from the
Philip area attended also. The reception was held in Lead.
Tony Harty made an early
morning trip to Philip Saturday to
get a prescription filled. When he
got back to Kadoka, he did the
usual mail run and visited at
Hairs then wandered around to
various rummage sales in the
town. His niece, Kathy Brown,
daughter Jamie and niece Misty
Hamer had their own rummage
sale, which he visited. Later in the
day, he sat and watched the motorcycle traffic traveling through.
In the trials weve faced, something good has happened too: God
has fine-tuned us so we are more
compassionate, more caring, more
loving, more aware of others
pain. Barbara Johnson
Robin and Kinsey Gittings,
Kristi and Reanna, all left for
home from George and Sandee
Gittings Sunday. Daniel returned
to his home in Iowa with them.

Our efforts
to beat the
pine beetles
by Gov. Dennis Daugaard
You may have read recently that
a tree planted to honor former Beatle George Harrison was killed,
ironically, by an infestation of beetles mountain pine beetles. The
evergreen tree had been planted in
Los Angeles, Calif., and its loss is
symbolic of the impact that pine
beetles have had throughout the
western United States.
Here in South Dakota, our efforts to beat the beetles began in
earnest in August 2011 when I
launched the Black Hills Forest
Initiative. This multi-faceted plan
sought to leverage state, federal
and private resources to fight the
pine beetle epidemic.
With support from the legislature, I pledged $4 million over
three years to provide a comprehensive effort to protect Custer
State Park; surveying and marking
assistance to private landowners;
and a cost-share program for tree
removal.
Since 2011, in Custer State Park,
166,308 trees have been marked
and treated. Our goal has been to
treat all beetle-infested trees in the
park and those efforts have paid
off, with the number of infested
trees dropping from more than
100,000 in 2012 to just over 30,000
last year.
In the past three years, crews
have also surveyed 3,848 private
properties and marked 363,982 infested trees on 186,695 acres. More
than 76 percent of those trees were
treated through our cost-share program, which provided $1.8 million
in assistance to private landowners. In total, landowners spent
more than $2.8 million in cash and
in-kind contributions to treat trees
on private property.
Our outreach activities have
been successful as well. Since we
started www.beatthebeetles.com,
more than 63,000 people have visited the website. Over 1,500 people
have attended one of our many
landowner education workshops.
In 2012, these efforts earned an
Innovations Award from the
Council for State Governments for
our programs creativity, effectiveness, newness, transferability and
significance.
Mountain pine beetles are native
to the Black Hills and will continue
to impact our forests. While the
epidemic is slowing, it has not
ended and neither will our efforts.
Last March, the legislature appropriated still another $1,950,000 to
continue the fight. As Harrison
noted in a 1969 interview, For the
forests to be green, each tree must
be green." Were going to continue
working to keep the Black Hills
green.

Brice Dickerson, Lovall, Wyo., and

Kelsey Gittings came to the
George Gittings home Sunday
evening.
Marjorie Kleiman, Rockaway,
N.J., arrived at the George Gittings Sunday afternoon. She is an
editor of a biker magazine and
had been covering the rally in
Sturgis.
Sunday, Tony Harty attended
church then had dinner out downtown Kadoka. He went by L.D.
and Shirley Hairs and they were
busy reclaiming the wood from
pallets from the highway job he
works at. Tony took it easy the
rest of the day.
Are you raced out yet? It was
breakfast out for all six of our
group, then time to hit the trail toward South Dakota with Bill and
I in the lead and Leonard and
Terry behind us. I wonder if they
have as many discussions about
the route as Bill and I have. Anyway, we didnt get lost and
stopped for fuel by Sloan, Iowa,
diesel was $3.51 always nice to
get a little cheaper fuel to run on.
I took over the wheel from there to
the Canton turnoff where we
found a campground. Leonard and
Terry had things to do in Sioux
Falls and were planning on races
in Brandon. Bill said he was about
raced out, so we sent out a grandparent alert to the Amanda and
Adam Claflin and Chaciel and Eli
and Avi. Amanda got us for supper, visiting and Bill watched
Adam work on the car they were
trying to get all the lights operational. Chaciel and family were
visiting at her folks, Susan and
Wade Hovelands. We chatted on
the phone, but because it was late
didnt get to see Eli and Avi. The
moon was to be that big beautiful
one, but clouds covered it the early
part of the evening and we slept
through the brightest part.
Have a joyful blessed week.
Wrinkles merely indicate where
the smiles have been. Mark Twain

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News is going to be short this
week as I didnt call anyone. News
is about the same as everyone is
finishing up their harvesting, haying and looking after their cattle
getting them ready for winter.
Some are stacking bales. Colby
Fitch was down and helped his
grandpa, Marvin Eide, stack some
this last week or so.
I sometimes wonder if you
would class me as a hermit the
way the cats act around here they
will come to the house and let me
pet them, but let anyone else come
and they are off to hide. The one
female cat had kittens in the little
shed next to my house where I
keep my lawn mowers and garden
tools. I could go in and handle her
kittens, but when my granddaughter, Kiley, went in and handled them, the next day momma
cat moved them. They will come to
the lane to meet me when I come
home after being gone. They know
my pickup, but will not venture
out when any other vehicle comes.
It reminds me of George and
Phyllis Oldenberg who were our
neighbors south of us. They had
many cats, but when you would go
there the cats would disappear except for Georges special pets.
Those who remember Phyllis will
remember what a great cook and
baker she was. She used to bake
and take goodies to Philip and sell
them at our ladies aid bake sales
and she did have some customers
who she baked for through the
years.
George and Phyllis kids are
Grace Hunt, Wahpeton, N.D.,
Gary, Mitchell, Connie Partida,
Byers, Colo., and Marie Mach,

Rapid City. I hear from all of them

and I am Connies godmother.
There were so many fox around
this summer, but the only ones
that I see around here now are the
ones who have always had a den
in the hill southeast of the house.
There could still be some in the
stacks north of the barn, but I
never see them.
Prairie dogs are another visitor
that we have. They came a few
years back and just took over
about 80 acres. We are trying to
clean them up, but they are stubborn little fellows. They are fun to
watch and the dog likes to chase
them, but had never succeeded in
catching one! The grandchildren
used to like to come for the sport
of shooting. People who go by on
the road shoot at them, but they
are survivors and I think that
they are like mice they have lots
of litters. I really dont know how
many litters they have in a year
as I have not read up on them to
see how many pups they can have
in a year.
This last Thursday, I was a
guest of Sheila Olson for lunch
downtown Philip. We had not seen
each other for two or three
months, so we had a lot of catching up to do. An hour and a half
went by quickly, but we did make
some plans to do something fun
later this fall when it cools off,
which I am looking forward to.
I have so many bugs at my place
this year that I have never seen
before and it looks like the old
housefly. They sure sit on the cats
ears and pester they dog and flit
around and are hard to hit with
the fly swatter. I have fly catchers

outdoors, but dont know if any get

in there or not. Maybe they are a
superfly That has become amune
to all the sprays we have used in
prior years.
Last year, the wasps were bad
and I had to spray them as they
would be around the door and
sting you. I do hope they will not
be so numerous this year. I like to
leave the bees alone as we need
them.
We have missed most of the
good rains right here close, but
others have received them. Several went over us, but did hit
Philip. We may have had one-half
inch in all the little showers over
a 10-day period which was soon
gone when the sun came out.
I talked to Arnis Knutson and
she gave me a little news. They
have been enjoying their grand-

son, Gunner, for a week and they

took him home to Sioux Falls this
weekend. They met his parents
and other family members there
to help Gunner celebrate his seventh birthday. The party was at a
hotel where they could all enjoy
eating and swimming together.
Arnis said that they had been
spending a lot of time at their
cabin in the Black Hills and plan
on spending more time up there
before winter gets here.
Thats all the new for this week.
One afternoon, my granddaughter, Connor, came over and gave
me a hug, then looked up at me
and said, You smell good
grandma. I was flattered that she
liked my perfume, until she asked,
Did you have bacon? Wilma
Meelaskie, London, Ohio

Youth
Area triathlon features tough
competition ... and love and
marriage at the finish line
excerpts reprinted with
permission from Capital
Journal, by Joel Ebert
Like the steady hands of a clock,
runners, bicyclists and swimmers
took to Farm Island last weekend
for the 2014 Riverman/Riverwoman Sprint Triathlon ....
With more than 60 registered
participants 36 individual males
and 18 females, along with eight
teams dozens of friends and family began gathering at the swim
beach area of Farm Island as early
as 6:00 a.m. on Saturday ....
With volunteers from the Pierre
Fire Department overlooking the
swimmers from a safe distance
while aboard a boat and a jet ski,
the participants swam just under
a half-mile before returning to
shore .... As the swimmers stepped
out of the water and their wetsuits, shouts of support rang
through the air. The athletes
turned to the bike racks or the
hands of teammates for the second
leg of the event, which was an 18mile bike ride that went outside
Farm Island, along state Highway
34. After biking back to the staging area, which also served as a
finish line, the competitors began
the third leg of the event, a 3.5mile run through the park and on
the island trail.
The triathlon is especially nice
because it has a mixture of those
trying to beat personal records
and the casual folks who just want
to accomplish the trying feat, said
Raynor. One such participant was
former South Dakota governor
Frank Farrar, 85, who always attends the annual triathlon. Farrar
completed the entire race in two
hours and 49 minutes ....
As the racers dashed across the
finish line at various times, they
were met with embracing arms

Capital Journal

Brandon ODea used a sign to ask his girlfriend, Molly Coyle, for her
hand in marriage.
and liquid refreshments from congratulatory onlookers. Brandon
ODea, Philip, held a sign of encouragement up for his girlfriend,
Molly Coyle, as she crossed the

finish line. When Coyle walked

over to her family, ODea turned
the sign around and knelt on one
knee, asking for Coyles hand in
marriage. That was a first for the
triathlon, said Carr ....

August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

Plan to secure our southern border

by Representative
Kristi Noem
Over the last few weeks, hundreds of South Dakotans have
been in touch with my office about
the crisis on our southern border
and our broken immigration system. Most have shared concerns
about our porous border and the
impact it could have on national
security and our economy. I share
many of these concerns and was
proud to join the House to do
something about it earlier this
month.
The apprehensions of unaccompanied children crossing the
southern border have nearly doubled in the last year and expectations are that as many as 90,000
young people will have crossed the
border between October 2013 and
September 2014. The vast majority of these children have taken a
life-threatening journey from Central America believing wrongly
that they will be granted
amnesty. My heart breaks that
these children are jeopardizing
their lives because they have been
deceived about entry into this
country.
Unquestionably, economic conditions are poor and violence is
high in these childrens home
countries, but it is largely unchanged from years past. What
has changed is the perception of a
lenient enforcement environment
in the United States.

College
Brief
A Philip student was a graduate
for the spring 2014 session at
South Dakota State University,
Brookings.
Chana Mary Gottsleben, daughter of Bill and Jayne Gottsleben,
Philip, earned a bachelor of science degree in education and
human sciences.

