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Belvidere News … September 20, 2012 • Kadoka Press • Page 3
Lookin’ Around
by Syd Iwan
Confidence
I unclogged the drain on the
bathroom sink earlier this week. It
had been getting worse and worse
over the last month to six weeks
until it had become very slow to
empty. Using it required a bit more
patience than I had. It was time or
past time to fix things.
Accordingly, I rounded up the
big pliers-like tool I bought ages
ago after seeing plumber Lloyd
using one like it to good effect
many times. A couple of screwdrivers
were grabbed as well. Then
I cleaned out the vanity under the
sink just in case I made an unmitigated
mess which was somewhat
likely going on past experience.
Taking a deep breath, I adjusted
the pliers to the size of the nut on
the plastic pipe and tentatively
gave it a turn. It moved easily.
“Oh, good!” I said. The nut on the
other side of the trap moved just as
easily. I could unscrew both of
them by hand from there on.
Oddly enough, the trap was
completely clear. The problem had
to be farther up. I probed up there
with a big screwdriver and
brought some stuff out, but the
clog seemed to be higher still.
Standing up, I considered how to
get the drain plug out since some
of those are connected by complicated
screw contraptions that have
completely defeated me in the
past. When I gave a tug, though,
the plug came right out. “That was
easy,” I said in relief. From there I
could see the obstruction, and the
screwdriver soon had it out. It was
a nasty glob of hair and unidentifiable
slime. It only took a minute
or two to remove it and flush the
pipe into the pail I had under the
drain below. Mission accomplished
except for reconstruction.
Luckily, the plug snapped right
back in, and the trap went back on
about as easily as it had come off.
I tightened things with the pliers
and tested my work by running
some water through. No leaks. Excellent!
A few wipes with a couple
of paper towels and the job was
done. “That was easy,” I said to
myself. “Why didn’t I do that
weeks ago?”
“Because you don’t have any
confidence in your plumbing
skills,” was my immediate reply to
myself. And that is so. It is not an
area where I shine. I can do such
things, but natural talent, aptitude
and experience are somewhat
lacking. As a result, I would rather
put up with the inconvenience of a
slow drain than actually try to fix
it.
Belvidere News
Bob Fortune spent from Thursday
evening until Sunday in Rapid
City attending the Stockgrowers
Convention. Since Bob is vice-president
of the organization, he kept
fairly busy with meetings and
such. He said there was a good
turnout, and it was a good meeting.
The fundraising auction went well
as did the awards banquet on Saturday
evening. The main convention
ended Saturday evening, but
there was a board of directors
meeting on Sunday that Bob also
had to stay for. Bob’s wife, Ruth,
came from Wyoming to spend the
weekend in Rapid City with Bob at
the convention.
Kenny and Roxie Fox also spent
the weekend at the Stockgrowers
Convention in Rapid City. Wade
Fox went up on Saturday for the
day. Kenny was president of the organization
for the usual two-year
term which ended last year. Past
presidents, however, immediately
go onto the board of directors for
ten years, so he had to stay
through Sunday afternoon to attend
the board meeting. Kenny
said it was nice to get home, however,
and get back out on the
prairie, check the cows, and do the
usual things. Mark DeVries also attended
the convention.
Chuck and Merry Willard attended
the Stockgrowers Convention
this weekend. Their daughter,
Niki Kleinsasser, came from Hot
Springs to look after things at the
ranch while they were gone. Merry
just got home from spending about
three weeks with her daughter,
Coleen, and family at Pinedale,
WY. Coleen came here first for a
couple of weeks with her daughter,
Frankie, during which they entertained
the flu. Then Merry, Coleen
and Frankie visited Casey Willard
in Nebraska overnight before going
to Pinedale with a stopover of a
night at Casper, WY. At Pinedale,
Merry played with Frankie quite a
bit which she enjoyed. She also
helped some with the hunting
camp Coleen and Billy run as outfitters.
