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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF JONES COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.<br />
$1.00<br />
Includes tax<br />
Number 51<br />
Volume 107<br />
December <strong>19</strong>, 2013<br />
“SERVING THE AREA SINCE <strong>19</strong>04”<br />
What’s<br />
Locals celebrate at monster truck event<br />
inside:<br />
Local<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> Call 4<br />
Letters to Santa 6,7,8<br />
Courtesy photos<br />
Pictured above: Cole Venard, crew chief of Grave Digger Legend, signs an<br />
autograph for Ryan Sylva.<br />
Pictures to the left: Dennis Anderson signing an autograph and taking a<br />
picture with Ryan Sylva, Kenny Deuschle and Sierra Sylva.<br />
by Tami Jo Newbold-Flynn<br />
The Monster truck event in<br />
Minneapolis was the perfect<br />
present for Sierra Sylva to give<br />
to brother, Ryan Sylva, as he is a<br />
big fan. Ryan turned 22 years old<br />
on December 8 and to celebrate,<br />
Sierra and her boyfriend Kenny<br />
Deuschle took Ryan to the<br />
Metrodome to see the show.<br />
Sierra Sylva said, “The best<br />
part was when we got there that<br />
day, Cole got us pit passes to go<br />
down into the pits and meet<br />
some of the drivers such as<br />
Adam, Dennis and Ryan Anderson<br />
and Alex Blackwell. They<br />
were very nice and fun to talk to.<br />
It was awesome to see Cole. Cole<br />
also got Adam to take a picture<br />
with Ryan, Kenny and I!”<br />
Sierra said that the finale was<br />
the best part of the show. Ryan<br />
had a good time and enjoyed the<br />
show.<br />
Sierra and Ryan Sylva and<br />
Kenny Deuschle weren’t the only<br />
ones celebrating this past weekend.<br />
Cole’s mom, Tammy Van<br />
Dam, with step dad Terry Van<br />
Dam and grandson Keyan Falcon<br />
also went to the event. Cole isn’t<br />
going to get a chance to come<br />
home for Christmas so this was<br />
like his Christmas.<br />
Legals<br />
Proceedings and Notice of<br />
Year-end Meeting of the<br />
Jones County Commissioners<br />
***<br />
Proceedings of the West River<br />
Water Development District<br />
***<br />
Proceedings of the<br />
Draper Town Board<br />
Next week:<br />
Lighting contest winners<br />
***<br />
Egg and onion winners<br />
***<br />
Above: Adam Anderson, driver of Grave Digger Legend, with Ryan Sylva and Cole Venard.<br />
Center: Cole Venard with Keyan Falcon and<br />
Adam Anderson.<br />
Left: Keyan Falcon, with Uncle Cole Venard right<br />
after Adam Anderson and Cole gave Keyan the<br />
trophy their team got for winning the freestyle<br />
part of the Monster Jam event.<br />
Cole Venard said that it is always great to see<br />
familiar faces, especially those of friends and<br />
family from Jones County.<br />
Above: Before the event Keyan Falcon helps Cole Venard shine the wheels to get the truck looking its best.<br />
Only<br />
6<br />
days<br />
‘til<br />
Christmas
Jones County News Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 2<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> News Briefs<br />
Post office closing<br />
The Murdo Post Office will be open on Tuesday, December 24 from<br />
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and closed on Wednesday, December 25 and<br />
Wednesday, January 1 due to the holidays.<br />
Free rides to JCHS home activities<br />
The Jones County School District is offering free in-town rides to any<br />
of our home activities (sporting events, music concerts, etc.) for senior<br />
citizens living in Murdo. The friendly volunteers will pick you up at<br />
your door and drop you off at the front door of the auditorium prior to<br />
games, etc., and then return you home after. For more information or<br />
to request a ride, call the high school at 669-2258 or 530-0842. Please<br />
call no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the event you would like to<br />
attend.<br />
Lions Club Reminder<br />
The Elementary Christmas Concert will be held on Wednesday,<br />
December <strong>19</strong>, at 7:00 p.m. at the Murdo Auditorium. A special guest<br />
will make an appearance at the end of the concert. KIDS: Be sure to<br />
look in your bag of goodies from Santa. If you find an egg, it’s<br />
worth $10 in Murdo Bucks, sponsored by the Lions Club. If you should<br />
happen to find the onion, then you will receive a savings bond sponsored<br />
by Kenny Vollmer. Five eggs and one onion will be given out. The<br />
Murdo <strong>Coyote</strong> will also take your picture AT THE AUDITORIUM<br />
AFTER THE CONCERT and put it in a future edition of the paper.<br />
Good luck, kids!<br />
To have your NON-PROFIT meeting listed here, please submit<br />
them by calling 669-2271 or emailing to coyoteads@gwtc.net.<br />
We will run your event notice the two issues prior to your<br />
event at no charge. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, if you charge for<br />
an event, we must charge you for an ad!<br />
Jones County Community Foundation<br />
The Jones County Community<br />
Foundation recently reached a<br />
$20,000 challenge by the Lillibridge<br />
Family Fund and received a<br />
$5,000 match. With the $25,000,<br />
the local fund value is $264,134.<br />
The local board has been able<br />
to make nearly 100 grants totaling<br />
over $85,000 from earnings on<br />
contributions from Jones County’s<br />
caring people.<br />
Groups interested or anyone<br />
with questions on eligibility can<br />
contact any board member about<br />
a grant application. Your foundation<br />
is anxious to help where they<br />
can.<br />
Tax deductible contributions<br />
will help the Jones County<br />
lifestyle for years to come so all<br />
folks are encouraged to help out.<br />
Contact a board member with<br />
ideas or donations.<br />
The local board members are<br />
Barb Venard, Bob Rankin, Dave<br />
Geisler, Sr., Linda Kessler, Brian<br />
O’Reilly, Dennis Moore and Jim<br />
Butt.<br />
Wow! Christmas seems to be<br />
getting here in a hurry. I want to<br />
take this means to wish a Merry<br />
Christmas to all who so willingly<br />
share their news with me so I can<br />
write my column. It’s surprising<br />
how many people, especially<br />
from away, thank me for writing<br />
the east side news.<br />
Fred, Mary and Monica Mathews<br />
left November 23 on a road<br />
trip that took them through lots<br />
of scenic places before getting to<br />
Pensacola, Fla., where Mary met<br />
up with her two sisters, one that<br />
lives there and one from Colorado,<br />
plus several nieces and<br />
nephews from Washington, Georgia,<br />
Indiana and Colorado. They<br />
had rented condos and gathered<br />
at one for Thanksgiving, which<br />
was a great day. The trio<br />
returned home and reported a<br />
very enjoyable time.<br />
Nelva and Janet Louder visited<br />
Ellouise Ellwanger over coffee<br />
last Tuesday morning.<br />
Draper gals that attended the<br />
UMW Christmas party in Murdo<br />
Wednesday evening of last week<br />
were Rosa Lee Styles, Velma<br />
Scott, Lila Mae Christian, Ardith<br />
Miller, Janet Louder and Marcie<br />
Schmidt. It was a good time –<br />
always is! I’ve been there several<br />
times and lunch – wow! Always a<br />
very good assortment of goodies,<br />
even though I’m sure they<br />
removed the calories, I decided I<br />
better not eat supper. Good job,<br />
gals.<br />
Michele Brost left for her new<br />
job in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday,<br />
December 3, after spending<br />
time with parents Dave and<br />
Linda, brother Del and Christy<br />
and family. Lots of driving as she<br />
traveled here from Dallas, Texas,<br />