Because of the influx, U.S. Border Patrol agents have been

spread thin and its become easier
for those wishing to do harm to
our country to make it through
too. There are reports that drug
cartels are coordinating efforts to
send the children through first to
divert the Border Patrol agents
and then follow closely behind to
smuggle in drugs. There are also
reports of transnational gangs
working near the border to recruit
these unaccompanied minors before they enter the United States.
Without leadership from this
administration to curb the crisis
on our southern border, I believed
it was important that Congress
put forward a targeted package
that secures our border, creates
streamlined systems to send those
who have crossed illegally back to
their home countries faster, and
establishes reformed policies to
prevent further crises. On August
1, the House passed a two-part
package that accomplishes this
without raising overall federal
spending.
The first piece of legislation we
passed, HR5230, aimed to better
secure our borders by authorizing
the deployment of the National
Guard to the southern border and
providing funding for the Department of Homeland Security to
boost border security and law enforcement activities.
It also sought to accelerate judi-

cial proceedings for immigrants by

allowing for more temporary
judges to be hired and ensuring all
unaccompanied children are
treated the same as those from
Mexico or Canada for the purpose
of removal.
Finally, to discourage a future
crisis, this legislation creates a
last-in, first-out policy so new arrivals will be sent home first.
The second piece of legislation
we passed, HR5272, goes even further to prevent future crises by
freezing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive order from President Obama
that is based on the DREAM
Act. This will prevent the administration from approving new or
previously denied applications for
deferred action, thereby preventing unlawful immigrants from delaying removal proceedings or
qualifying for work status. Im
hopeful this will help reverse the
perception of leniency when it
comes to illegal immigration.
These are important and urgent
provisions, so I was extremely disappointed to see the Senate refuse
to come to the table and push any
further action into September.
The situation were in is unprecedented and unacceptable.
Yes, we are a nation of immigrants (my own family came from
Norway), but we are also a nation
of laws and borders we would be
well served by enforcing both.

Highway 73 paving
south of Highway 20
The South Dakota Department
of Transportation said work will
continue this week on a section of
Highway 73, approximately 2.7
miles south of the south junction
of Highways 20 and 73, between
Faith and Bison.
On Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 12-13, the department will
have done some minor prep work
at the site of the culvert installation. Traffic was controlled with
flaggers and delays were minimal.
On Thursday, August 14, Sacrison Paving, Inc. is scheduled to
begin paving operations. Traffic
will be reduced to one lane at the
paving sight and traffic will be
maintained by flaggers.
Motorists can expect delays,

suddenly slowing traffic, loose

gravel, bumps, uneven lanes and
should be aware of construction
equipment and workers adjacent
to the roadway.
The roadway was closed for four
days last week to replace a pipe
culvert that had been damaged by
heavy spring rains and flooding in
the area.
The prime contractor on this
$214,612 project is Midwest Contracting, LLC, Marshall, Minn.
For more information, contact
Les Hermann with the SDDOT at
605-892-2872. Complete road construction information can be
found at www.safetravelusa.com/
sd or by dialing 511.

Rail service website

United States Senator John
Thune (R-SD) has announced the
release of a new rail service section on his official website, where
South Dakota shippers concerned
with inconsistent rail service can
find the latest South Dakota rail
developments.
On the site, South Dakota shippers and consumers will access
grain car reports, find contact information for the Surface Transportation Board (STB), find the
most up-to-date actions taken by
Thune, and can leave a message
for the senator about the problems
theyve experienced.
We are reaching a critical juncture in South Dakota as wheat
harvests begin, said Thune. I
will continue pressuring Canadian Pacific Railway, Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railroad, and

Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern

Railroad to deliver the needed rail
service to our state. I urge all
South Dakota shippers to continue their discussions with the
STB and to keep me informed of
concerns by contacting me
through my website. Since this
winter, I have been committed to
working with our producers and
shippers to ensure our states rail
service problems are addressed,
and urge shippers to visit my website for regular rail service updates.
Rail service in South Dakota
continues to be challenging for all
shippers. South Dakotas agriculture producers have been hit particularly hard by the ongoing rail
service backlogs resulting in lower
grain prices and diminishing
grain elevator storage capacity
due to unmoved stockpiles of last
years crops.
A link to the new rail service
site can be found on Thunes
homepage, www.thune.senate.gov
or can be found at: http://www.
thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm
?p=rail.

Rally law
statistics
The final law enforcement statistics are in concerning the week
of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle
Rally.
Figures are compiled by the
South Dakota Highway Patrol
from the districts that include
Sturgis and Rapid City. The figures are as of 6:00 a.m., Sunday
August 11.
Totals
2014
2013
DUI arrests
244
255
Drug arrests
Misdemeanor 252
219
Felony
90
56
Citations
1,457 1,535
Warnings
5,259 4,932
Vehicles seized 14
9
Cash seized
$25,447 $13,221
Concealed
weapons arrests 0
3
Accidents
Non-injury
46
33
Injury
68
69
Fatal
4
6
Total fatalities 4
6

Sports
Schaack and Johnson boys
score at Little Britches finals

Courtesy photos

Wynn Schaack and Marty McPherson show how they were able to score the National Little Britches Rodeo Finals
team roping championship.
eighth performance with 8.61.
Rock Springs, Wyo., July 13-19 for
Two sets of brothers from the
The two were joined by their
the National High School Rodeo
Wall and Philip areas, all stubrothers, Wynn Schaack and Reed
Finals.
dents at Philip, have had a sucJohnson, at the National Little
Rance was unable to score a
cessful summer of rodeo action.
Britches Rodeo Finals, July 20-26,
placing at the rodeo. Wyatt placed
The summer started off with
Pueblo, Colo.
15th in the fifth performance with
Wyatt Schaack, Wall, and Rance
The Schaack brothers both
a time of 19.97 and sixth in the
Johnson, Philip, headed off to
came up with national champi-

August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

onships at the National Little
Britches Rodeo Finals. Wynn and
team roping partner Marty
McPherson, Piedmont, took the
junior team roping honors. Wyatt
topped all contestants to take the
steer wrestling title and fifth place
in calf roping.
Reed and Wyatt are 2014 graduates of Philip High School. Rance
starts his junior year and Wynn
eighth grade next week at PHS.
First Round
Junior boys:
Wynn, 1st in the flag race with
a time of 7.580.
Senior boys:
Reed, third in saddle bronc with
a score of 63; sixth in bareback
with a score of 58;
Rance, 4th in calf roping with a
12.64
Wyatt, 3rd in calf roping with
12.51; 4th in steer wrestling with
a 4.78
Second Round
Junior boys:
Wynn and Marty, 1st in the
team roping with a 6.66
Senior boys:
Wyatt, 2nd in steer wrestling
Short Go
(Top 15 contestants in each
event, 10 contestants with the
highest year-end points and the
top five contestants in the average from nationals.)
Junior boys:
Wynn and Marty, 1st in team
roping with a 11.19
Senior boys:
Wyatt, 1st in calf roping with a
9.56; 2nd in steer wrestling with
a 4.77
Rance, 5th in calf roping with a
11.52

Wyatt Schaack slides down to make his throw during the National Little
Britches Rodeo Finals.

Locals compete in triathlon Disc golf tourney

The Riverman/Riverwoman
Sprint Triathlon at Farm Island
Recreation Area, Pierre, included
more than 60 registered participants.
The Saturday, August 2, event
began at 7:30 a.m. The swim
course was .4 miles beginning at
the shore of the swim beach,
across to the island and back. The
bike course was 18 miles through
the park and along South Dakota
Highway 34. The run course was
3.5 miles through the park and on
the island trail.
The competition was divided
into several divisions with separate classes for men, women and
teams. Teams competed as a
group. Mens and womens individual classes were divided into
age groups of 19 and under, 20-29,
30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60 and
older.
Medals were awarded to the top
three finishers in each division.
Tristen Rush, Philip, took third
place in the 19 and under mens
category with a time of 1:47.32.
Nelson Holman, Philip, earned
fifth place in that same age group
with a time of 2:07.45.
D.J. Rush, Philip, crossed the
finish line in fifth place for the 3039 mens division with a time of
1:52.50.
Ellie Coyle, Philip, finished with
a time of 1:46.06 to take first place
in the 19 and under womens division. Molly Coyle, Philip, was also
a first place winner, in the 20-29

Among many upcoming special

events hosted by South Dakota
state parks, the Steady Ed Memorial Disc Golf Tournament will be
held Saturday, August 16.
The tournament will be at Oahe
Downstream Recreation Area
near Fort Pierre. Registration is
at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Tee off is at 9:45

Courtesy photo

From left: Josie Rush, Tristen Rush, Ellie Coyle, D.J. Rush, Molly Coyle,
Amber Rush, Nelson Holman, Terry Holman and Dave Holman.
womens division, with a time of
1:55.53. Terry Holman, Philip,
took eighth place in the 40-49 division with a time of 2:19.10.
Running as a mixed team,
Amber Rush, Dave Holman and
Josie Rush, all of Philip, divided
the course into three legs with a
time of 1:49.59 for fourth place.
The next scheduled triathlon in
western South Dakota is the
Southern Hills Triathlon, Saturday, August 30, at the Angostura
Recreation Area, Hot Springs.
This event is a fundraiser for the
Hot Springs Friends of the Li-

brary. The sprint triathlon consists of a quarter mile swim, 12

mile bike and 3.1 mile run. The
olympic triathlon consists of a one
mile swim, 24 mile bike and 6.2
mile run. The duathlon is a 3.1
run, 12 mile bike and another 3.1
run. The youth race consists of a
100 yard swim, five mile bike and
one mile run.
The Wildlife Loop Triathlon will
be Sunday, September 14, in
Custer. It consists of a 1.2 mile
swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile
run.

Before school check immunizations

A state health official recommends parents check the immunizations of their preteens and
college freshmen before the school
year gets underway.
College freshmen living in
dorms and unvaccinated kids entering high school are at high risk
for meningococcal disease and
need to be vaccinated, said Dr.
Lon Kightlinger, state epidemiologist for the Department of
Health. Pertussis cases are also
on the rise so its important that
preteens get that booster shot.
Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the tissues covering the
brain and spinal cord. Symptoms
include fever, severe headache,
stiff neck, vomiting and a rash.
Ten to 14 percent of people with
the disease die and up to 19 percent may suffer permanent disabilities such as hearing loss,
amputation or brain disease.
South Dakota has reported two
cases in 2014.
Pertussis, also called whooping
cough, is highly contagious and
spreads through the air by cough.
Early symptoms resemble a common cold, including sneezing,
runny nose, low-grade fever and a
mild cough. The cough becomes
more severe and is characterized
by episodes of numerous rapid
coughs followed by a high-pitched
whoop. South Dakota has reported 65 cases year-to-date.
Meningococcal vaccine is available from family health care
providers and campus student
health centers. The department

provides it for those 11-18 years of

age who are eligible for the federal
Vaccines for Children Program.
Pertussis vaccine is given in a
series of doses at two, four, six and
15 months of age and between
four and six years of age. Because

immunity wanes over time, a

booster dose is recommended for
kids 11-12 years of age and for
adults. The department provides
the childhood series of the vaccine
and the booster dose free for 11-12
year olds.

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a.m. For more information, call

605-280-5007 or visit the event
Facebook page.
For more information on activities in South Dakota state parks,
visit www.gfp.sd.gov, contact the
individual park office or call 605773-3391.