While there, everyone took
a four-plus hour drive to Salt Lake
City, Utah. Merry also got to meet
Billy’s grandma whom she hadn’t
met previously since the grandma
Syd Iwan • 344-2547
As you know, a lack of confidence
can inhibit our attempts to
do various things. We might kind
of want to do various jobs or activities
but don’t because we aren’t
sure we can pull it off. Dealing
with electrical matters certainly
falls into that category with me.
I’m not very confident when it
comes to plumbing, but double or
triple that with electricity. You
might make a big mess if you goof
up in plumbing, but you could end
up dead through a mistake with
electricity. I’m not sure that will
ever change with me so I am not
hesitant to call in an actual electrician
if things look somewhat beyond
me. I plan to continue that
practice.
In other areas, though, I can accomplish
what I want to do if I
work at it. About the first thing I
need to do, however, is relax. If
you’re all tensed up, you can’t do
much. This I learned in part
through playing complicated musical
pieces in public. If you’re too
tense, your music won’t be very
good or you’ll scramble the hard
parts. I have to just tell myself
that, yes, there is a chance I’ll goof
up and embarrass myself, but,
what the heck. So be it. I’m going
to give it a shot anyway and try to
have a good time in the process. A
lot of practice beforehand, of
course, will make public performance
easier.
Public speaking is another instance
of where one needs to consciously
relax. Seeing all those
eyes watching you could possibly
make one tense. I don’t have much
of a problem with that anymore,
but it was harder to do earlier in
life when I’d had no experience
with it.
You know, when Joshua was
about to lead the Israelites into the
Promised Land, God repeatedly
told him, “Be strong and courageous.
Be strong and courageous.”
This was possible for Joshua because
God had promised to be with
him and help him. God promises to
do the same for us if we trust him,
even in everyday matters like
plumbing.
Oh dear! Wife Corinne just informed
me that another drain in
the house is having problems and
could use some work. Perhaps I’d
better deal with that while my triumph
over the first drain is still
fresh in my mind. As the little
train says in the childhood story
about climbing a steep hill, “I
think I can. I think I can. I think I
can.”
wasn’t able to come when Billy and
Coleen got married. Merry said it
was nice to be back home.
Francie Davis and her three
sons just got back from spending
two weeks near Sioux Falls. They
were house and horse sitting for
some friends who went to Korea for
a brother’s wedding. On Saturday,
they attended the Bad River
Buckaroo 5K walk/ride/run at Midland.
The boys opted to ride their
bikes but Francie ran. Chad had to
work and did neither.
John and Samantha Addison attended
the horse sale in Philip on
Saturday. They came home with a
couple of pretty little colts. Samantha’s
dad, Gordon Flesner, of
Milesville was also at the sale. Son
Koye attended the parade and
other festivities in Midland this
weekend and had lots of fun. He
was taken by his grandmother and
great grandmother, Diana and
Marie. Sam said it was possible
that Koye ate a little too much
candy during his outing since he
was a bit high when he got back
home. Samantha also said that, of
the five siblings in her family, four
are twins and Sam is one of them.
Sam’s mom was also a twin, but the
twinning tendency hasn’t passed
down to the next generation yet.
Ronda and Rick Dennis went to
Rapid City on Saturday to work on
Dana’s deck. They spent the night,
returning home Sunday afternoon.
Larry, Jo and Jenny Johnston
attended the parade and pancake
supper in Kadoka and football
game in Philip Friday night. Saturday
night they went to the dance in
Midland.
Greg and Dana Badure and kids
took in the homecoming festivities
in Kadoka this weekend. The kids
had suffered with the flu during
the week, and Greg was having
some trouble with that on Sunday
evening as well as having some
back trouble during the week. Greg
said that Brisa is scheduled to be
on KOTA TV on October 10 when
she will paint a pumpkin on Paula
Vogelsang’s Pennywise show.
Dana’s mom came from Sheridan,
WY, last week in her yellow Mustang
convertible. She worked as a
nurse in Sheridan for many years
but retired last year. She occasionally
likes to run around in her
sporty little car. Greg said brother
Bax and his wife, Carol, were in
Rapid City this weekend. He also
said their daughter, Brianna, has
recently started working at the VA
in Hot Springs. She plans to continue
her college work but will do it
mostly over the Internet.