and from here to Charlotte.<br />
Wishing you good luck with your<br />
new job and your move.<br />
Lila Mae Christian, Shirley<br />
Vik, Rosa Lee Styles, Helen<br />
Louder, Jane Hazen, Lill Seamans<br />
and Diane Hendricks-<br />
Booth listened to the first and<br />
second graders read and went to<br />
the cafe after for refreshments.<br />
Last Thursday Nelva and<br />
Janet Louder joined Ray and<br />
Janice Pike for lunch at a local<br />
pizza place in Pierre.<br />
Visitors the past week of Margaret<br />
Rankin were Bob Rankin,<br />
Eleanor Miller, Kris Bradley,<br />
Greg Rankin, Karen Authier,<br />
Kati and Drew Venard and girls.<br />
Dean and Terri Volmer and<br />
David, Jill and Katie Venard took<br />
in the Joah’s Pink Bags of Hope<br />
hypnotist fundraiser held at the<br />
Riggs theater in Pierre on Saturday<br />
evening. Joah is the <strong>12</strong> year<br />
old daughter of Ryan and Sonia<br />
Royer of Ft. Pierre, granddaughter<br />
of Deb Cromwell Haka and<br />
Joe Connot, and great granddaughter<br />
of Don and Helen<br />
Cromwell. This little gal started<br />
delivering little bags of goodies to<br />
cancer patients to brighten their<br />
day when her Grandma Deb was<br />
in the hospital with cancer. She<br />
used her own money to buy<br />
things. Now she is receiving<br />
donations and thus, the fundraiser<br />
Saturday night. Terri reports<br />
that the evening was hilarious!<br />
What a wonderful idea this little<br />
gal came up with.<br />
Amanda and Kraig Henrichs<br />
and kids went to Freeman Thursday<br />
and spent the night with<br />
Kraig’s parents, Kevin and<br />
Kathy. On Friday Kim Schmidt<br />
traveled to Sioux Falls where she<br />
JC Sheriff’s Report<br />
Murdo <strong>Coyote</strong> – Murdo, SD<br />
East Side News<br />
by Janet Louder • 669-2696<br />
The Sheriff’s report is printed<br />
as received by Jones County<br />
Sheriff’s Office. It may or may<br />
not contain every call received by<br />
the department.<br />
Sheriff and Deputy calls:<br />
Dec. 8<br />
Deputy Sylva and Sheriff<br />
Weber responded to a report<br />
of a subject pinned between<br />
two trucks at a business in<br />
Murdo. The subject was transported<br />
to St. Mary’s by the JC<br />
Ambulance.<br />
Deputy Sylva responded to a<br />
report of a subject walking<br />
on US Hwy 83. Unable to locate.<br />
Dec. 9<br />
Deputy Sylva responded to a<br />
car vs. deer accident on I-90,<br />
mm205. The vehicle was towed.<br />
Deputy Sylva responded to a<br />
motorist assist on I-90,<br />
mm<strong>19</strong>2. The semi driver was<br />
transported from his stalled<br />
truck to the Pilot in Murdo.<br />
Deputy Sylva responded to a<br />
report of a semi blocking an<br />
intersection in Murdo. The<br />
driver thawed the brake lines out<br />
and drove away.<br />
Deputy Sylva responded to a<br />
911 hang up in Murdo. Everything<br />
was found to be okay.<br />
Dec. 10<br />
Sheriff Weber transported a<br />
prisoner that was sentenced<br />
in court from Murdo to<br />
Presho, where he was turned<br />
over to Winner PD to be transported<br />
to the Winner Jail.<br />
Dec. 11<br />
Sheriff Weber responded to a<br />
report of a vehicle travelling<br />
at a high rate of speed on I-90,<br />
mm206. Unable to locate.<br />
Sheriff Weber served two<br />
permanent protection orders<br />
on subjects and returned a<br />
firearm to one subject.<br />
Sheriff Weber responded to a<br />
motorist assist on I-90,<br />
mm184. The driver had his own<br />
help coming to fix the problem.<br />
Dec. 14<br />
Deputy Sylva responded to a<br />
report of an injured deer on I-<br />
90, mm208. The deer was put<br />
down and removed from the<br />
roadway.<br />
Deputy Sylva responded to a<br />
motorist assist on I-90,<br />
mm177. The vehicle was towed.<br />
Sheriff Weber responded to<br />
and removed a dead deer<br />
from the driving lane on I-90,<br />
mm<strong>19</strong>4.<br />
met her girls Kayla Hoag and<br />
Jaime Schmidt of Aberdeen to do<br />
some Christmas shopping.<br />
Amanda and Kraig met the gals<br />
in Sioux Falls while the kids<br />
stayed in Freeman with their<br />
grandparents. From what I<br />
heard, the group ate and<br />
shopped, shopped, shopped. They<br />
all returned home on Sunday.<br />
Rosa Lee Styles took in the<br />
Pierre tour of homes on Saturday<br />
and also the pie day and entertainment<br />
held at the capitol.<br />
There was a good turnout for<br />
the Vivian Business Appreciation<br />
Night supper held at the fire hall<br />
Saturday evening. The supper<br />
was very good. Those from the<br />
Draper area joining the many<br />
there were Doug and Jackie Nies,<br />
Robin Cromwell and daughter<br />
Jorja, Rosa Lee Styles, Nelva and<br />
Janet Louder. They also got in a<br />
lot of visiting.<br />
Dorothy and Darin Louder<br />
went to Kadoka on Thursday<br />
(Dorothy’s birthday) to visit with<br />
Dwight.<br />
Penny Dowling traveled to<br />
Alpena to son Troy’s on Friday.<br />
That evening the group attended<br />
the James Valley School Christmas<br />
program to watch grandkids<br />
Samantha, Jolie and Alexis. On<br />
Saturday Penny and Samantha<br />
drove to Mitchell and met daughter<br />
Amy Nelson and family from<br />
Canton. They spent the day shop-<br />
My, how time flies! It seems<br />
like Thanksgiving was just yesterday<br />
and now school programs<br />
are coming this week, which<br />
means Christmas is very near.<br />
We have been receiving cards<br />
from many of our old friends and<br />
some really cool cards through<br />
email. I need to get busy and get<br />
ours done, too.<br />
I received a call from Sharon<br />
Millay, who now lives in Moorcroft,<br />
Wyo. We had a very nice<br />
visit. She is doing well with her<br />
chemo treatments, with only five<br />
more to go. She hasn’t been sick<br />
from the treatments, so let’s keep<br />
her in our prayers and maybe<br />
even drop her a line or two. Her<br />
address is: Sharon Millay, PO<br />
Box 787, Moorcroft WY, 82721.<br />
Her phone number is 307-756-<br />
9545. She wants to wish everyone<br />
a very Merry Christmas and<br />
a happy, healthy new year.<br />
Karla Mannhalter, Jody Lebeda,<br />
Jackie Fosheim and Helen<br />
McMillan spent Friday afternoon<br />
in Pierre. They viewed the trees<br />
at the Capitol, which were just<br />
phenomenal. The people who set<br />
up the trees and other Christmas<br />
decorations are to be commended<br />
as so much time and talent is<br />
spent to make our holidays more<br />
special. Caroline Aske was one of<br />
the greeters on Friday so they<br />
had a nice chat with her as well.<br />
They then traveled to the Parkwood<br />
apartments where they<br />
surprised Marie Tedrow. She was<br />
very glad to have some visitors.<br />
She had the cutest little Christmas<br />
tree all decorated and ready<br />
for Christmas. She welcomes all<br />
from Murdo who have a few minutes<br />
to stop in for a visit. The<br />
group then went to the play put<br />
on by the Pierre Players before<br />
coming home. The play was<br />
grand and they had a super time.<br />
Melba Boysen and daughter<br />
Jean Lanz spent the day in<br />
Pierre shopping and doing the<br />
town. They had a very special<br />
day together.<br />
ping and having lunch. Then back<br />
to Alpena. Sunday morning the<br />
group went to church at the UCC.<br />
The girls were in the Christmas<br />
program there. Penny returned to<br />
Draper on Sunday.<br />
Following church Sunday Rosa<br />
Lee Styles, Lila Mae Christian,<br />
Nelva and Janet Louder had dinner<br />
together in Murdo. In the<br />
afternoon the Louders visited at<br />
the Louder home with Dorothy,<br />
Brad and Levi.<br />