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County Fair Results

10
Haakon and Jackson 4-H Achievement Days results
The 2014 Haakon/Jackson Achievement Days ribbon results are in. Some
youth had several entries in the same
catagory, and many had entries in different catagories.
Adam Amiotte: eggs blue, photography blue
Justena Amiotte: photography purple, blue
Kruse Bierle: shooting sports blue,
wildlife blue
Sage Bierle: foods purple, eggs purple, photography purple, purple, blue
Kaelan Block: wood science blue
Kash Block: visual arts purple, blue,
wood science blue, blue
Katie Butler: visual arts purple, purple, purple, blue, clothing blue, graphic
arts blue, photography purple
Kelcey Butler: home environment
purple, blue, clothing blue, visual arts
purple, blue, blue, foods purple, photography purple, child development
blue, blue, music blue, first aid purple, range and pasture purple, graphic
arts purple, blue
Peyton DeJong: visual arts purple,
blue, graphic arts purple, purple, purple, blue, foods and nutrition purple,
purple, blue, blue, photography purple,
blue, blue
Trew DeJong: visual arts purple,
purple, purple, blue, foods purple, pur-

ple, purple, hobbies and collections purple, purple, photography purple, purple, purple, blue
Aleesia Dillon: wood science purple,
citizenship purple, foods purple, purple, purple, purple, photography purple, purple, welding science blue,
clothing blue, home environment purple
Dustin Enders: wildlife blue, welding science purple, wood science purple, visual arts purple, dog purple,
horse and pony blue, photography
purple, blue
Cass Finn: fitness and sports purple,
foods purple, visual arts blue, hobbies
and collections purple
Clayton Fosheim: visual arts purple,
blue, blue, wood science purple, blue,
blue, wildlife blue, blue
Kaitlyn Fosheim: visual arts purple,
wood science blue, photography purple, purple, blue
Cedar Gabriel: hobbies and collections
purple, purple, visual arts purple,
blue
Ember Gabriel: visual arts purple,
purple, clothing purple, purple
Sage Gabriel: hobbies and collections
purple, foods purple, home environment purple, visual arts purple, purple, community service purple,
computers and technology purple, pho-

tography purple, purple, purple, blue

Katie Haigh: photography purple,
purple, purple, purple, purple, blue, blue,
blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue,
blue, blue, home environment purple,
visual arts blue
Seth Haigh: photography purple,
purple, purple, blue, blue, red, wood science purple, blue, beef purple
Ashley Hand: foods purple, visual
arts purple
Kelsey Hand: foods - purple, photography purple, purple, blue, visual arts
blue
Tyrel Mansfield: photography purple, blue
Rachel Parsons: photography blue,
blue, blue, visual arts purple, purple,
drama blue
Sarah Parsons: first aid purple, hobbies and collections purple, visual arts
purple, photography purple, blue
Allison Pekron: food preservation
purple, purple, purple, photography
purple, purple, purple, blue
Grace Pekron: visual arts purple,
purple, purple, purple, foods purple,
purple, clothing purple, purple, purple
Josie Rush: clothing purple, home
environment blue, photography purple, blue, visual arts blue
Riley Schofield: wildlife purple,

welding science blue, range and pasture blue

Shaina Solon: visual arts purple,
purple, horse and pony blue
Savannah Solon: visual arts purple,
blue, blue, horse and pony blue, red,
fishing purple
Ben Stangle: foods purple, blue, visual arts purple, purple, photography
purple, purple, blue
Mark Stangle: foods purple, purple,
veterinary science blue, home environment purple, purple, visual arts purple, purple
Mason Stilwell: foods purple, purple,
photography purple, blue, visual arts
purple, purple, blue, blue, clothing purple, purple
McKenzie Stilwell: photography purple, purple, blue, blue, visual arts purple, blue, wood science purple, blue,
foods purple, blue, clothing blue, blue,
hobbies and collections purple
Maraya VanderMay: wood science
purple, citizenship purple, foods purple, purple, purple, photography blue,
welding purple, home environment
purple, clothing blue
Mallory Vetter: visual arts purple,
purple, blue
Some Cloverbud members, those participants under the age of eight, received

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special ribbons for their project entries.

Those individuals included Larlee Block,
MaKaylan Bonenberger, Lucas Butler,
Cole Finn, Kalli Fosheim, Paige OConnor, Race OConnor, Tara Schofield and
Madison Stilwell.
Place setting contest: Senior divison:
Peyton DeJong purple, Trew DeJong
purple, Katie Haigh purple, Shaina
Solon blue. Junior division: Grace
Pekron purple, Sarah Parsons purple, Savannah Solon blue. Beginner division: Mason Stilwell blue. Cloverbud
division: Paige OConnor, Madison Stilwell, Tara Schofied.
Project RunWay: Junior division:
Grace Pekron purple, Ember Gabriel
purple
Large animal show: Feeder heifers:
Peyton DeJong (senior) purple, Riley
Schofield (beginner) purple, Maraya
VanderMay (beginner) blue, Dustin
Enders (senior) blue Carson VanderMay (exhibition) blue
Feeder steers: Aleesia Dillon (beginner) purple Bull calf: Trew DeJong (senior) purple Barrows: Aleesia Dillon
(beginner) blue, Maraya VanderMay
(beginner) purple
Dairy goat: Sage Gabriel (beginner)
purple
Beef showmanship: Peyton DeJong

(senior) grand champion, Maraya VanderMay (beginner) grand champion,

Riley Schofield blue, Dustin Enders
blue, Trew DeJong blue, Aleesia Dillon
blue
Swine showmanship: Aleesia Dillon
blue, Maraya VanderMay blue
Goat showmanship: Sage Gabriel
blue
Small animal show: Dogs: Dustin Enders (senior) purple, Mark Stangle (senior) purple, Sage Bierle (senior)
purple, Adam Amiotte (beginner) purple Dog showmanship Dustin Enders
(senior) grand champion, Sage Bierle (senior) reserve champion, Mark Stangle
(senior) purple, Adam Amiotte (beginner) purple
Cats: Dustin Enders (senior) purple,
Sage Gabriel (junior) purple, Justena
Amiotte (senior) purple, Peyton DeJong (senior) purple, Sage Bierle (senior) purple
Cat showmanship: Peyton DeJong (senior) grand champion, Sage Bierle (senior) reserve champion, Dustin Enders
(senior) blue, Justena Amiotte (senior)
blue, Sage Gabriel (junior) blue
Rabbits: Bailey Bierle (junior) purple Rabbit showmanship: Bailey Bierle
(junior) grand champion

wins! Lee Briggs was in Pierre on

business last Thursday and
grandson Zane stayed at the
ranch to catch up on some of the
mowing. Saturday afternoon,
Mary and Zane spent some time
taking senior pictures. It sounds
like they turned out well, but they
plan to have another photo session
which will include Zane's horse.
Mary said that her grandson,
Chancy, is back in California at
the Marine base. Now that boot
camp is over, the young Marines
get to have their cell phones on
weekends during boot camp,
they didn't get to have their
phones. Lee Briggs was finally
able to start harvesting spring
wheat Sunday afternoon. It has
been a challenge to get the grain
dry enough this year! Mary said it
will be nice to have the guys harvesting closer to the house that
makes it easier to tell when they'll
be coming in for a meal!
Kevin Neuhauser has also been
harvesting spring wheat. Ron
Beckwith and Lloyd Simon have
been helping. Kevin has also been
busy spraying stubble and taking
care of various other chores. It is
a busy time of year! Mary
Neuhauser was at the ranch for
the weekend.
Last Wednesday, Clark and
Carmen Alleman attended granddaughter Alivya's first Vacation
Bible School program at Hayes.
Saturday, they stopped in at Nels
and Dorothy Paulson's to see how
Dorothy was doing after her back
surgery. They came home with
freshly dug potatoes, compliments

of Nels' potato patch. Sunday afternoon, Clark and Carmen went

to Pierre to wish Clark's sister,
Phyllis Stoeser, a happy birthday.
I talked with Nels Paulson Monday and he said Dorothy is getting
along pretty well now. She spent a
night in the hospital last week,
needing some fluids and medications to help her feel better. Monday morning, she was sitting on
the front porch, enjoying some
sunshine and fresh air, so I wasn't
able to talk to her. Hope she continues to improve! Nels said he is
making sure she follows doctor's
orders.
Last Friday evening, Steve McDaniel visited Billy and Arlyne
Markwed, and they enjoyed some
card playing. Saturday, Billy
Markwed helped grandson T.J.
Gabriel work some calves. Sunday, there was no church at Deep
Creek, so Billy and Arlyne went to
Faith to attend the rodeo.
Things have been relatively
quiet at Julian and Coreen
Roseth's place. Coreen said they
are continuing to harvest wheat,
and they have also been working
some cattle.
Last Thursday, Shirley Halligan was in Rapid City for a doctor's appointment. Frank and
Shirley's grandson, Jerin, had a
birthday August 8, but he celebrated on the ninth. Shirley went
to Faith to help celebrate the
birthday, and she also attended
the mud volleyball event that was
part of this year's celebration in
Faith. Murdock and Lynn Halligan were among those playing volleyball, and Shirley said it was
very entertaining. Trying to jump
while standing in deep mud is a
challenge, resulting in some
pretty spectacular falls! Frank
Halligan spent Saturday in
Colome at a Halligan family gathering.
Ray and Nancy Neuhauser have
been keeping busy with their normal activities. Nancy said she
spent part of Monday freezing a
box full of fresh peaches she said
they were delicious! They have
also been enjoying some fresh vegetables from their son, Brett, and
his family. Sunday, Nancy and
other family members attended a
bridal shower at Kirley Hall for
her granddaughter, Teddi (Seth)
Norman. Nancy has also been
busy helping prepare for the Sterling family memorial ranch rodeo,
which is planned for September 20
in Ft. Pierre.
Chase and Kelly Briggs and
children had a visit from Kelly's
cousin and family over the weekend. Her cousin lives in Sturgis, so
it was nice for them to be away
from all the noise. Kelly said the
kids had fun being in the country they spent a good part of the
day catching toads they had a
whole bucket full! Sometimes, you
see kids who need electronic
games or iPads, or something of
that nature, to be entertained, but
not these kids! I'll bet they had a
blast!
Max and Joyce Jones and family
are working on harvest. Finding
dry wheat has been the challenge.
The grandkids help with grain
cart driving, mowing, etc. Joyce
said she has been keeping food
front and center, ready for them
whenever they are ready to eat.
Everyone has their job to do! Last
Tuesday was the dog show in Ft.
Pierre and Luke and his dog, Ellis,
were awarded the grand champion prize. Congratulations to
them! Mattie and Luke also had
entries at Achievement Days and
they both did well.
Haying is finished at the Bruce
ranch. Bill and Polly's grandchil-

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off the list. Of course, every day it

seems like I have more items on
the list than I have time for and
there are always more projects to
be added. Luckily, I am a person
that prefers to be busy.
I spent the better part of the
weekend mowing around the
place. The recent rains kicked the
weeds and grass into high gear
again. As I was mowing, I was
amazed at the number of frogs
and toads I was seeing. They were
everywhere! The fly and mosquito
numbers have been less recently
and I wonder if the toads and
frogs are helping in that respect.
Yesterday morning, I was headed
to the vegetable garden and as I
walked past a flower bed, the
plants and grass started rustling.
Of course, I froze in my tracks, expecting to see a big snake of some
kind. But instead, I saw a herd of
frogs I suppose my West River
upbringing caused me to call the
group a herd. I was curious, so I
did a little research and I found
out that a group of frogs is called
an army. Who knew!
Good news from the garden
the tomatoes are starting to ripen!
We had our first BLTs of the season last week. I am still making
lots of dill pickles and we are eating cucumbers, kale, zucchini, potatoes, beans, peppers and snap
peas. I haven't harvested any
leeks or cabbage yet, but some are
ready. The beets are also ready! I
think I may have to add some
hours to my days!