Mike and Marlene Perault took
in the homecoming parade, pancake
supper and such in Kadoka on
Friday. On Saturday, they went to
the fireman’s feed and dance over
at Midland. Lonny Johnston, Herman
Bork, and their band, Westbound,
provided the music for the
dance. Marlene said she especially
enjoys it when the local band plays.
Painting was on the schedule for
Sunday to atone for having fun the
previous two days. That evening,
Bud and Valene Perault came for
supper. Earlier in the week, Mike
and Bert helped fight the big fire
over at Okaton. It was a fast moving,
slightly scary blaze, especially
when the fire truck they were
using quit, possibly from a lack of
oxygen. The truck had to be just deserted
while the men on it escaped
to safer quarters. Although the fire
burned all around the truck, the
truck itself didn’t suffer any damage.
When they went back to reclaim
it, the revolving light on top
was still going around and the
doors were open just like they left
it. Colter Carlson and Cole Hindman
also helped fight the fire and
weren’t that fond of it.
Frost was reported at several
low-lying areas on Saturday night.
One place was at Lee Addison’s on
Brave Bull Creek.
Frank Carlson and Toni Romero
added another son to their family
on the September 10 when Stetson
Loyd was born to them at Pierre.
He joins older brothers, Trey and
Sage. Stetson seems to be doing
fine. His middle name was also the
middle name of Frank’s dad,
Lonny, and spelled the same way
with only one “L.” Frank attended
the big horse sale in Philip on Saturday
and the horse sale in Ft.
Pierre on Sunday. He came home
with a two-year-old from Philip,
and a colt and six-year-old gelding
from Pierre. Some of the new stock
is owned in partnership with Joe
Pavlas. Frank likes to have new
horses to train and possibly sell
later on.
“More truth is found in digging
for facts than jumping to
conclusions.” Capsule Sermons
Jan Rasmussen, Amy Lehman,
Dawn Rasmussen, and Kevin and
Kris Hachmeister all traveled to
Minneapolis, MN, recently to enjoy
time with Lewis Hachmeister, Cam
and Paul Rogers, Mary Hansen,
Dawn’s parents and her son, Jesse,
and his son, Brandon, of Minneapolis
and Jan Northrup, who came
from New York to meet with them
there. Wednesday Dawn and her
folks left for Custer and the arts
festival and other activities connected
with the Buffalo roundup,
while Kevin and Kris also headed
back home. Jan and Amy left Friday,
stopping in Brookings to visit
Jason on the way home. Blake
Lehman kept them up to date on
the exciting homecoming game
with its double overtime between
New Underwood and White River
as they motored home.
Kevin and Kris are preparing for
their move to Vancouver, Canada,
where Kevin’s engineering job is
taking him.
Last Monday Twila Trask, her
sister and her niece visited Maxine
Allard. Thursday June Ring made
a brief stop and delivery at Cliff
and Pam Allard’s and then continued
on to visit with Maxine and
have lunch with her. Saturday
morning Stan, Ivy and Sharon Allard
arrived for a visit with Maxine,
stayed to have lunch with her,
and left again in the afternoon for
their homes in Rapid City and
Spearfish.
Sunday, September 16, Rodney
and Cora Lookabill and Dennis and
Sena Lauritsen visited at the Jean
Kary home, comparing notes on
collecting antiques. Wednesday
Jean rode in with June and Jessie
Ring to donate blood in White
River. Then it was back into White
River again on Friday for the Mellette
County Cattlewomen meeting.
Jean was hostess and served a
‘Cowboy Lunch’ to Rose West and
library helper Kim, June Ring,
Morgan Taft and Donna Adrian.
Rev. Glenn Denke was in Pierre
September 11 for the Circuit Pastors’
Conference. On the 14th he
Gant: Absentee ballot options
Registered South Dakota voters
have the option of absentee voting
by mail or in person. Secretary of
State Jason Gant said absentee
voting opens Friday for the Nov. 6
General Election.