On Sunday Eldon and Esther<br />
Magnuson met daughter Lori<br />
Owens, son Tane and friend Jillanne<br />
at a cafe in Murdo for dinner.<br />
Also there was Terri Pelle<br />
and Chad and Heather Whitney<br />
and boys. Lori was taking Tane<br />
and Jillanne to Rapid City to the<br />
plane. Tane was headed back to<br />
his job in Nevada and Jillanne<br />
accompanied him back on vacation.<br />
She will return soon to her<br />
studies at USD.<br />
Rosa Lee Styles, Lila Mae<br />
Christian, Janice Pike, Margie<br />
Boyle, Linda Brost and Janet<br />
Louder gathered at the Draper<br />
UMC Monday afternoon to pack<br />
goody boxes for some of our elderly<br />
or alone. There was lots of tasty<br />
looking stuff. They also packed a<br />
box for the Oahe Inc. adoptee,<br />
Larry Cox. Janet had also bought<br />
other gifts for him from the<br />
group. Penny Dowling delivered<br />
the packages to him on Tuesday.<br />
Local News<br />
by Jody Lebeda • 669-2526 • jody<strong>19</strong>45@gmail.com<br />
Carol and Gene Cressy and<br />
Patti traveled to Rapid City on<br />
Friday for doctor appointments.<br />
Kathy and Brenna Roth came to<br />
visit with Gene while Carol and<br />
Patti and Marcia Authier went to<br />
the Elvis show in Fort Pierre. On<br />
Saturday Carol attended a bridal<br />
shower for Niki White, Jake<br />
Cressy’s youngest daughter, in<br />
Presho. Niki is living with “dad”<br />
while husband is deployed.<br />
Teresa Palmer went to Midland<br />
on Friday and spent the<br />
night with her sister, Christine<br />
Niedan. On Saturday they went<br />
to Rapid where they met Ken<br />
Palmer and the three of them<br />
continued on to Sturgis to the<br />
Black Hills National Cemetery.<br />
They were present for the<br />
Wreaths Across America ceremony<br />
where wreaths are laid to<br />
remember our nation’s veterans.<br />
A wreath was laid to honor each<br />
branch of the service, along with<br />
the Merchant Marines, and one<br />
in honor of the Prisoners of War<br />
and POW/MIA. Kathy Chesney<br />
and a youth group from Philip<br />
were also present as they had<br />
sold wreaths in honor of the veterans.<br />
Chris, Teresa, and Ken<br />
laid wreaths (bought by Jan<br />
Tolton) on the graves of Marvin<br />
Palmer, Howard Palmer, Jerry<br />
Hunt, and Jim Tolton’s uncle.<br />
Following the ceremony, the<br />
group went back to Rapid where<br />
Ken showed the girls where he<br />
now lives and they enjoyed visiting<br />
and having lunch together.<br />
On Sunday afternoon Tammy<br />
Van Dam, Jackie Fosheim and<br />
Teresa Palmer went to Kadoka<br />
where they met up with Kim<br />
Deuter and they continued on to<br />
Philip to attend “A Service of<br />
Remembrance” held at the United<br />
Church of Philip with Pastor<br />
Kathy Chesney. This is a special<br />
service held to remember those<br />
we miss at Christmas time. Pastor<br />
Kathy had a nice message<br />
and candles were lit to honor our<br />
loved ones.<br />
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Church and Community<br />
Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 3<br />
Pink Power money<br />
given as Murdo Bucks<br />
Speaker at Okaton church<br />
On Sunday after Christmas,<br />
December 29, the Okaton Evangelical<br />
Free Church in Okaton<br />
will have Jamin Hubner as a<br />
guest speaker. Hubner teaches<br />
Bible and Theology at John Witherspoon<br />
College in the Black Hills<br />
and is the author of numerous<br />
books and articles. Hubner was<br />
raised in southeastern South<br />
Dakota. He is an accomplished<br />
drummer and has taught percussion.<br />
Hubner and wife Jessica<br />
enjoy hiking, rock climbing, photography<br />
(blackhillsphoto.org)<br />
and exploring the Black Hills.<br />
The worship services at Okaton<br />
are at 9:00 a.m. central time.<br />
Everyone is cordially invited.<br />
Please call Pastor Gary McCubbin<br />
at 454-<strong>12</strong>07 or 837-2485 if you<br />
have any questions.<br />
Jamin Hubner<br />
United Methodist<br />
Church Christmas<br />
Schedule<br />
Christmas Eve Candlelight<br />
Service at 5:00 pm<br />
in Draper.<br />
Christmas Eve Candlelight<br />
Service at 7:00 pm in Murdo.<br />
Worship Service of Nine<br />
Lessons and Carols, Sunday,<br />
December 29, 2013 at<br />
9:30 am in Murdo and<br />
11:00 am in Draper.<br />
Fellowship and coffee follows<br />
Sunday morning worship in<br />
Murdo.<br />
Gleanings from the prairie<br />
•Pastor Alvin L. Gwin Community Bible Church, Murdo•<br />
JESUS & CHRISTmas<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
Tanya Brink receives Murdo Bucks from the Jones County volleyball team from the money they raised during their annual<br />
Pink Power event. Brink was diagnosed with cancer last winter, she recently had surgery and the prognosis is good and she<br />
is doing well.<br />
Rancher Relief funds<br />
Band plays at state<br />
Completely confidential<br />
To ensure complete confidentiality,<br />
all applications for Rancher<br />
Relief funds will be reviewed<br />
by Lutheran Social Services staff,<br />
and will be distributed following<br />
criteria set by S.D. Cattlemen’s<br />
Association, S.D. Stockgrowers<br />
Association and S.D. Sheep<br />
Growers Association.<br />
Nominate someone in need<br />
Applications for the Rancher<br />
Relief fund are available by visiting<br />
this link at iGrow.org:<br />
http://igrow.org/livestock/beef/ran<br />
cher-relief-nominations-andapplications/.<br />
Because not everyone is comfortable<br />
applying for help, nominations<br />
are also accepted from<br />
family, friends, community members<br />
and others who know ranchers<br />
and families that need help.<br />
All nominations or applications<br />
are due December 31, 2013.<br />
If you have any questions<br />
about the application process,<br />
contact Silvia Christen at S.D.<br />
Stockgrowers Association at 605-<br />
342-0429 or Jodie Anderson, S.D.<br />
Cattlemen’s Association at 605-<br />
945-2333.<br />
Merry CHRISTmas! This is certainly,<br />
“a wonderful time of the<br />
year.”<br />
As we approach the celebration<br />
of the birth of JESUS it is a good<br />
time to recall just why HE was<br />
born. It appears that so many<br />
have forgotten, are neglecting,<br />
don’t care, or are rejecting the<br />
ONE Who came to be the Savior<br />
of men. The message from GOD<br />
to men so very long ago is still<br />
true: “For there is born to you<br />
this day in the city of David, a<br />
Savior, Who is CHRIST, the<br />
LORD” (Luke 2:11).<br />
It is very true that “Truth is<br />
not a matter of opinion”. Either<br />
something is true or it is false.<br />
JESUS CHRIST claims to be the<br />
truth. HE did not say“I am a<br />
way”, but rather, “I am the way,<br />
the truth, & the life” (John 14:6).<br />
When it comes to faith, it is<br />
not, “Just so you believe something,”<br />
but “Just so you believe<br />
CHRIST.” Faith is JESUS<br />
CHRIST Who laid down HIS life<br />
on the Cross of Calvary & rose<br />
victoriously from the dead, is the<br />
only way to everlasting life & forgiveness<br />
of sins.<br />
Just as everyone has turned to<br />
his own way, each of us must<br />
individually turn from our rebellion.<br />
No one can save himself, since<br />
salvation is “not of works” (Ephesians<br />
2:8-9). Because GOD is<br />
the ONE Who saves through<br />
JESUS CHRIST, salvation is as<br />
certain as HIS promise: “He that<br />
hears MY word, & believes on<br />
HIM that sent ME, has everlasting<br />
life & shall not come into condemnation,<br />
but is passed from<br />
death unto life.”<br />
JESUS CHRIST is the only<br />
way. The Apostle Peter told the<br />