On to the news. Dick and Gene

Hudson spent their weekend at
the hospital in Pierre. Dick was
admitted to the hospital Thursday
evening due to a kidney stone. The
stone is too large to pass, so it will
be "blasted" at a later date. In the
meantime, a stent was placed to
help ease his pain, and he was
able to come home Sunday
evening. Gene spent part of her
weekend serving as a judge at
achievement days in Ft. Pierre.
She said there was very good participation. Connie and Wyatt
Johnson also helped with the
judging, plus the Johnson boys
had exhibits. They spent part of
Sunday getting their poultry
washed and ready to go to
achievement days Monday.
Rhett Roseth and Alex Moos
were supper guests at the home of
Lola and Duane Roseth last
Wednesday. Later that evening,
Dick and Gene Hudson came
down and played cards. Lola went
to Sioux Falls Monday to attend a
class.
Lee and Mary Briggs' granddaughter, Kinsey Riggle, stayed
with them from Thursday until
Sunday of last week. Kinsey's parents, Clay and Rea Riggle, were in
Sturgis attending the motorcycle
rally. While out there, they stayed
with Rea's sister, Keva. Mary said
Clay and Rea sent pictures daily
from the rally lots of sights to
see out there! Mary said that Kinsey always has big plans for her
and Grandma to stay up all night
watching movies. So far the plans
haven't been successful sleep

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Public Notices
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For Bids
Notice is hereby given that the City Midland, SD, will receive bids for their Geothermal Well Abandonment, located in
Haakon County in South Dakota. Construction of the project will be on City and
School owned lands and rights-of-way.
Bids will include the following scope of
Work:
Abandonment of approximately 3300
lf. deep geothermal water well.
Demolition of Well House Building and
appurtenances.
Erosion control and containment.
Clean up and all other miscellaneous
work required but not herein mentioned but inferred from the construction Contract Documents.
The bids will be prepared and delivered
in a sealed envelope to City of Midland,
South Dakota, City Finance Officer, 509
Main Street, PO Box 232, Midland, SD
57552, ATTENTION: MIDLAND GEOTHERMAL WELL ABANDONMENT, not
later than 2:00 PM MDT on September
3, 2014, at which time and place the bids
will be read aloud publicly and in the
presence of the bidders and their representatives. Bids will not be accepted after
the specified hour and date and will be
returned to the Bidder(s) unopened. Bids
which are not prepared and filed in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders
may be rejected.
Bidders on this work will be required to
comply with the Presidents Executive
Order Nos. 11246 (Equal Employment)
as amended, 11518 (Small Business
Concerns), and 11625 (MBE) as
amended. The requirements for bidders
and contractors under these orders are
explained in the specifications.
Bidders on this work will be required to
comply with Title 40 CFR 33.240 and Executive Order 12138 (WBE). The requirements for bidders and contractors under
this regulation that concerns utilization of
Disadvantaged/Minority Business Enterprises (DBE/MBE) and Women's Business Enterprises (WBE) are explained in
the specifications.

of Contract Documents will be issued.

All bids must be accompanied by a bid
security. Bid security will take the form of
a bid bond in an amount of ten percent
(10%) of the Bidder's maximum Bid price
or a cashier's or certified check made
payable to Owner in an amount of five
percent (5%) of the Bidder's maximum
Bid price.
The bid security will be retained by the
Owner if the successful bidder refuses or
fails to enter into an Agreement within fifteen (15) days after Notice of Award or
fails at time of executing the contract to
furnish a construction performance bond
and construction payment bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of the
work.
Bids may not be withdrawn after the time
fixed for opening them. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids,
and to waive any irregularities therein.
City of Midland, South Dakota
[Published August 7 & 14, 2014, at the
total approximate cost of $95.13]

Proceedings of the
City of Philip
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 4, 2014
A regular meeting of the Philip City Council was held on Monday, August 4, 2014,
at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of
the Haakon Co. Courthouse. Present
were Mayor Michael Vetter, Finance Officer Monna Van Lint, Council Members
Greg Arthur, Trisha Larson, Marty Gartner, and Marion Matt. Also present were
Deputy Finance Officer Brittany Smith,
Public Works Director Matt Reckling, Police Officer David Butler, Del Bartels with
the Pioneer Review, Jay and Elke Baxter; and later, Haakon Co. Emergency
Manager Lola Roseth, City Attorney Gay
Tollefson, and Gen. Maintenance Brian
Pearson.
Absent: Council Members Brit Miller and
Jennifer Henrie.

The successful bidder will need to be

registered in SAM (System for Award
Management).

Motion was made by Arthur, seconded by

Matt to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried.

Successful bidder must be able to obtain

South Dakota Well Drillers License prior
to Award.

Motion was made by Arthur, seconded by

Gartner to approve the minutes of the
last meeting as published by The Pioneer
Review. Motion carried.

A pre-bid meeting will be held at the City

of Midland office on August 20, 2014, at
10:00 AM MDT. All potential bidders are
strongly encouraged to attend this conference.
A complete set of Contract Documents
may be obtained from Banner Associates, Inc., 409 22nd Ave. South, P.O. Box
298, Brookings, SD 57006-0298; phone
(605) 692-6342 or online at www.bannerassociates.com. Copies may be obtained upon non-refundable payment in
the sum of $40.00 for each set of Contract Documents plus tax. Electronic
copies are also available to be downloaded online for a non-refundable
charge of $20.00 plus tax. No partial sets

Motion was made by Matt, seconded by

Arthur to approve the payment of the bills
from the appropriated funds. Motion carried.
Gross Salaries - July 31, 2014: Adm. $3,024.67; Police - $6,233.05; Public
Works - $3,251.73; Street - $3,128.66;
Swimming Pool - $14,440.36; Water $2,378.13
Colonial Life, Employee Supplemental
Ins. - 07/14...............................511.02
EFTPS, S.S., Medicare, Withholding07/14 ....................................7,698.66
SDRS, Employee Retirement07/14 ....................................2,742.63

Addl Bills - July 2014:

Dakotacare Flex, Deductible Buydown 07/14 .......................................142.58
IRS Form 720 Prep - 07/14 .....250.00
US Dept. of Treasury, PCORI Fee 07/14 .........................................16.00
Airport Improvement Projects:
KLJ, Pavement Rehab Bid thru
06/28/14 ...............................2,523.01
LA/EA Enviro Doc Eng thru
06/28/14 ...............................7,201.70
Lift Station Wet Well Rehab:
SPN & Assoc., Const. Eng. 06/2907/26/14 ..................................267.50
Wood/Walden Ave. Improv. Project:
SPN & Assoc., Const. Eng. 06/2907/26/14 ...............................2,238.20
VISA - UMB Bank, Special Assess
Postage - 07/14 .........................50.40
This Month's Bills:
AT&T Mobility, Cell Phone
06-07/14 ....................................80.85
Brants Electric, Lift Station Repairs 07/14 .......................................102.00
Cenex Harvest States, Fuel/LP 07/14 ....................................1,601.73
Coyle's SuperValu, Pool Supplies/
Concessions-07/14 .................717.06
CRA Payment Center, Supplies 07/14 .........................................52.22
D&T Auto Parts, Supplies 07/14 .........................................38.96
Dakota Country Pharmacy, Supplies 07/14 .........................................50.12
Dakotacare Health Ins., Employee
Health Premium - 08/14 .......7,302.67
Delta Dental Ins., Employee Dental
Premium - 08/14......................558.60
First National Agency, 2015 Ford Interceptor Ins. ...............................326.00
First National Bank, Utility Billing
Postage - 07/14 .......................129.40
1st Natl Bank - S.F., SRF Loan #02
Pay #189 - 08/14 ..................2,163.90
SRF Loan #03 Pay #92 08/14 .................................. 2,223.41
Fitzgerald Oil Co., Fuel/LP 07/14 .......................................981.03
Georges Welding, Supplies 07/14 .........................................51.50
Golden West Telecom, Phone/Internet
06-07/14 ..................................713.28
Haakon Co. Reg. of Deeds, Vacate
Filing/Recording - 07/14 ............30.00
Haakon Co. Treasurer, Office Rent 08/14 .......................................500.00
Hawkins, Inc., Pool Chemical 07/14 .......................................908.10
Ingram Hardware, Supplies 07/14 .......................................175.05
Les Body Shop LLC, 15 Ford Graphic
Install - 07/14...........................300.00
Light & Siren, Vehicle Lights/Supplies
06-07/14 ..................................433.25
M.G. Oil Co., PD Fuel - 06/14 .......65.30
Midwest Radar & Equipment, PD Radar
Cert. - 07/14 ..............................80.00
Moses Building Center, Supplies 07/14 .........................................81.98
Northwest Pipe Fittings, Inc., Water
Supplies - 07/14 ...................4,085.75
OConnell Construction, Inc., 103.52 T
Gravel 06-07/14 ......................517.60
Petersens Variety, Supplies 06/14 ...........................................6.97
Petty Cash, Postage/Deed Copies 07/14 .........................................27.21
Philip Motor, Inc., 15 Ford Floor Liners
- 07/14 .....................................159.00
Pioneer Review, Publishing 07/14 .......................................618.41
Quill Corp., Supplies - 07/14 .......282.33
SD Assoc. of Rural Water Systems,
Member Dues 08/14-07/15 .....410.00
SD Dept. of Revenue, Sales Tax
Payable - 07/14 .......................685.16
Water & Pool Testing
06-07/14 ....................................65.00
SDML, Atty Handbook Supplement 2014 ..........................................10.00
The Lifeguard Store, Guard Attire 05/14 .........................................28.60

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The Philip Pit Stop, Fuel/Supplies 07/14 ....................................1,072.18

The Septic Guys, LLC, Pump Out
Manhole - 07/14 ......................300.00
Tollefson, Gay, Attorney Retainer 08/14 .......................................200.00
USDA, RD Loan Pay #116 08/14 ....................................3,069.00
VISA - UMB Bank, Postage 07/14 .........................................29.68
Walker Refuse, Inc., 365 Residential
Garbage - 07/14 ...................4,818.00
R. Site Roll Off Disposal 07/14 .......................................520.00
West Central Electric, Electric
06/01-07/01/14 .....................3,795.34
WR/LJ Rural Water, Meter Pit 07/14 .......................................926.32
5,747,000 gals. - 07/14 ........7,183.75
Contract Min. - 07/14............2,500.00
Airport Water - 07/14 .................40.00
South Shop Water - 07/14.........22.50
Total Expenditures 08/04/14 ...........................$63,320.02
Old Business:
Mayor Vetter reported that there is no update on the Rubble Site land expansion.
He is hopeful that an update will be available at the next meeting.
Mayor Vetter advised that Suzanne StarKappes with the SD Unified System was
not available. She will be rescheduled
until the September 2nd meeting to review a request for the City to participate
in the Rural Attorney Recruitment Program (RARP).
Council revisited Jerry Pattersons request to approve a plat of Railroad Tract
B that was reviewed during the July
meeting. It was noted that the plat was
developed in 1982, but never presented
to the City for approval and thus never
filed in the Haakon Co. Register of
Deeds office. In turn, Mr. Patterson has
not filed a deed nor ever paid taxes on
said property.
During the July meeting, it was reported
that Traci Radway, Haakon Co. Register
of Deeds, would not be able to file the
plat as it is not an accurate representation of the area. Unfortunately, Ms. Radway was misquoted and additional
research as to the filing of the plat has
been completed.
Mayor Vetter then reviewed correspondence from Attorney Tollefson regarding
her legal opinion of the plat. Accordingly,
she has advised that during her research
as well as in visiting with Sandy Heaton
with Haakon County Abstract, there are
no legal reasons not to approve the plat.
There is the concern for the back taxes
which she is uncertain as to how the City
would calculate and assess them.
It was also noted that Ms. Heaton does
not have any concerns with approving
the plat.
DFO Smith advised that she also visited
with Ms. Radway regarding the untimely
filing of a plat and the back taxes. Ms.
Radway suggested that the City may
want to consider adopting a policy stating
that the City will only consider those plats
that are developed within a certain
amount of time. In addition, the City
could establish a fine for those plats not
filed in a timely manner.
By general consensus of the Council,
DFO Smith was directed to draft a policy
regarding the timely filing of plats. It was
noted that this would not apply to Patterson since it is not currently in place.
Following discussion, motion was made
by Matt, seconded by Arthur to approve
Jerry Pattersons plat of Railroad Tract B,
Portion of NENE Section 23 and
NWNW Section 24, T1N-R20,
E.B.H.M., City of Philip, Haakon County,

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SD. Motion carried with all members voting aye.

left the meeting at this time.