“To vote absentee by mail, voters
must complete an absentee ballot
application, sign it and either have
it notarized or provide a copy of
their photo identification card before
returning it,” Gant said,
adding that applications are available
in the offices of county auditors
as well as online at sdsos.gov.
“The auditor will then mail a paper
ballot to the voter to complete and
return.”
Residents may also vote absentee
in person beginning Sept. 21 by
visiting the office of their county
auditor. There they may confirm
voter registration, complete an application
for an absentee ballot and
then vote the ballot and return it to
the auditor.
In the case of military and overseas
voters, applications can be
transmitted via fax or e-mail as
well as by postal mail. If the application
is for a Primary, General or
other statewide election, uniformed
and overseas voters may request to
have their ballots sent to them
electronically.
“Our website provides general
absentee voting guidelines as well
as a Military and Overseas Citizens
section, which offers specific
step-by-step instructions,” Gant
said. “Voters can also check their
registration status online at
sdsos.gov through the Voter Information
Portal, which is a tool allowing
voters to view a sample of
their ballots and check on polling
locations.”
Applications can be returned at
any time, but absentee voting begins
46 days prior to an election. In
South Dakota, election officials
must receive applications for absentee
ballots no later than 3 p.m.
on Election Day. Once an absentee
ballot is completed, a voter may return
it to the county auditor in person
or by mail.
A qualified voter who is confined
due to sickness or disability may
apply in writing for an absentee
ballot via authorized messenger.
An authorized messenger delivers
the ballot from the election official
to the qualified voter and then returns
the marked ballot.
Breakdown of absentee voting in
South Dakota:
1. Verify status as registered
voter in South Dakota (register to
vote or update registration through
county auditor if needed; registration
deadline is 15 days prior to an
election).
2. Obtain absentee ballot application
from County Auditor or online.
3. Fill out application, sign and
have notarized or provide copy of a
photo identification card (ID requirement
waived only for overseas
voters).
4. Return application in person,
via authorized messenger or by
mail (uniformed and overseas voters
may also submit applications
by fax or e-mail).
5. Fill out absentee ballot upon
receipt and return to election official
in person, via authorized messenger
or by mail.
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June Ring • 462-6328
visited Marilyn Heinert at her
home.
Friday, September 14 Jessie
Ring took Risa to Pierre for her
dental appointment. The older children
spent the day with Bruce
helping with farm work, while
Reno and Riley spent the day with
Braeden and Bradley Huber at
their home.
As it was homecoming week this
past week, the children dressed accordingly
throughout the week,
and then were in the homecoming
parade on Friday in Kadoka. Braeden
and Bradley went with Jessie
and the children. Reno, Riley and
Braeden took part in the Punt,
Pass and Kick competition, and
then they all attended the pancake
supper afterward.
Early Sunday morning, Bruce,
Jessie and children and June Ring
headed for Parker, SD, to attend a
farewell meal for Gert Ring at their
church in Parker. After the meal
and visiting at the church, they
went over to Bud and Margaret
Bousfield’s home for more visiting
with Gert, as she is staying with
them for the next few days. Jessie
took the children to play in a
nearby park, while Bud took Bruce
out to the farm to view his restored
tractor collection and other sights.
Gert will be flying to her new home
in McKinney, TX, on Wednesday.
Larry, Judy and Ryan Wissner had
driven up from Texas on Friday,
rented a U-Haul truck, filled it
with Gert’s belongings, and headed
back to Texas on Saturday, with
Ryan driving the truck and Larry
and Judy following in their car.
Cliff and Pam Allard were
among those helping with branding
at Ed Ferguson’s on Saturday.
Braeden Huber was all excited
Saturday, as his parents, David
and Nicole, just about had his room
ready for him to move into downstairs.
Anne Heinert is one of the ladies
attending the “Annie’s Project” at
the museum in White River on
Wednesdays.