religious leaders of Israel (the<br />
high priests & others of the council)<br />
“neither is there salvation in<br />
any other: for there is none other<br />
Name (the Name of JESUS<br />
CHRIST of Nazareth) under<br />
Heaven given among men,<br />
whereby we must be saved” (Acts<br />
4:<strong>12</strong>).<br />
Have you been one who has forgotten,<br />
are neglecting, don’t care,<br />
or are rejecting the ONE Who<br />
came to be the Savior of men?<br />
Let me encourage you to stop<br />
right where you are, & take time<br />
to remember the real reason for<br />
CHRISTmas. Stop being forgetful,<br />
neglectful, careless, or rejecting.<br />
Put your trust in the LORD<br />
JESUS CHRIST, Who is the only<br />
way of salvation, & enjoy<br />
CHRISTmas as you never have<br />
before.<br />
Truly, to know CHRIST is to<br />
know life!<br />
Have a wonderful & MERRY<br />
CHRISTmas!<br />
With absolute concentration, Jacob Lolley, Austin Olson, Morgan Feddersen and<br />
Zach Boyle adds the music to the state volleyball tourney in Huron. This was the<br />
second consecutive year for the band to play at the state tourney.<br />
Congratulations<br />
to this weeks winners of the<br />
Chamber Christmas Bucks:<br />
Tom Lebeda<br />
Clayton Evans<br />
Chris Venard<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
Catholic Church of St. Martin<br />
502 E. Second St., Murdo, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski<br />
Saturday Mass: 6 p.m.<br />
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church<br />
Draper, S.D. • Father Gary Oreshoski<br />
Sunday Mass: 8:30 a.m.<br />
Draper United Methodist Church<br />
Pastor Rick Hazen<br />
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.<br />
Murdo United Methodist Church<br />
Pastor Rick Hazen • Corner of E. 2nd and Jefferson Ave.<br />
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and Fellowship Time • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.<br />
United Methodist Women: 1st Wednesday at 2 p.m. • ALL WELCOME!<br />
Okaton Evangelical Free Church<br />
Okaton I–90 Exit 183 • Pastor Gary McCubbin • 605–837–2233 (Kadoka)<br />
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. (CT) • Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (CT)<br />
Messiah Lutheran Church<br />
308 Cedar, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth<br />
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m. • Bible Study: Tuesday 7 a.m.<br />
Thursday 9:30 a.m. • Midweek: Wednesday 3:15 p.m.<br />
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church<br />
Draper, S.D. • Pastor Ray Greenseth<br />
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. • Bible Study: Wednesday 9 a.m.<br />
Community Bible Church<br />
410 Washington, Murdo, S.D. • Pastor Alvin Gwin • 669–2600<br />
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.<br />
Wed. Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.<br />
Two minutes with the bible<br />
Big Mistake<br />
by Pastor Cornelius R. Stam<br />
Several times in the last few weeks commentators over radio, TV and in the newspapers have made a big mistake. This was in connection with the<br />
kidnapping of Frank Sinatra, Jr.<br />
Frank Sr., as we know, had to pay the kidnappers $240,000.00 for the ransom of his son. One after another the news commentators declared that<br />
this amount was by no means the highest amount ever paid for a ransom. In the Bobby Greenlease case, they said, the Kansas City auto dealer had to<br />
pay $600,000.00 to ransom his son — the highest price ever paid for the ransom of a human being.<br />
Here they are wrong. $600,000.00 is by no means the highest price ever paid for the ransom of a human being.<br />
St. Paul, by divine inspiration, wrote in I Tim. 2:4-6:<br />
“God will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.<br />
“For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.<br />
“Who gave HIMSELF a ransom for all…”<br />
Did you get that? Christ gave Himself a ransom for all. All mankind had been taken captive by Satan and sin, but Christ paid the price of our ransom.<br />
That price was Himself — His own life, which He gave on Calvary’s cross to pay for our redemption.<br />
All that was accomplished at Calvary was not revealed, however, until God raised up the Apostle Paul, who goes on to say in Verses 6 and 7 of the<br />
above passage that this mes- sage was “testified in due time,” by him.<br />
When sin had risen to its height in the world’s rejection of Christ, God reached down from heaven to save Saul, the chief of sinners, and sent him<br />
forth as the Apostle Paul to proclaim salvation by grace through faith in the Christ who had died for sin. This is why the Apostle declares in I Tim.<br />
1:15,16:<br />
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this<br />
cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering…”<br />
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COYOTE CALL<br />
December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 Issue 7<br />
Jones County High School<br />
Murdo, SD 57559<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> Call teaches journalism principles,<br />
provides school information, serves as a<br />
public relations vehicle and provides a forum<br />
for opinions submitted in signed letters.<br />
Staff: Skylar Green,<br />
Kaylen Larsen, Skyler<br />
Miller and Mikayla<br />
Waldron<br />
Adviser: Margie Peters<br />
If only she had an ocean: Green<br />
dreams of becoming a marine biologist<br />
By Kaylen Larsen<br />
A cure for cancer, to marry<br />
Luke Bryan and a lifetime supply<br />
of Mountain Dew are three things<br />
that this senior would wish for.<br />
Some of her favorite things to do<br />
include: fishing, writing poetry<br />
and playing sports with her<br />
friends. Since beginning to play<br />
sports, she has participated in<br />
basketball, volleyball, track and<br />
cross country.<br />
Skylar Lynn Green, the daughter<br />
of Justin Iversen, Shanee<br />
Green, and Duane Mednansky,<br />
has grown up with siblings Allison<br />
Green and Kennedy Nebel.<br />
Green most admires her younger<br />
sister Kennedy because she never<br />
gives up. Green also says that<br />
Kennedy is always there whenever<br />
she needs a friend. The rest of<br />
her family, as well as her friends,<br />
are also very important to her.<br />
Green’s favorite movie is We<br />
Bought a Zoo, and her favorite<br />
song is Someday by Steve Earle.<br />
With sharks as her favorite animals,<br />
she would love to become a<br />
marine biologist. Her favorite<br />
sports would have to be track and<br />
cross country because she really<br />
enjoys running. Green enjoys<br />
Indian Tacos and the color pink,<br />
as well as biology class.<br />
Buckle would have to be her<br />
favorite clothing brand while Jim<br />
Carrey and Sandra Bullock rank<br />
as a few of her favorite actors.<br />
Since Green’s birthday falls on<br />
the night before Christmas, the<br />
day before and Christmas register<br />
as her two favorite days.<br />
Among money, power and<br />
fame, Green cares the least about<br />
fame. She believes that it shouldn’t<br />
matter if people know who you<br />
are or what you are doing. Organization<br />
is key to Green. Failing in<br />
life is one of her biggest fears, and<br />
she hates when people lie to her.<br />
“Never let anyone stop you from<br />
doing what you want” is one lesson<br />
Green’s mother always<br />
taught her.<br />
A few things Green will miss<br />
most about high school are playing<br />
in sports and seeing her<br />
friends nearly every day. She<br />
would also tell underclassmen not<br />
to worry about fitting in or being<br />
popular because later in life it<br />