Wood/Walden Ave. Improv. Project:
Council reviewed correspondence from
Project Engineer, Jeff McCormick with
SPN & Associates. According to Mr. McCormick, they have provided Rosebud
Concrete with the dates for the concrete
pours in 2013. More specifically, the
dates for the concrete pours that were replaced this year. This information was requested from Mr. Laber as it necessary
when completing the concrete analysis
report. This report should be available in
the near future.

New Business:
Mayor Vetter advised that Mike West with
the Lasting Legacy Board has withdrawn
his request for funding to assist with
completing the retaining wall project.
Since the initial request from Mr. West,
they have received sufficient funds
and/or labor to complete the project without the Citys assistance.
Mayor and Council expressed their appreciation to the Lasting Legacy Board,
Chamber of Commerce, and Ralph McQuirk for the wonderful improvements to
the Lasting Legacy.

Airport:
Council reviewed the project status update for the Land Acquisition and Environmental Assessment (LA/EA), the
Medium Intensity Runway Lighting
(MIRL), and the Pavement Rehabilitation
(PR) project as prepared by Rod Senn,
Airport Engineer with Kadrmas, Lee and
Jackson (KLJ).

Lola Roseth, Haakon Co. Emergency

Manager, addressed the Council with her
annual report.
She stated that as an emergency manager in the State, she is able to assist
with various disasters. She mentioned
the Pierre flood, Jackson fire, and most
recently the Wessington Springs tornado. During this time, she gained a
great deal of experience to assist her in
her position with Haakon County.

Mayor Vetter questioned the two preliminary layout options for the LA/EA project
that were referenced in the project status
update. He inquired if these have been
received.

Ms. Roseth then proceeded to present

pictures while reviewing her experience
in Wessington Springs following the tornado that damaged the community this
past June. During her time there, she
worked as a substitute emergency manager. She explained that what happened
in Wessington Springs can happen here
so it is imperative to be prepared. With
that, she recommended the Council
name a public information officer (PIO)
for the City. The PIO would be the
spokesperson for the City in disaster and
emergency instances. They would be responsible for providing accurate up-todate information to the media and public.

DFO Smith advised that Mr. Senn contacted the Finance Office last week, inquiring about the status of options--if the
Mayor and Airport Committee have reviewed them with the Petersons? She
noted that the preliminary options are on
file in the Finance Office.
Mayor Vetter confirmed that he would obtain the information and schedule an Airport Committee meeting with the
Petersons in the near future.
Motion was made by Gartner, seconded
by Matt to approve the Amendment to the
Engineering Agreement with KLJ for construction engineering services for the Airport Pavement Rehabilitation project and
authorize the Mayors signature thereon.
Said approval is contingent upon the issuance of the project grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Motion carried.

Discussion ensued regarding a PIO for

the City. It was mentioned that some
PIOs are Mayors while others may be
employees. Naming the Mayor and/or a
Council Member was mentioned as a
concern as they are elected positions. It
was suggested that a full-time employee
may be more beneficial for this position.
More specifically, the Chief of Police
and/or Police Officer as they have the
training and will be directly involved in
emergency and disaster situations.

Motion was then made by Gartner, seconded by Matt to approve the construction contract with Bituminous Paving, Inc.
for the Airport Pavement Rehabilitation
project and authorize the Mayors signature thereon. Said approval is contingent
upon the issuance of the project grant
from the FAA. Motion carried.

It was questioned how many PIOs are

recommended. Ms. Roseth advised that
she and Sherriff Koester are joint PIOs
for Haakon County. As for the City, they
could name one, two, or have one with
an alternate. Regardless, she recommends that the City have at least one individual.

Lift Station Wet Well Rehab:

Council reviewed correspondence from
Harlan Quenzer, Engineer with SPN &
Assoc. Mr. Quenzer reported that they
are still awaiting additional documentation from the contractor, A-1 Sewer &
Drain. Once this is obtained, the project
can be finalized including that of issuing
the final payment.

Council Member Gartner questioned if

Ms. Roseth would prefer to be an alternate for the City. Ms. Roseth stated that
it would be dependent upon if she is
available, but is confident that Officer
Butler would do a great job.

PWD Reckling reviewed a quote for a

new lift station controller and installation
from Dakota Pump, Inc. for $2,450. He
explained that over the last few months
they have had difficulty with the lift station
causing the alarm to go off approximately
two nights per week. The initial analysis
was that of a faulty transducer, but after
replacing it on two different occasions,
the problem still exists. During the lift station wet well project, Andrew Ring with
Dakota Pump tested the transducer. The
transducer is working, but found that the
controller needs to be replaced. The current controller is approximately twentytwo years old.

Mayor Vetter then recommended the

Council visit with Chief Graham and Officer Butler before taking any action.
By general consensus of the Council,
Chief Graham and Officer Butler will be
consulted prior to naming a PIO for the
City.
Ms. Roseth then apprised the Council
that during a disaster there are many
facets. Maintaining organization is a vital
part when considering the volunteers,
equipment, donations, etc. She also
mentioned that liability releases are imperative during these instances.

Motion was made by Matt, seconded by

Gartner to approve the quote from

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Dakota Pump, Inc. for a new lift station

controller and installation for $2,450. Motion carried.
Shared Use Path/Trails Project:
Council reviewed an amendment to the
Citys SD Transportation Alternatives
Program (TAP) agreement for Phase I.
The amendment addresses the following
two items. (1) Eliminating the States requirement to receive the Citys approval
prior to awarding the bid. (2) Adds the
Citys responsibility to provide an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible connection from the north end of
Phase I to the swimming pool sidewalk
by the project completion date.
DFO Smith reviewed a cost comparison
of Phase I project estimates as well as
some examples for the States pre-bid
estimate and bid award. The comparison
was developed in order to help clarify the
difference between the States pre-bid
estimate and bid award. In May, the
Council was informed that the Citys
maximum share of the project would be
based off of the States pre-bid estimate.
Unfortunately, the Council was misinformed as Nancy with the SD DOT recently confirmed that the City will be
required to contribute the local share of
19.8% for the construction cost difference between the States pre-bid estimate & bid award. This also applies to
any overages or change orders during
construction.
Smith went on to explain that an estimate
of $3,600 was utilized for the additional
requested connection from Phase I to the
swimming pool sidewalk. This is only an
estimate as it will be at the Citys discretion as to the material used and how it
will connect to the pool. The requirements are that it must be completed as
an ADA access by the project completion
date. Smith noted that Nancy with the SD
DOT provided the example that the City
paint an ADA pathway through the pool
parking lot in lieu of installing an additional sidewalk.
A lengthy discussion ensued regarding
the project--the continuously changing
costs and requirements of the City. The
Chamber has graciously committed
$20,000 to the project and with the current cost estimates; the Citys share will
be between $10,000 and $15,000. Comments for withdrawing from the TAP were
mentioned. The concern that the City
would still be required to reimburse the
State 100% of the design engineering
fees of $11,341.53 was noted. In addition, frustration over the State not allowing the City to concur with the bid award
was noted.
Council Member Matt voiced concern for
completing the project locally. He noted
that during the budget meetings last
week, the project costs were discussed
in detail. In order for the City to benefit
from withdrawing from the TAP and completing the project locally, the costs would
have to be below the current local share
estimates plus the design engineering
fees. He also mentioned that a large portion of the project area is a drainage ditch
which may increase the expenses.
Council Member Arthur questioned if the
City has contacted Ray Gibson with Gibson Concrete for an estimate to complete
the project locally. DFO Smith advised
that she only contacted him for a quote
on the additional requested sidewalk portion. To date, he has not reviewed the
plans nor provided a quote.
Council discussed the width of the sidewalk if it was to be done locally. It is currently designed at a ten foot width in
order to comply with the TAP requirements. If it is completed locally, it will
have to be ADA compliant and follow City
Ordinance #7-403 which requires a minimum of five foot width for new sidewalks.
By general consensus of the Council,
PWD Reckling was requested to contact
Mr. Gibson for an estimate on the entire
project with a six foot wide sidewalk.
Mayor Vetter then questioned if the
Council wanted to act on the SD DOT
TAP agreement amendment or wait until
Mr. Gibson provides an estimate.
Council Member Larson questioned if we
are required to sign the amendment. She

noted that the City entered into the original agreement in October 2013. Can the
State legally change the agreement?
City Attorney Tollefson advised that she
would have to review the original agreement and amendment in further detail. It
was noted that the original agreement
may contain language allowing amendments thereto.
Following, motion was made by Matt,
seconded by Arthur to table the amendment to the SD DOT TAP agreement for
Phase I of the Shared Use Path until City
Attorney Tollefson can review the agreements and provide her legal opinion.
DFO Smith was directed to provide
Tollefson with copies of both the original
agreement and amendment. Motion carried.
Council reviewed information from TransCanada regarding their interest in considering the Citys sidewalk and shared
use path projects for their Community Investment Funding program again. The
City had initially submitted an application
for funding in November 2013 to assist
with Phase I and II of the Shared Use
Path as well as the SD Hwy 73 Sidewalk
and Lighting project.
Council was questioned if they are interested in reapplying for funding to assist
with the local share of the current projects: Phase I of the Shared Use Path;
and, SD Hwy 73 Sidewalk and Lighting
project? The current estimates for these
projects are as follows: Phase I $34,738.53 (including $5,000 for incidentals); Hwy 73 Sidewalk - $60,300; and,
SD Hwy 73 Lighting - $9,737.
Following, motion was made by Matt,
seconded by Larson to reapply for TransCanada Community Investment Funds
for the above projects and their respective estimates. The Central SD Enhancement District will be contacted to assist
with the application. Motion carried.
Housing Study:
Council was informed that the cooperative letter between the City and Economic Development has been submitted
to the West River Community Foundation
(WRCF) for financial assistance with the
local housing implementation plan.
Council reviewed the following building
permits: CHS, Inc. - Phase II Expansion;
Bob Fugate - replace shed; Marty
Hansen - retaining wall, sidewalk & driveway; Rene Konst - Renew 07/01/13 permit; Tiffannee Morrison - deck; Sacred
Heart Church - replace rectory sewer
line; and, Mike Schultz - replace front &
back steps.
Motion was made by Arthur, seconded by
Matt to approve the above permits as
presented with the exception of CHSs
Phase II expansion plan permit. Motion
carried.
Jay Baxter, representing CHS, addressed the Council and reviewed their
Phase II Expansion plans. He reported
that they will be replacing seven smaller
grain bins with two 420,000 bushel bins
with the plan to install an additional two
more bins in the future. They will also be
removing two buildings while installing a
road, two scales, two pits, and a bulk
weighing train load out with a conveyor.
Council Member Gartner questioned the
water main in the area and if it would be
compromised. Mr. Baxter advised that at
this time, there are no concerns with the
existing water main. He noted that when
additional expansion is done, the main
will more than likely have to be moved.
Mayor Vetter questioned if Mr. Baxter
has visited with the neighborhood property owners regarding their plans.
Mr. Baxter advised that he has not, but
mentioned that the work will be solely on
their property. They will be installing a
roadway for the trucks directing them
to the inbound scale and exiting to the
outbound scale. He reassured that the
trucks will not be driving on Bad River St.
In addition, the new bins will be quieter
as they will be run with aeration fans instead of the current grain bin vaculators.
Mr. Baxter also mentioned that they are
still reviewing options to address the
drainage concerns in the area. Currently,
they are considering a connection to the
existing storm sewer on Cherry St. or installing a new connection to their storm
sewer that drains into the Bad River,
south of Bad River St.