Friday Gary and Anne attended
the homecoming football game in
White River. Saturday they
watched and listened as all three of
their children had a part in the
broadcasting of the USF football
game on KDLT. Paul was doing the
announcing at the game, while
Alex was doing the play by play for
the television, and Erin was at
work with the crew selecting the
best shots to show of the action.
Gary had helped with cattle work
at the Ferguson’s, but got home in
time to watch the game.
Tuesday Gale, JoAnn, Bill and
Marjorie Letellier were in Winner
on business.
Wednesday JoAnn Letellier was
among the members of the Birthday
Club holding their meeting at
the nursing home in Kadoka.
Saturday Dave, Colleen, Jhett
and Duncan Letellier arrived at
Gale’s for a visit, as well as Jhett’s
friend from Hulett.
Julie Letellier was a guest at her
parent’s home last Sunday. Monday
Jim and Marjorie were in White
River to watch the middle school
and JV football game. Gilbert Morrison
and Wyatt Krogman were
helping referee the games, but
when the game went into overtime,
they had to turn their duties over
to someone else, as they had to
head for the coronation activity
that evening.
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Tuesday Julie Letellier and Andrea
Beckwith traveled to Lower
Brule to watch the volleyball game
with Sunshine Bible Academy.
Wednesday Jim and Marjorie
headed for Falkton to watch the
middle school and JV cross country
meet. Grandson Beaver Burma finished
6th out of 41 runners.
Friday they were at Sunshine
for the homecoming coronation,
where grandson DJ Beckwith was
crowned prince, and Samantha
Manna was crowned princess.
They had planned to stay at Kimball
overnight and go back for more
activities the next day, but found
the rooms all booked up with
grouse hunters, so they came on
home.
Norris School News: School
pictures are being taken on
Wednesday, and then school will
dismiss a little early, as the parentteacher
mid-term progress report
conferences will be held from 4:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. that evening.
Torey and Linda Ring made it
up to Kadoka for the homecoming
parade Friday. It got a little exciting
as a fire call came and the fire
trucks in the parade had to ease
their way out of the parade and
head for the fire west and south of
town, which they did get put out.
Louann Krogman and Tonya
Boyd were in Ft. Pierre September
11 for a counselors’ meeting.
Saturday the 15th, Louann, Hilary,
Ellen and Sis, Elaine, and
Amber with baby Quinn were
among those attending the baby
shower for Adam and Jody’s baby
who is to arrive soon.
Glen Krogman came from Fargo
to Murdo on the 14th, where he
met his father, Richard, and
watched the football game with
White River there. On the 15th he
helped his dad butcher old hens
and a couple roosters while Noreen
was at work. They all three had
dinner with Clarence on the 16th,
and then Glen left for Fargo.
Richard attended the homecoming
parade and bake sale on Friday.
That evening he and Noreen took
in the tailgate party and the football
game.
Sunday Noreen was in Mission
for the DNP Quilting session.
Pete and Marla Ferguson, and
Ed and Carol Ferguson celebrated
their respective anniversaries by
going to the Rosebud Casino for
supper on Wednesday evening.
Irene Kaufman returned to her
former home in Norris on Friday to
get a few more of her possessions.
She is getting settled in and really
enjoys her new home in Valentine.
The Fergusons had their branding
on Saturday. Thirty-four
helpers came from as far as Rapid
City, Highmore, Weta and Long
Valley along with those from the
neighborhood.
Nette Heinert stopped at Ferguson’s
for a quick cup of coffee after
church on Sunday.
On Tuesday Dan and Susan Taft
went into the White River middle
school volleyball game against
Winner. Their daughter, Morgan, is
a member of the team. Susan and
Morgan went in to White River on
Thursday for the triangular volleyball
games with Kadoka and Pine
Ridge.
Morgan was in White River to
play in the pep band at the football
game on Friday.
Saturday afternoon, Susan's
mom, Judy Simmons, picked up
Susan and Morgan and they traveled
to Onida to attend the fortieth
wedding anniversary celebration
that was held for Susan’s aunt and
uncle. Judy was an overnight
guests at the Taft home when they
got home.
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