won’t matter.<br />
Green is excited to almost be<br />
finished with high school. She is<br />
thinking about attending Northern<br />
State University in Aberdeen,<br />
but is not sure about what she<br />
plans to study. Although she<br />
would love to become a marine<br />
biologist, the area where she currently<br />
lives makes that more of a<br />
dream than a reality.<br />
Lady <strong>Coyote</strong>s start season with wins over New Underwood!<br />
Skylar Green (<strong>12</strong>) dribbles down the floor past the New Underwood defense.<br />
Stone soup story becomes<br />
reality for class buddies<br />
By Skylar Green<br />
In the spirit of Thanksgiving,<br />
the Kindergarteners and eighth<br />
grade met on Thursday, December<br />
5, to make stone soup. Since<br />
Thanksgiving is a time for sharing,<br />
the story “Stone Soup” tells<br />
about how a small group of soldiers<br />
were passing through a village<br />
with nothing but a large<br />
cooking pot. The villagers were<br />
not willing to share the food from<br />
their homes, so the soldiers<br />
tricked them into sharing by<br />
telling them they needed only<br />
water to make soup from a stone.<br />
As the story goes on, the little<br />
lady, that was kind enough to<br />
bring them water, slowly brings<br />
them vegetables from her garden<br />
and adds them to the soup. By the<br />
time the soup is ready, the pot is<br />
full of enough soup for the soldiers<br />
and the lady.<br />
The kindergarteners and<br />
eighth graders gathered their<br />
own ingredients for Stone Soup<br />
made the soup on Thursday, so<br />
they could have a picnic on Friday<br />
with a little help from the lunch<br />
room.<br />
The ingredients for this soup<br />
included: water, beef bouillon,<br />
potatoes, carrots, onions, peas,<br />
corn, tomatoes, salt and pepper.<br />
Even though a stone wasn’t really<br />
used as it was in the story, the<br />
fresh ingredients did provide a<br />
nice sampling of warm soup on a<br />
cold winter day. Fancy that!<br />
By Skylar Green<br />
In the Lady <strong>Coyote</strong>s first game<br />
against the New Underwood<br />
Tigers December 10, the girls<br />
chalked up two wins. Having lost<br />
by one point last year to the<br />
Tigers, the JV was eager for<br />
revenge. They ended up with a<br />
victory defeating the Tigers 17-<br />
10.<br />
After several falls from girls on<br />
both teams, the varsity game was<br />
interrupted a few minutes into<br />
the game to try to solve the slippery<br />
floor problem. The chemicals<br />
from the salt outside made the<br />
floor slippery. Mr. Vander Vorst,<br />
Jennings Newbold and Mr. Ball<br />
solved the issue by scrubbing the<br />
sidelines and the game continued.<br />
The Lady <strong>Coyote</strong>s came out<br />
with enthusiasm and played well<br />
defeating the Tigers 53-<strong>19</strong>. Individual<br />
leading scorers: Madison<br />
Mathews (<strong>19</strong>), Kalli Hespe (10),<br />
Rachel Buxcel (10), Garline Boni<br />
(6), Calli Glaze (2). Julie Joseph<br />
came off the bench and scored a<br />
total of 4 points and Carol Drayer<br />
also came in and scored 2 points.<br />
Rebounds: Calli (6), Kalli (6),<br />
Julie (6), Rachel (4), Madison (3),<br />
Garline (2). Steals: Madison (7)<br />
Garline (6) Calli (5) Rachel (3)<br />
Kalli (1).<br />
The girls play again in a doubleheader<br />
in Wall December 20<br />
starting at 4:00 p.m. Then on the<br />
next day December 21, they play<br />
another doubleheader against<br />
Highmore in Murdo at 1:00 p.m.<br />
Have a Merry Christmas!<br />
We will return<br />
sometime mid-January.<br />
Date High Low Prec.<br />
<strong>12</strong>-3 56.3 21.9 .06<br />
<strong>12</strong>-4 22.5 6.5 .28<br />
<strong>12</strong>-5 9.2 -5.4 .02<br />
<strong>12</strong>-6 13.9 15.2 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-7 -2.1 -14.8 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-8 -0.2 -13.1 .03<br />
<strong>12</strong>-9 8.6 -7.7 0<br />
Murdo <strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 4<br />
Jones County Weather<br />
Date High Low Prec.<br />
<strong>12</strong>-10 24.8 -5.8 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-11 27.8 -8.1 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-<strong>12</strong> 22.5 -5.4 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-13 37.9 15.0 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-14 15.6 8.9 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-15 26.7 13.7 0<br />
<strong>12</strong>-16 44.9 17.9 0<br />
November Students of the Month<br />
Sponsored by Jones County PTO<br />
Kade Brost 7th Troi Valburg 9th Cody Hight 11th<br />
Senior chocolate rush begins<br />
Seniors Mikayla Waldron and Chad Johnson separate the chocolate into piles for<br />
each senior to sell.<br />
by Skyler Miller<br />
The seniors unloaded their<br />
annual shipment of chocolate on<br />
Tuesday and were amazed at the<br />
quantity. “It was crazy how much<br />
chocolate we received,” said<br />
Travis Grablander.<br />
They sorted a pallet of different<br />
chocolates including: chocolate<br />
bars, chocolate raisins, chocolate<br />
almonds, peanut butter<br />
bears, holiday candy covered<br />
almonds, pecan clusters and<br />
gummy bears. Kaylen Larsen<br />
said, “I look forward to selling<br />
chocolate, but we have a lot more<br />
than I thought.”<br />
To keep the candy safe and at a<br />
safe temperature, the class used<br />
the empty lockers in the school<br />
for storage. That means quite a<br />
few trips to Mrs. Peters’ room to<br />
get the locker key every time they<br />
need to replenish the supply. The<br />
seniors will be carrying their<br />
chocolate boxes at sporting events<br />
and around school activities, so<br />
be ready for the chocolate rush.<br />
Football honors<br />
Left: Skyler Miller honorable mention Argus Leader Elite 45 Football<br />
Right: Clayton Evans Academic All-State Football Team<br />
Help find the missing gingerbread girl<br />
by Kaylen Larsen<br />
The Kindergarteners’ Gingerbread<br />
Girl has run away again!<br />
This year, though, she left the<br />
room to visit Santa at the North<br />
Pole with Ginger the elf. When<br />
asked, a few Kindergarteners<br />
thought she might still be hiding<br />
in Santa’s house. Clayton Larsen<br />
thought she might be trying to<br />
find a lion in Las Vegas.<br />
Ginger was sent to Murdo by<br />
Santa as an “Elf on the Shelf.”<br />
Ginger has magical powers so he<br />
can travel between Murdo and<br />
the North Pole to tell Santa which<br />
kids have been working hard and<br />
listening to their teachers, or<br />
which children deserve lumps of<br />
coal.<br />
Bryer Kinsley said that the<br />
thing about this magic power is<br />
that no one under 18 can touch<br />
Ginger or else the power will disappear.<br />
When Ginger returns, he<br />
usually makes a mess out of<br />
things. Some things that Ginger<br />
has done around the classroom<br />
include: hiding under the Christmas<br />
tree surrounded in purple<br />
feathers, hanging from the ceiling<br />
on a nail and making a pillow and<br />
blanket out of Kleenex’s and<br />
sleeping on the box.<br />
If you happen to have “spotted”<br />
the Gingerbread Girl please send<br />
a letter or postcard to tell the<br />
Kindergarteners of her “adventure”<br />
outside the classroom.<br />
Top: Savannah Krogman, Addison Rankin and Mallory Venard put carrots in the soup.<br />
Bottom: Eighth graders Elijah McAfee, Zachary Boyle and Trey Flynn have a picnic on the floor with some of the kindergarteners.<br />
Send cards to:<br />
Mrs.Venard’s<br />
Kindergarten Class<br />
PO Box 109<br />
Murdo, SD 57559
Rural<br />
Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 5<br />
Cold temperatures<br />
and winter wheat<br />
About every year when the<br />
temperatures dip severely, the<br />
question gets raised, how is the<br />
cold weather affecting the winter<br />
wheat? Contrary to the fall of<br />
20<strong>12</strong>, for the most part, winter<br />
wheat planted in the fall of 2013<br />
went into soil that had decent<br />
moisture. Most of that which did<br />
not have good moisture received<br />
precipitation during the<br />
snow/rain event in early October,<br />
depending on the area of the<br />
state.<br />
This alone put the winter<br />
wheat in a better situation than<br />
the dry conditions of 20<strong>12</strong>. The<br />
majority of the winter wheat that<br />
was planted early and either into<br />
adequate moisture or received<br />
moisture from the October precipitation<br />
was able to grow, produce<br />
a few leaves and maybe a tiller or<br />
two. Both high and low temperatures<br />
for the day tapered off fairly<br />
gradually, allowing the plants<br />
to harden off before the recent<br />
below zero weather occurred.<br />
Some winter wheat was planted<br />
quite late, and either did not, or<br />
barely emerged, which may be<br />
somewhat less winter hardy than<br />
A case of<br />
Parkinson’s Disease<br />
Extension News<br />
• Bob Fanning (605) 842-<strong>12</strong>67 •<br />
wheat that had time to produce<br />
some growth. The majority of late<br />
planted wheat was planted into<br />
protective cover, which should<br />
temper severe dips in soil temperatures.<br />
Moist soil is not subject to the<br />
severe temperature swings that<br />
can occur in dry soil, creating a<br />
more favorable environment.<br />
Winter wheat plants containing<br />
adequate moisture are also better<br />
able to survive the stresses of<br />
winter than those under moisture<br />
deficit.<br />
Soil temperatures can be a<br />
good indicator of the potential for<br />
winterkill of the wheat crop. Most<br />
of the winter wheat varieties<br />
grown in South Dakota have fair<br />
to good ratings for winter hardiness,<br />
and can withstand temperatures<br />
at the crown level of low as<br />
0 – 5 degrees F when properly<br />
hardened off and with adequate<br />
soil moisture. Although air temperatures<br />
have dipped well below<br />
zero several times over the past<br />
week or so, for the most part, soil<br />
temperatures have remained in<br />
the 30’s, even at the 2” level. This<br />
is very typical, as soil temperatures<br />
fluctuate much more slowly<br />
than do air temperatures. Protective<br />
residue further protects the<br />
The Clinical View<br />
• Dr. P.E. Hoffsten •<br />
It was nine years ago on a<br />
sleepy Thursday morning at an<br />
outlying clinic that a 66-year old<br />
gentleman was brought to the<br />
clinic by his wife. She was a very<br />
astute individual and was convinced<br />
that her husband had<br />
Parkinson’s disease. I was<br />
impressed with her story. She<br />
related that over the past several<br />
years he had become more slow<br />
moving than before. Previously,<br />
he took a wide step at a rapid<br />
pace. Now his steps were significantly<br />
narrow and slower. She<br />
noted that he had an arm swing<br />
before and now his arms did not<br />
really swing when he walked.<br />
She had noted that his voice was<br />
much softer and that his face<br />
seemed to lack expression compared<br />
to previous. He often had<br />
swallowing difficulties and choking<br />
on food. More recently, she<br />
noticed an intermittent tremor<br />
when his hands were at rest. She<br />
was computer illiterate and by<br />
simply reading the information<br />
from the internet had figured out<br />
that he must have Parkinson’s<br />
disease. There wasn’t much work<br />
for me to do. She had quite completely<br />
figured it all out.<br />
In addition, she had read about<br />
the other aspects of the condition<br />
such as the cause for which little<br />
is known. She had read about the<br />
course and how the disease seems<br />
to progress slowly over years of<br />
time. But most importantly, she<br />
had read about treatment for the<br />
condition. The gentleman with<br />
Parkinson’s disease was a very<br />
robust farmer/rancher who for<br />
the past several years was not<br />
able to ride a horse, something he<br />
previously took great pride in.<br />
He took no medications, not even<br />
a vitamin pill. He was opposed to<br />
taking medications because they<br />
“weren’t natural.” His wife wanted<br />
to know what could be expected<br />
if he could be charmed into trying<br />
a medication for his condition.<br />
The major medication used to<br />
treat Parkinson’s disease is called<br />
levodopa. This is a medication<br />
that can increase the brain’s concentration<br />
of a chemical called<br />
dopamine. Dopamine is the chemical<br />
that is lost from the brain of<br />
patients with Parkinson’s disease.<br />
By replacing this neurotransmitter,<br />
the symptoms of<br />
Parkinson’s disease can be significantly<br />
improved. The problem<br />
with this drug and all of the others<br />
available is that of the side<br />
effects. The drug dopamine causes<br />
nausea and low blood pressure<br />
as the two most common side<br />
effects, although only in some<br />
patients. There are a host of other<br />
side effects too numerous to detail<br />
here. As I reviewed this with the<br />
patient and his wife, one could<br />
just watch his back stiffen, his<br />
arms folded tightly across his<br />
chest, there was no way that he<br />
was going to try any medication.<br />
To quote him, he said “I have little<br />
trouble with this disease<br />
except it bothers my wife. I don’t<br />
need more trouble from the<br />
(blankity-blank) medication.”<br />
It was two years later that he<br />
and his wife returned to the clinic<br />
having had no medical attention<br />
in the previous two years.<br />
Now his symptoms were getting<br />
worse as had his attention. He<br />
had had two recent falls, one of<br />
which resulted in a extensive<br />
bruising on the side of his face.<br />
After a full 45 minutes of discussion,<br />
he was willing to try a medication<br />
called Sinemet which<br />
helps replace the absence of<br />
dopamine in the brain. I warned<br />
him that the beneficial effects<br />
would come relatively quickly, but<br />
so might some of the side effects.<br />
I strongly recommended that he<br />
use a walker to avoid future falls<br />
and the potential for broken hips,<br />
etc. He returned a week later<br />
much improved. His blood pressure<br />
was still slightly low at<br />
100/60. This is the lower limit of<br />
normal blood pressure for adults<br />
and especially in an elderly gentleman<br />
such as him. But he had<br />
not had any falls, he had not had<br />
any loss of consciousness, there<br />
were no major dizzy effects and<br />
he was not nauseated. Again after<br />
long discussion, he was willing to<br />
try an increased dose of the<br />
Sinemet.<br />
He returned two weeks later<br />
and the changes were almost<br />
miraculous. His voice was obviously<br />
stronger, he was walking<br />
much more easily. The resting<br />
tremor was not as noticeable and<br />
he had expression in his face<br />
again. It was agreed by all that<br />
the medication was well worth<br />
whatever side effects might be<br />
occurring. By the same token, the<br />
medication was very reasonably<br />
priced.<br />
The gentleman used the<br />
Sinemet for about three years<br />
with very slow progressive return<br />
of his symptoms. He had been<br />