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status of the fertilizer plant and when the
storm drain would be installed.
Mr. Baxter stated that the plant is almost
finished and an open house is tentatively
scheduled for the end of August. He also
noted that the storm drain will be installed
while the electricians are finishing their
work. They will also be placing an additional six to eight inches of gravel on the
new roadway and treating it with magnesium chloride per their agreement with
the City.
Following review, motion was made by
Gartner, seconded by Matt to approve
CHS, Inc.s building permit for their
Phase II Expansion plans as presented.
Motion carried.
Motion was made by Arthur, seconded by
Gartner to approve the fiscal year 2015
Joint Cooperative Agreement and membership dues with the Central SD Enhancement District and authorize the
Mayors signature thereon. Motion carried.
Council reviewed the Community Threat
Assessment Protocol (CTAP) regarding
the community tree inventory completed
by the SD Dept. of Agriculture in 2014.
Council reviewed the loss control survey
completed by Safety Benefits, Inc. on
May 5, 2014. The report also includes
improvement recommendations for the
Citys consideration. These ranged from
installing additional safety equipment
and trainings to adopting various policies
that relate to protecting the Citys liability.
DFO Smith advised that one of the specific recommendations included that of
adopting a training checklist for new employees. Sample checklists have been
obtained from Safety Benefits and Philip
Health Services, Inc. (PHSI). She noted
that in reviewing the samples, she would
recommend adapting the one from PHSI
as it is a one page checklist. The one
from Safety Benefits is very cumbersome
to the point that in her opinion, it may not
be utilized.
By general consensus of the Council,
DFO Smith will adapt PHSIs checklist to
meet the Citys needs and present it to
the Council for their consideration.
Council went on to review the following
Resolution #2014-10. This amendment
to telephone safety policy in the Personnel Policy Handbook was drafted at the
request of Council Member Arthur. (For
the record, Safety Benefits also recommended that the City have a policy in
place that prohibits texting and taking or
making phone calls while operating a
moving vehicle or piece of equipment.)
RESOLUTION #2014-10
A RESOLUTION
AMENDING POLICY
#2.14.1, TELEPHONE
POLICY, IN THE
PERSONNEL POLICY
HANDBOOK
FOR THE CITY OF PHILIP,
SOUTH DAKOTA
BE IT RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Philip,
South Dakota, that the following Section 3 of Policy 2.14.1
in the Personnel Policy Handbook for the City of Philip be
amended and hereby is
adopted to read as follows:
3. Safety Issues for Cellular
Phone Use
Employees must refrain
from texting and all other
uses of a hand-held mobile
telephone while operating
any City owned moving vehicles and equipment.
Safety must come before all
other concerns. Employees
who are charged with traffic
violations resulting from the
use of their phone while
driving will be solely responsible for all liabilities that result from such actions.
Council Member Arthur noted that as of
July 1, 2014, State Law prohibits texting
while driving. In addition, it also prohibits
texting or the use of a hand-held mobile
telephone in commercial vehicles and
equipment those that weigh over
26,000 lbs. The policy above will require
all employees operating City vehicles
and equipment to pull over to make or
answer a call in addition to prohibiting
texting.
Comments and concerns relative to requiring City employees to pull over to
make or answer a call were made. It was
noted that PWD Reckling and the Police
Dept. are the only employees with City
cell phones, but this would apply to both
work and personal cell phones. In addition, will this interrupt employees from
fulfilling their job duties if they have to
stop every time they receive a call? Also,
what about when the police are responding to an emergency or receiving a call
from dispatch? It was also mentioned
that the City motor grader and trucks are

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Mayor Vetter then questioned when they

plan to start Phase II. Mr. Baxter reported
that they are planning to start installing
the pilings and concrete for the bins in
September. The substantial completion
date for the entire project is prior to the
2015 harvest season.

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the only vehicles that are considered

commercial vehicles due to their weight.
Mayor Vetter voiced concern for adopting
a policy that State Law already addresses. In addition, these are mere recommendations from Safety Benefits
not a requirement. He then inquired
about the current policy in place.
The current policy is as follows:
3. Safety Issues for Cellular
Phone Use
Employees are expected to refrain from using their phone
while driving. Safety must
come before all other concerns. Employees who are
charged with traffic violations
resulting from the use of their
phone while driving will be
solely responsible for all liabilities that result from such actions.
Following a lengthy discussion, motion
was made by Arthur, seconded by Gartner to table Resolution #2014-10 as
stated above until it can be amended to
follow State Law regarding cell phone
use while driving. Motion carried.
Safety Benefits also made mention of the
potential liability to the City for hiring contractors, subcontractors, and sole proprietors that do not carry workers
compensation insurance.

August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

GENERAL FUND
43500 AIRPORT
43311 Improv. Other Than Non Capitalized .....$9,032.43
TOTAL AIRPORT ..$9,032.43

permission from the State as it is their recycled material. Once all is in order, City
personnel will begin fixing pot holes and
will continue as the street repair budget
allows.

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ......................$9,032.43

PWD Reckling also advised that he is

hoping to move the hydrant at the intersection of Bennett St. and N. Larimer
Ave. prior to obtaining the hot mix. He is
currently waiting on the States approval
for the hydrant relocation.

MEANS OF FINANCE
The following designates the
fund that money derived from
the following sources is applied to.
GENERAL FUND
10400 UNASSIGNED CASH
BALANCE
10400 Unassigned
Cash ......................$9,032.43
TOTAL UNASSIGNED
CASH.....................$9,032.43
TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE ..................$9,032.43
Dated this ____ day
_______________ 2014.
/s/Michael Vetter, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/Monna Van Lint,
Finance Officer
Passed First Reading:
Aug. 04, 2014

Yeas: 04 Nays: 00
Published: Aug. 14, 2014

RESOLUTION #2014-08
SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
CONTINGENCY
TRANSFERS
WHEREAS, it appears that
there will be insufficient funds
in the 2014 General Fund
Budget to carry out the indispensible functions of government. It is proposed that the
following Supplemental Appropriation be and hereby is
adopted.
FROM: 101-41400-41150
Contingency - $6,200.00
TO: 101-41920-42830 Govt
Building Electricity - $500.00

Motion was made by Gartner, seconded

by Matt to authorize the Finance Office
to solicit proposals for a three year contract for the audit and annual report
preparation. This will include fiscal years
2014, 2015, and 2016. Motion carried.
Council reviewed the following L/P
Propane bids received between July
10th and July 28th, 2014:
Fitzgerald Oil Co.
July 10 ............July 28
$1.435/gal.......$1.44/gal.
Midwest Coop.
July 10 ............July 28
$1.45/gal........$1.43/gal.

101-42200-42100 Fire Dept.

Insurance - $3,115.00

Council Members Arthur, Matt, and Miller

have hired Coddy Gartner as the General Maintenance Worker at the starting
salary of $13.00 per hour with a start
date of Aug. 4, 2014.

101-43100-42700 Street
Dept. Travel & Dues $270.00

Departmental Reports:
The monthly Police Dept. report was reviewed.

101-43800-42600 Rubble
Site Supplies - $1,550.00

Motion was made by Matt, seconded by

Gartner to approve the following Resolution #2014-07. Motion carried with all
members voting aye.

101-44600-42100 Ambulance
Insurance - $265.00
101-45220-43311 Parks/Rec
Improv. Other Non-Cap. $500.00
Dated this 4th day of August
2014.
/s/ Michael Vetter, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Monna Van Lint,
Finance Officer
Motion was made by Arthur, seconded by
Matt to approve the first reading of the
following Ordinance #2014-09. Motion
carried with all members voting aye.
ORDINANCE #2014-09
SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
AIRPORT LOUNGE/
HANGAR ROOF REPAIRS 2013 INSURANCE
PROCEEDS
WHEREAS, the City of Philip,
South Dakota, on July 30,
2013, incurred damages from
a hail storm in which an insurance claim was filed and proceeds in the amount of
$56,358.03 were received in
September 2013 to repair the
damaged City structures; and,
WHEREAS, the City determined to only repair those
roofs with damaged shingles.
This included the airport
lounge/hangar, swimming pool
shed, and lift station building;
and,
WHEREAS, the City was unsuccessful in completing the
repairs in 2013, but has since
repaired
the
airport
lounge/hangar
roof
for
$9,032.43 in 2014.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the City
Council of the City of Philip,
South Dakota, does hereby
authorize the Finance Officer
to Supplement the City's 2014
Municipal Appropriations to
accurately reflect the hail damages being repaired with the
2013 insurance proceeds.

The swimming pool report was reviewed.

Motion was made by Arthur, seconded by
Gartner to approve Tanya Peterson as a
WSI volunteer for the third session of
swimming lessons. Motion carried.
Mayor, Council and those in attendance
expressed their sincere appreciation to
Howard Pihlaja for once again sponsoring the Swim for Life program in 2014. It
was noted that eighteen children participated in the program this year.

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Passed Second Reading:

Motion was made by Matt, seconded by
Gartner to approve the following Resolution #2014-08. Motion carried with all
members voting aye.

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RESOLUTION #2014-07
AUTHORIZING USE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
ASSIGNED CASH
FOR PURCHASE OF A NEW
VEHICLE

Mayor, Council and those in attendance

also expressed their appreciation to the
Forty and Eight Group for sponsoring the
free swim day held during Philip Festival
Days.
The swimming pools last day of operation for the season is August 16, 2014.
The quarterly Water Dept. report was reviewed with General Maint. Pearson. The
water loss for the month of July was reported at 10.97%.
Council discussed purchasing a newer
used vehicle for the water dept. A 2007
Dodge 2500 4WD pickup with 40,000
miles and a utility box has been located
for sale at SD Federal Surplus Property
Agency for $20,800. The City had appropriated $22,000 for the purchase of a
pickup and pipe crimper for the water department in 2014.
PWD Reckling noted that he test drove
the vehicle last Friday. It is a clean used
pickup in good running condition. The
steel utility box is also in good condition
with the exception of a little rust in the top
tray.
Mayor Vetter advised that if the utility box
is in good condition, it adds considerable
value to the vehicle. He questioned the
brand of the box and noted that the cost
of a new Knapheido utility box is around
$7,500.
PWD Reckling advised that he is uncertain of the utility box brand. He did note
that having the utility box will be a great
benefit as they will be able to store an assortment of water parts and tools with the
pickup. This will also alleviate running
time between the shops to gather parts
and tools when repairing water lines,
curb stops, etc.
Motion was then made by Gartner, seconded by Arthur to authorize the purchase of the 2007 Dodge 2500 4WD
pickup with a utility box from SD Federal
Surplus Property Agency for $20,800 as
appropriated for in the 2014 budget. Motion carried with all members voting aye.
It was then questioned about the condition and plans for the current water dept.
vehicle.

BE IT RESOLVED by the City

Council of the City of Philip,
South Dakota, that the Finance Officer is hereby authorized and directed to utilize
$18,000.00 in the police department assigned cash,
which was reserved for the
2014 Annual Appropriations
Budget (Ord. #2013-15) for
the purpose of purchasing a
new vehicle for the police department.

The current pickup will be surplused and

offered for sale at a public auction in the
future. It was suggested that City staff
should contact Dan Piroutek with
Piroutek Auction Service about any potential upcoming auctions where the
pickup could be advertised and sold.

Dated this 4th day of August

2014.

Public Comments:
None.

/s/ Michael Vetter, Mayor

In Other Business:
The 2014 Airports Fall Conference is
Sept. 22-23, 2014, in Bismarck, ND.