warned that this probably would<br />
happen because there is no cure<br />
to prevent the progression of<br />
Parkinson’s disease. One can only<br />
treat the symptoms to lessen the<br />
burden of same. But now, the<br />
problems that he was originally<br />
faced with were recurring and<br />
there were problems with “wearing-off<br />
effect.”<br />
The wearing-off effect had to<br />
do with how quickly the body uses<br />
up the Sinemet so the doses have<br />
to be taken more frequently and<br />
in larger amounts. But eventually,<br />
with this type of problem, the<br />
side effects begin to exceed the<br />
benefits and then something else<br />
needs to be done. In this situation,<br />
a second medication needed<br />
to be added to treat the condition<br />
by an additional mechanism. In<br />
this gentleman’s case, a medication<br />
called Azilect was chosen<br />
because of his wife’s continued<br />
internet activity. She had read<br />
that Azilect may prevent the progression<br />
of the Parkinson’s disease<br />
in addition to treating the<br />
basic symptoms. I pointed out to<br />
her that this is a controversial<br />
conclusion and she said as long as<br />
there was a chance that Azilect<br />
did slow the progression of<br />
Parkinson’s disease, this is what<br />
she wanted to do. So Azilect was<br />
added to his program.<br />
Again, the results were almost<br />
miraculous. There was substantial<br />
improvement in all of his<br />
symptoms and no major side<br />
soil from lowering in temperature<br />
compared to bare ground, and if<br />
that residue is able to trap and<br />
hold snow, soil temperatures fluctuate<br />
even less.<br />
Conditions can certainly deteriorate,<br />
but for the time being, the<br />
winter wheat crop should be surviving<br />
the winter well. As we<br />
know from past history, a cold<br />
spell in late winter or early spring<br />
after a warm spell that brings the<br />
wheat out of dormancy often<br />
causes more winterkill than low<br />
temperatures during the winter.<br />
Calendar<br />
January 6 – PAT, 1:00 pm,<br />
MST, Sr. Citizen’s Center, Philip,<br />
SD<br />
January 13 – PAT, 1:30 pm,<br />
CST, SDSU Extension Center,<br />
Winner, SD (also at the Pierre<br />
and Lemmon SDSU Extension<br />
Centers, and the West River Ag<br />
Center in Rapid City)<br />
January17 – PAT, 1:00 pm,<br />
MST, Library Community Room,<br />
Martin, SD<br />
January 28 – PAT, 1:00 pm,<br />
CST, Fire Hall, Presho, SD<br />
February 5 – PAT, 1:00 pm,<br />
CST, Civic Center, Burke, SD<br />
February 10– PAT, 1:00 pm,<br />
CST, SDSU Extension Center,<br />
Winner, SD<br />
effects. There are problems with<br />
liver toxicity with this drug and<br />
monitoring his medication over<br />
several months did not result in<br />
any major abnormality.<br />
He has now had the illness for<br />
nine years, continues on the two<br />
medications that were mentioned<br />
above and still has some problems<br />
with drug “wearing-off”<br />
effect. He has learned to take an<br />
immediate release dose of levodopa<br />
to replace his dopamine<br />
deficiency. He is now in his mid-<br />
70’s and still manages the business<br />
of his farm/ranch, he still<br />
won’t ride a horse and thinks now<br />
his 4-wheeler is probably more<br />
dangerous than a help.<br />
The point of this story is that<br />
Parkinson’s disease carries with<br />
it a present status of being “incurable.”<br />
But it can be treated. The<br />
symptoms can be controlled in<br />
some individuals. There are over<br />
20 different medications available<br />
to treat Parkinson’s disease<br />
at this time and they are used in<br />
various combinations. One can<br />
quickly recognize that there are<br />
hundreds of treatment combinations<br />
that might be used on individual<br />
patients to help with their<br />
symptoms and make their life<br />
more comfortable and functional.<br />
But it takes a willingness on the<br />
patient’s part to seek medication<br />
attention, be willing to follow<br />
advice and maintain a positive<br />
attitude. Referral to a neurologist<br />
for a treatment protocol is recommended.<br />
But following up on the<br />
day to day treatment of the<br />
Parkinson’s disease really falls to<br />
the healthcare providers at your<br />
local clinics and establishing a<br />
relationship with them so there is<br />
an understanding of both the disease<br />
and the side effects of medications<br />
and balancing same. It is<br />
not easy, but it can be done.<br />
Jones County FSA News<br />
• David Klingberg •<br />
GET END OF YEAR<br />
PREPARATION DONE NOW!<br />
The last day FSA can apply<br />
monies collected to the 2013 tax<br />
year is December 31. If you wish<br />
to make a payment to FSA for the<br />
2013 tax year, please do so as soon<br />
as possible.<br />
MARKETING ASSISTANCE<br />
LOANS – LAST DAY IN 2013<br />
FOR TAX PURPOSES<br />
IS DECEMBER 27<br />
December 27 is the last day we<br />
can make a marketing loan on<br />
your grain and guarantee that it<br />
will be on your 2013 taxes. Marketing<br />
assistance loans provide<br />
producers interim financing at<br />
harvest time to meet cash flow<br />
needs without having to sell their<br />
commodities when market prices<br />
are typically at harvest-time lows.<br />
This allows producers to store<br />
production at harvest and facilitates<br />
more orderly marketing of<br />
commodities throughout the year.<br />
Details about the Price Support<br />
programs are as follows:<br />
Loan rates in Jones County:<br />
Barley - $1.82, Oats - $1.31, Corn<br />
- $1.83, Grain Sorghum - $3.15,<br />
Soybeans - $4.52, Sunflowers -<br />
$10.23, Wheat-HRS - $3.20,<br />
Wheat-HRW - $2.78<br />
Loan Maturity:<br />
All loans will mature at the end of<br />
the ninth month following the<br />
month the loan is disbursed. The<br />
interest rate will be at the rate<br />
It was a hard day in the office<br />
yesterday. Things weren’t going<br />
my way. To start off with, my calculator<br />
was out of paper although<br />
I was able to find a spare roll.<br />
There wasn’t much point in putting<br />
it in, however, since the ink<br />
roller no longer had much ink.<br />
What’s more, there was too much<br />
dried ink on the print roller so<br />
parts of the numbers were not<br />
printing at all. In other words, the<br />
print feature of the calculator<br />
wasn’t of much use, and I wanted<br />
to do some accounting. If your<br />
books don’t happen to add up correctly,<br />
the first thing you do is<br />
check that you entered the right<br />
figures by consulting the tape on<br />
the calculator.<br />
Okay, so round up the spare ink<br />
roller and get on with it. Unfortunately,<br />
I couldn’t find the dumb<br />
thing. I looked in the large plastic<br />
covered bin where I found the roll<br />
of paper because that would be<br />
the normal place to store such<br />
things. It didn’t show up. I went<br />
through that container several<br />
times. No luck. Maybe I was out<br />
and would have to reorder.<br />
Some time later I thought, “I’m<br />
quite sure there is an ink roller<br />
around here somewhere.” As a<br />
result, I turned the office practically<br />
inside out looking for that<br />
cussed thing. Still couldn’t find it.<br />
I looked in file drawers and boxes,<br />
on shelves, and everywhere else I<br />
could think of. It simply refused to<br />
show itself.<br />
Even later than that, I thought,<br />
“It has to be in that plastic bin,<br />
and I’m just not seeing it.” Wife<br />
Corinne says things can practically<br />
bite me without me noticing<br />
them. Maybe she is right. I looked<br />
again—very thoroughly indeed.<br />