ATTEST:
/s/ Monna Van Lint,
Finance Officer
Motion was made by Matt, seconded by
Gartner to surplus the following Police
Dept. equipment: prisoner cage (purchased March 2011 for $235 plus $112
for installation); and, 2007 Dodge Durango (purchased May 2007 for $20,928
with a current Kelly Blue Book value of
$10,593). Haakon County has voiced interest in the prisoner cage and will be
asked to make an offer to the City for the
equipment. The 2007 Dodge Durango
will be offered for sale to other political
subdivisions at the asking price of
$10,500. Motion carried.
The quarterly Rubble Site report was reviewed.
Motion was made by Matt, seconded by
Gartner to authorize hiring OConnell
Construction, Inc. to compact the rubble
site pit. Motion carried.
The monthly Street Dept. report was reviewed.
PWD Reckling reported that he has contacted Bituminous Paving about obtaining hot mix from them while they are
working on the upcoming airport pavement rehabilitation project. They will have
a batch plant set up at Cactus Flat and
have agreed to sell hot mix to the City.
This is contingent upon obtain receiving

Gen. Maint. Pearson reported that he

currently drives a 1999 Ford Ranger with
148,000 miles.

Motion was made by Matt, seconded by

Gartner to authorize moving the October
regular meeting from Monday, Oct. 6 to
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. It was noted
that the SDML Annual conference is during the week of October 6, 2014. Motion
carried.
Motion was made by Arthur, seconded by
Gartner to authorize PWD Reckling &
DFO Smiths attendance at the Joint
Safety & Loss Control Training Conference, Nov. 12-13, 2014, in Pierre. Motion
carried.
The City offices will be closed Monday,
Sept. 1, 2014, in observance of the Labor
Day holiday.
The next regular Council Meeting will be
held on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at
7:00 p.m. in the Community Room.
With no further business to come before
the Council, Mayor Vetter declared the
meeting adjourned at 8:42 p.m.
/s/ Michael Vetter, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Brittany Smith,
Deputy Finance Officer
[Published August 14, 2014, at the total
approximate cost of $484.10]

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Mondays & Tuesdays, 9 to 5,
August 18-19, 25-26 closed. Angela, 545-3525. Find us online
at laantigua.etsy.com P34-8tp

WANTED: Hay, straw or stalks

to put up on shares or purchase
in field or windrow. Call Joel
Deering, 381-0885 or 993-3151.
PR45-tfn
TRAILER TIRES FOR SALE:
12-ply, 235/85/16R. $160,
mounted. Les Body Shop, 8592744, Philip.
P40-tfn

GaRaGe sales

MOVING SALE: Bedroom sets,

table & chairs, entertainment
center, TVs, household items,
many free items, beginning Aug.
12, Noon to 6, every day through
Thursday. Hours on Friday are
9:00 to noon. Phillis Thorson
residence, 22077 Park Ave.,
Philip.
P36-1tc
GARAGE SALE: Thurs., Aug.
14th, 4-7 p.m.; Fri., Aug. 15th,
8 a.m.-12 p.m., at 707 Dorothy
St. in Wall in garage behind
house. Boxes of kids books, lots
of size 4-5 boys clothes, other
kids and adults clothes and lots
misc.
PW36-1tc

help WanTed

NEED A PLUMBER? Licensed

plumbing contractor for all your
indoor plumbing and outdoor
water and sewer jobs. Call Dale
Koehn, 441-1053 or leave a
message at 837-0112. K34-4tp

SEEKING FULL-TIME NIGHT

NURSE: Wages based on experience, benefits included, night
and weekend differential. Please
contact Heidi or Jessica at 837K51-2tc
2270.

ROUGH COUNTRY SPRAYING:

Specializing
in
controlling
Canada thistle on rangeland.
ATV application. Also prairie
dogs. Call Bill at 669-2298.
M25-24tp

HELP WANTED: Farm and

ranch help. Contact Scot Eisenbraun, 685-3986.
WP51-2tc

JONES DIRTWORK: Specializing in waterline & tank installation, backhoe work, dam
building & repair, sewer installation, building site preparation
or any dirtwork projects. Jon
Jones, 685-8548.
PR36-14tc
HILDEBRAND STEEL & CONCRETE will do all your concrete
construction jobs. Call us and
we will give you a quote. Office,
837-2621, Richs cell, 431-2226,
toll free, 877-867-4185. K25-tfn
OCONNELL CONSTRUCTION,
INC., PHILIP: Rock, Sand,
Gravel (screened or crushed). We
can deliver. Dams, dugouts,
building sites. Our 39th year.
Glenn or Trace, 859-2020.
PR11-tfn
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 837-2690. Craig cell: 3908087, Sauntee cell: 390-8604;
wrex@gwtc.net
K50-tfn

FaRM & Ranch

CERTIFIED PORTABLE CATTLE SCALE FOR HIRE: 20,000

lb load capacity. Call 515-3575
for more info.
WP51-4tc

POSITIONS OPEN: We are looking for waitstaff, counter help

and cooks. Apply in person at
Aw Shucks Cafe, Kadoka.
KP36-2tp
HELP WANTED: Now taking applications for all positions at
Motel 6 in Wall. Call Rose at
484-3192.
PW35-4tp
HELP WANTED: Now taking applications for all positions at
Philip Pit Stop. Call Rose at 4843192.
PW35-4tp
HELP WANTED: 2-3 days/
week, variety of shifts, wages
DOE, must be over 21. Apply at
Kadoka Gas & Go.
K35-2tc
POSITION OPEN: Part-time wait
staff for afternoon shifts. Apply
at Aw Shucks Cafe, Kadoka.
K35-2tc
POSITION OPEN: Kadoka Area
School District is accepting applications for a custodial position. Applications may be
obtained from the school or on
the school districts website;
kadoka.k12.sd.us. Please contact the school with further
questions about this position.
Completed applications may be
dropped off at the school or sent
to: Attn: Jamie Hermann, Superintendent, PO Box 99, 800
Bayberry Street, Kadoka, SD
57543 or call 837-2172. Closing
date: 8-15-14.
K35-2tc

POSITION OPEN: Kadoka Area

School District is accepting applications for an instructional
aide at the Interior School. Applications may be obtained from
the school or on the school districts website; kadoka.k12.sd.
us. Please contact the school
with further questions about
this position. Completed applications may be dropped off at
the school or sent to: Attn:
Jamie Hermann, Superintendent, PO Box 99, 800 Bayberry
Street, Kadoka, SD 57543 or call
837-2172. Closing date: 8-1514.
K35-2tc
WANTED: Cosmetologist
for
Creative Cuts n Fitness in
Kadoka. Please call 441-1909.
K35-2tc
WANTED: Full-time motel manager to take over daily operational duties of Motel West in
Philip, SD. A small 20-room
motel with living quarters. Apply
in person or call 859-2546.
P35-4tc
HELP WANTED: FT cashiers at
Discount Fuel, Kadoka. Pick up
application at fuel desk.
K34-3tc
HELP WANTED: Meat wrapper.
No experience? Will train. Neat
appearance. Apply at Philip Custom Meats.
P34-4tc
HELP WANTED: Full- or parttime Web & Sheetfed Press Operation at Ravellette Publ. in
Philip. Willing to train right person! Applicant should be Highly
Organized and able to lift up to
70 lbs. Call Beau or Don, 8592516, or pick up an application
at the Pioneer Review in Philip.
PR48-tfn
HELP WANTED: Cook and wait
staff at Jiggers Restaurant.
Apply in person or call 837K33-4tp
2000.
HELP WANTED: America's Best
Value Inn, Wall, is in need of
front desk, laundry and housekeeping. Apply in person or call
279-2127.
PW22-tfn
HELP WANTED: Fun atmosphere in need of bartenders and
pizza makers. Apply at the Badlands Bar in Wall or call Joe at
808-284-1865.
PW22-tfn
HELP WANTED FOR THE 2014
TOURIST SEASON: Manager
and several sales positions
needed for jewelry/gift store in
Wall, SD. Full or part-time available. Hourly wage plus commission. Interested, please call
348-8108 or email: jw@bhgolddiggers.com
WP20-tfn

Misc. FoR sale

55-GALLON DRUM BARRELS

FOR SALE: Clean! $25 each. Inquire at Ravellette Publications,
859-2516, Philip. First come,
first served. These are not burn
barrels!
PR51-tfn

August 14, 2014 Pioneer Review

FOR SALE: 1986 Hitchhiker 5th

wheel camper. 441-1814.
P36-2tp

SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATORS: Starting at $295 with

warranties. Dels Second Hand,
Exit 61, Box Elder, 390-9810.
P36-2tc

FOR SALE: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1400cc motorcycle, new

tires, new battery, 13,500 miles,
well cared for, $3,995. Call Ron
at 350-2051.
P35-3tp

METAL SHELVES: Some with

middle dividers, 87 tall, 36
wide, 12 deep. Good for office /
parts storage, etc. Dels Second
Hand, Exit 61, Box Elder, 3909810.
P36-2tc

FOR RENT IN WALL: 1 bedroom house. Call 279-2865.

PW36-2tc

COUCHES & LOVE SEATS:

Several very nice ones! Some
with sleepers. Clean and ready
to go. Starting under $100. Dels
Second Hand, Exit 61, Box
Elder, 390-9810.
P36-2tc

WANTED: Ranch/farm with or

without cattle and equipment,
approximately 500 to 2,000
acres located in South Dakota,
house optional, private party
cash transaction. Call Don, 413478-0178.
P31-10tp

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HOUSEHOLD
ITEMS
FOR
SALE: washer $50; dresser $50;
full-size wood bed frame $20;
large dining table $75; push
mower $50; hutch and cupboard set $75; antique dressing
table with round mirror $75.
Call Walt or Jan at 279-2948.
PW35-2tc

FOR SALE: One bedroom house

in Kadoka. All appliances,
garage. Priced to sell. Call 4411909.
K35-2tc
FOR SALE: 2300 sf, 4 bedroom
house, open floor plan, 2-3/4
bath, 7 miles south of Philip.
24x40 garage; 24x24 shop. 685P33-4tp
5050.
HOUSE FOR SALE: 4-5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, full finished
basement with fireplace, (2)
large decks, oversized garage,
underground sprinkler system,
price reduced, Kadoka. Call 3902615.
K13-tfn

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(Robin and Neil) at:866-303-0668,
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RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs, Med
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Call AACO @ 1-800-656-4414
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Directory
Complete Auto Body Repairing
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Toll-Free: 1-800-900-2339
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HOUSE FOR SALE IN WALL: 5

bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage.
Call 685-1374, leave message.
PW36-2tp

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A belated thank you to the Midland Fire Department in helping

put out a bale fire in a hay field
and kept it from spreading
awhile back.
A big thank you to my family,
the Midland ambulance crew and
excellent EMTs for their quick response and care when I was bitten by a rattlesnake while
checking a water tank. Also the
prompt and excellent care I received at Philip Health Services
and all their staff.
We are fortunate to have these
facilities and excellent staff when
we need them.
Shorty Jones

FOR SALE: Rope horse halters

with 10 lead rope, $15 each.
Call 685-3317 or 837-2917.
K44-tfn

BRENNER BUILDERS RETIREMENT AUCTION, Friday, Aug. 22,

9 am, 108 E Drive, Aberdeen, SD.
M&R Auctions, Hoven, SD,
www.mrauctionsllc.com, Lewis
605-281-1067, Sam 605-7690088,
Cindy
605-948-2333,
Shane, 605-870-0670.
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APARTMENTS: Spacious one

bedroom units, all utilities included. Young or old. Need
rental assistance or not, we can
house you. Just call 1-800-4816904 or stop in the lobby and
pick up an application. Gateway
Apartments, Kadoka. WP32-tfn

Thank You

Many thanks to those of you

who thought of me on my 85th
birthday. All the cards, calls and
flowers meant a lot!
Sincerely,
Peggy Drury

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WANTED: Runners and walkers

for the 4th Annual Badlands
Trail Run/Walk, Saturday, Sept.
27. Register by Sept. 1 to guarantee a t-shirt. Mail shirt size &
$25.00 to: Save the Pearl, PO
Box 504, Kadoka SD 57543.
837-2476 or 837-2214.
KP36-3tc

FOR SALE: Used fence posts,

along I-90 by Presho. Call 7307347.
K50-2tc
FOR SALE: New crop small
square bales, excellent quality.
Call for information, Paulsen
Hereford's, 386-2625. PW33-4tc

RecReaTion

FOR SALE: Office cubicle dividers. Also have accessory light,

shelves and more. Dels Second
Hand, Exit 61, Box Elder, 3909810.
P36-2tc

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Monday - Tuesday - Thurs. - Friday

8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00
859-2491 Philip, SD
104 Philip Ave. South of Philip Chiropractic

CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL in

beautiful Custer, SD is accepting
applications for Director of Nursing. We offer competitive pay and
excellent benefits. Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in
South Dakota. Previous acute
care and ED management experience preferred. Located in the
beautiful Black Hills of South
Dakota, we are just a short distance from Mount Rushmore,
Wind Cave National Park, Custer
State Park, Jewel Cave National
Park and many other outdoor attractions. Custer is a great place
to live, work and play! Please contact Human Resources at (605)

673-9418 for more information.

Applications may be submitted
on-line
at
www.
regionalhealth.com. EOC/AA.
RDO EQUIPMENT CO. Competitive wages, benefits, training,
profit sharing, opportunities for
growth, great culture and innovation. $1,500 Sign on Bonus available for Service Technicians. To
browse opportunities go to
www.rdoequipment.com.
Must
apply online. EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran.
CENEX OF BAKER, MT is seeking
a qualified General Manager. This
is a financially strong supply cooperative with sales of $10 Million.
A strong background in finance,
communication, and personnel
management is desired. Business
degree and or business management experience preferred Send,
email, or fax (888-653-5527) resume to: Larry Fuller, 5213 Shoal
Drive, Bismarck ND 58503. larry.
fuller@chsinc.com.

quired. More info msphotosd.com

or 877/882-3566.
CIRCULATION MANAGER: The
Jamestown Sun is accepting applications for circulation manager
through Aug. 18. People with leadership, organizational and people
skills can apply to Rob Keller, PO
Box 1760, Jamestown, ND 58402,
rkeller@ jamestownsun.com.
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DRIVERS WANTED: CDL, owner

operators, freight from Midwest
up to 48 states, home regularly,
newer equipment, Health, 401K,
call Randy, A&A Express, 800658-3549.

CONTRACT SALESPERSON Selling aerial photography of farms on

commission basis. $4225.00 first
month guarantee. $1,500-$3,000
weekly proven earnings. Travel re-

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3,000 to 4,000 miles per week.
Paid for all miles driven. Call 1800-456-2659.

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From the archives of the Pioneer Review

The Eagle
April 8, 1910
Locals The sad news was received here Tuesday evening of
the death of John Bellamy of
Hardingrove, from blood poison.
He was about 50 years of age, he
leaves a wife and 5 children to
mourn his death.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, one mile south of Wellsburg
April 1st, a daughter.
Marietta freight teams returned
Thursday evening from Philip,
after four days trip.
Art Skillman hauled a load of
freight thru Marrietta for parties
north of the river.
Thursday, July 24, 1924
James Gallatte Rogers, rancher
residing near Midland, passed
away from lock jaw at the St.
Marys hospital in Pierre Wednesday, July 9.
Tom Harty returned last Friday
from Sioux City where he marketed a couple cars of livestock.
He informed us that he struck a
favorable market and disposed of
the stock at satisfactory prices.
Those who have visited Rapid
City the past few days report evidences of the havoc wrought by
the hailstorm at that place last
Friday afternoon. Hundreds of
windows were broken, tops of automobiles destroyed, and trees
and lawns suffered great damage.
The new courthouse was also hard
hit and the green houses were almost a total wreck. It is said to be
the worst hail storm in that vicinity in thirty-seven years.
Ned Ronning returned Tuesday

purchase the house owned by

Chas. Agee where Mr. and Mrs.
McNally have been residing.
The house will be vacated at
once so repairing and equipping
the hospital can begin immediately.
Thursday, July 30, 1964
Front page Miss Barbara
Bartel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Bartel, will be among 17
graduates receiving their R.N. degree from St. Johns School of
Nursing at Huron, August 9. Following a months vacation whe
will be employed at St. Johns
Hospital in Huron.
Cyclonic Winds at Philip Airport
Brief cyclonic winds
ripped through the Philip Airport
last Sunday night about 6:30 p.m.
totally destroying two hangars
and an airplane that was tied
down on the flight line. The
planes wings were literally
twisted.
***
Philip Independent School District has purchased a bus and will
initiate a pilot bus program at the
opening of the school year.

ebrated.
Gleanings Gathered at Random
Tom Jones has had a Roundup
wagon and crew out at work up on
the Billy Shoun range the past
week. On Sunday they finished
gathering the herd numbering
about three hundred and slowly
began moving them southward to
have them in Midland for the cattle sale Friday.
Tom Ferguson with his four
saddle horses, joined the Jones
roundup crew Sunday morning
and will have a week of real cowboy experience. The six men crew
will be divided into groups of two
for night watch duty. Tom and his
pardner stood first guard Sunday
night.
Thursday July 20, 1939
Community Hospital for Midland Assured Negotiations are
underway for the purchase of a
house to be turned into a community hospital.
At a meeting of the commercial
club held at Dr. DePonceaus office
Thursday evening, the committee
appointed to investigate the purchase of a house suitable for a hospital reported and it was voted to

Blast from the Past

from his summer home at Pactola
where he spent several days.
Cottonwood took the long end of
a 7 to 2 score from the locals here
last Sunday afternoon. Line-up for
Cottonwood Hauk, Goodrich, Minert, B. Humbert, F. Humbert,
Doner, Sherwood, Ellis, Myers,
Knodel. Line-up for Philip Powell,
Dorothy,
Johnson,
Michael,
Burns, Severin, Bremes, Wheeler
and Donahue.
Thursday July 13, 1939
Grindstone News Little Delores Kiel was rushed to New Underwood Saturday evening after
telling her mother she had swallowed a large piece of glass. Dr.
OTooles insturments revealed
that the glass was not as large as
the child had indicated, being the
about the size of a dime. It had cut
and scratched her throat, but was
safely evacuated Monday without
doing any further harm.
The Fourth was a good hot day
and nearly everyone from here cel-

The Milesville area has been selected for the bus route, due to the
large number of high school students in that region, and the fact
that there is a good highway to
and from the area.
The cost of the bus and transportation costs are to be paid by
the people being serviced and the
estimated cost to these people is
expected to be considerably less
that than the cost of boarding and
rooming the students in town, as
in previous years.
Hardingrove News Little
Brigitte Parsons observed her 1st
birthday July 23 with Eileen and
Carla Fitzgerald, Carol (Karyl)
and Tami Sandal and Ed Ruenhal
having birthday cake and ice
cream at the Frank Parson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eymer, Mr.
and Mrs. Les Baker, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Baker were Thursday
guests at the Donald Eymer home
to help Jill celebrate her 3rd
birthday.
Visitors at the George Fitzgerald home Sunday p.m. to help celebrate Mrs. Susan VanOurkerks
birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Pat

Lobdell, Mrs. Duane Eleeson and

children, Mrs. Ida Eleeson and
Deane and Mrs. George Owens.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bendickson,
Floydie and Joan visited at the
Frank Parsons home on Sunday
eve. Berit came home from the
hospital Thursday evening leaving the twins until they weigh 5
pounds. They named them Keith
Bernt and Kent Alfred. The middle names after their grandfathers
in Norway.
Skyline News This community was shocked by the tragic accident west of Pierre in which
Dale Haas lost his life. We extend
our deepest sympathy to his wife,
parents and sister and many other
relatives.
Hilland News DeMaris Paulson recently returned from a
months tour of the eastern United
States. She and her roommate,
Sue Rohl, who came from Ellson
Air Base School in Alaska, flew
from Sioux Falls to N.Y. City.
They spent several days at the
worlds fair and saw the plays,
Oliver and To Broadway With
Love and took in a Mets vs.
Phillies ball game.

The Steakhouse & Lounge

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Reservations:

859-2774

Open Daily ~ Monday thru Saturday ~ Downtown Philip

Regular Menu Available Nightly! Friday Buffet: 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Lunch Specials: Monday thru Friday 11:00 to 1:30 ~ Call for specials!

Package
Liquor &
Casino

~ Saturday, August 16 ~
Steak & Shrimp

~ Thursday, August 14 ~
Fish & Chips & Dinner Salad
~ Friday Buffet, August 15 ~
Chicken Fried Steak
Chicken Shrimp

~ Tuesday, August 12 ~
Ribeye Special

~ Wednesday, August 13 ~
Philly Roast Beef

~ Monday ~
Call for Special

Moenville News
continued from

10

dren, Shelby Simon and Jessie

Luter, have been helping for the
summer, but they returned to
their homes this week to prepare
for college. Shelby will attend
school at South Dakota State University in Brookings and Jessie
will be at Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown. Friday, Bill
and Polly were in town for a medical test. While there, they visited
Dick Hudson at the hospital. Saturday, they attended church in
Midland. Sunday, they went to
Eagle Butte. Polly attended a
bridal shower for her granddaughter, Meagan Simon. Bill spent the
time visiting with the guys. Katie
Bruce was helping host a baby
shower at Kirley Hall, so she wasn't able to attend the bridal
shower. Sunday, Tel and Ellie
Saucerman brought their daughter, Emma, age 12, to spend some
time with Vince, Katie and Riley.
Monday morning, Bill and Polly
were breakfast guests of Vince
and Katie. Tuesday, young Riley
was spending time with grandpa
and grandma while his parents
were doing some riding. Polly said
Riley is getting to be very mobile
it doesn't take him long to get
wherever he wants to go. Time to
baby proof the place!
Marge Briggs is doing well and
continuing her twice weekly treatments at Eagle Butte. We were
discussing how slow the tomatoes
seemed this year and she said she
had read a tip to help hasten
ripening. The tip was to place
sheets of aluminum foil under the
plant so the sun could reflect back
up into the plane. I may give it a
try!
Our week here was busy. We
have been continuing with haying
and field work and checking on
livestock. The guys have also been
mowing down some of the weed
growth in the pens and lanes. Last
Wednesday, it was too wet for
haying, so Randy and I headed to
Parkston to pick up some equipment. From there, we went to visit
our daughter and her husband,
Jen and Ross Tschetter, south of
Salem. We spent the night there
and returned home Thursday. Jen
and Ross have a huge sweet corn
patch at their place, so we came
home with some sweet corn
what a treat. When we got back
home, I went to check on the cucumbers and it looked like an elephant had bedded down in the
patch overnight! I think the culprit was our dog I think he was
trying to find a mole or something.
Luckily for the dog, the cucumber
patch recovered in a couple of
days!
Today, I am grateful for the relatively cooler weather we have
been enjoying. I love to have the
windows open in the evenings and
enjoy the fresh air and insect
sounds. We will probably have
some blistering weather before the
summer is over, but for now, I'm
enjoying the cooler temps!
Have a great week! Smile. And
remember to be kind to everyone
you never know what kind of a
battle they are fighting.

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