“What is this white box?” I finally<br />
announced for the month the loan<br />
is disbursed subject to a January<br />
1 adjustment. The current<br />
December interest rate is 1.<strong>12</strong>5<br />
percent.<br />
REPORTING LAND AND<br />
OPERATIONAL CHANGES<br />
TO FSA<br />
Have you bought any land or<br />
sold any land? Will you be farming<br />
different land than you did in<br />
2013? Have you worked with a<br />
financial advisor, attorney or<br />
other professional regarding your<br />
farmland to create a corporation,<br />
LLP, LLC, Trust or other entity?<br />
Does your new entity now own or<br />
operate farm land? Please report<br />
these and any other operational<br />
changes to FSA as soon as possible<br />
so that our records can be<br />
updated prior to any 2014 program<br />
signups.<br />
SELLING LAND<br />
If you’re planning to sell farmland,<br />
there may be some program<br />
consequences you should be<br />
aware of. For example, if you’re<br />
planning to sell land that’s<br />
enrolled in the Conservation<br />
Reserve Program, the buyer must<br />
agree to continue the enrollment.<br />
If the buyer doesn’t want to continue<br />
the CRP contract, you<br />
might have to refund all of the<br />
payments you’ve received to date.<br />
<strong>Review</strong>ing program implications<br />
with your local Farm Service<br />
Lookin’ Around<br />
• Syd Iwan •<br />
asked myself. I picked it up and<br />
looked at it. Lo and behold it was<br />
the roller. Now I knew why I’d had<br />
so much trouble finding it. The<br />
last time I’d ordered them, they<br />
came in little boxes instead of in<br />
the blister packs I was used to. I’d<br />
forgotten about that and was still<br />
looking for the familiar wrapping<br />
where the roller is visible instead<br />
of hidden. I was not, as they say,<br />
“thinking outside the box” or, in<br />
this case, inside the box.<br />
With relief, I got out a bunch of<br />
Q-tips and cleaned the print<br />
roller, replaced the ink roller, and<br />
then threaded in the paper. The<br />
calculator actually worked right.<br />
I could read the numbers, and<br />
they were all clear. Hooray!<br />
Finally!<br />
My frustrations, however, were<br />
not quite over. That was because<br />
I’d been putting off two other<br />
chores I dislike, and it was high<br />
time I dealt with them. Those two<br />
jobs were renewing some magazines<br />
and making some contributions.<br />
As you’ve probably experienced,<br />
magazines constantly want<br />
you to renew even if you’ve just<br />
renewed and have two more years<br />
to go on your subscription. They<br />
also want you to make gift subscriptions<br />
for everyone on your<br />
Christmas list. It gets confusing.<br />
Many years ago I started writing<br />
down all my subscriptions when I<br />
first took or renewed them, complete<br />
with cost, date of order, and<br />
for how long. This has saved a lot<br />
of grief. I began doing that to help<br />
my mom who sometimes lost track<br />
of her magazines and had some of<br />
them renewed for four or five<br />
years. It’s been very useful for me<br />
too as it was for Mom.<br />
Still, going through the pile of<br />
forms was tedious. I wanted to do<br />
Agency staff before completing a<br />
sale of farmland is always a prudent<br />
precaution.<br />
CHANGING BANKS<br />
Almost all Farm Service<br />
Agency payments are made electronically<br />
using Direct Deposit.<br />
This innovation has cut down on<br />
the number of missing and late<br />
payments and reduced the time<br />
required to move funds. It has<br />
been calculated that having a<br />
problem with a payment is 20<br />
times greater with checks than<br />
with Direct Deposit. Another benefit<br />
is that Direct Deposit to your<br />
account can be made within 48<br />
hours. To keep the system running<br />
smoothly, it’s critical to keep<br />
the county office staff up to date<br />
on changes you might make in<br />
your financial institutions. If you<br />
have changed accounts or institutions<br />
that might affect the direct<br />
deposit of your FSA payments,<br />
contact the FSA county office so<br />
we can update our files to insure<br />
continued uninterrupted service.<br />
DATES TO REMEMBER/<br />
DEADLINES<br />
December 25: Office closed for<br />
Christmas Day<br />
January 1: Office closed for New<br />
Year’s Day<br />
Feel free to call the office if you<br />
have questions on any of our programs<br />
605-669-2404 Ext. 2.<br />
several gift subscriptions and<br />
renew some of Corinne’s. With the<br />
help of the Internet, I was able to<br />
finally accomplish my goals, but it<br />
took quite a long time and was not<br />
a lot of fun.<br />
Secondly, I had various appeals<br />
for contributions and some were<br />
from organizations I normally<br />
support. Possibly the most frustrating<br />
are two veteran organizations<br />
that help disabled or paralyzed<br />
vets. They send little gifts<br />
all the time to encourage my giving<br />
such as address labels, note<br />
pads, calendars, and the like.<br />
Sometimes they even send a nickel,<br />
and often a stamped envelope.<br />
All are designed to make me feel<br />
guilty if I don’t contribute. Since I<br />
only want to support them a certain<br />
amount, I write down my<br />
gifts to them and to everyone else,<br />
like I do with magazines, to keep<br />
things straight. Charities probably<br />
hate it that I keep track like<br />
that, but I do and plan to continue<br />
the practice.<br />
Normally speaking, magazine<br />
subscriptions and charity donations<br />
are not as critical as, say, the<br />
light bill. Nothing truly bad will<br />
happen if you ignore them completely,<br />
so the appeals and<br />
reminders often get put aside<br />
until the bills are paid and the<br />
urgent mail is dealt with. Eventually,<br />
though, they pile up and need<br />
attention.<br />
Today I did nothing that was<br />
very difficult. I more or less took<br />
the day off. I didn’t even deal with<br />
the crop insurance form which<br />
actually should have been done<br />
and is no great joy either. Maybe<br />
I’ll work on that tomorrow. I figure<br />
it’s a good idea to spread out<br />
your frustrating jobs so they don’t<br />
drive you completely crazy, don’t<br />
you think?
Youth/Community<br />
Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 6<br />
With help from eighth grade buddies the<br />
kindergarteners write letters to Santa Clause<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hello my name is Natalie; I’m from<br />
Murdo, SD. I am in Kindergarten.<br />
Mrs. Venard is my teacher. My<br />
favorite football and volleyball teams<br />
are the Jones County <strong>Coyote</strong>s! I have<br />
one little brother, he is two years old.<br />
How are the elves doing this year? I<br />
think I have been a very good girl this<br />
year, or at least I have tried really<br />
hard to be. For Christmas this year I<br />
want an IPod so I can listen to music,<br />
text, and play games. I want a teddy<br />
bear or any cute stuffed animal!<br />
I mostly want either a Barbie<br />
cheerleader or<br />
a cheerleader costume.<br />
Santa I am going to leave you milk<br />
and cookies and I will leave carrots<br />
with ranch for your reindeer.<br />
Love,<br />
Natalie Sealey and<br />
(Emily Flynn-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hello, this is Clayton Larsen, I live in Murdo,<br />
South Dakota, and I am six years old. I would like<br />
to ask you, how is Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer?<br />
What I would like for Christmas are two things: a<br />
toy pickup, and a toy truck. For my pickup, it<br />
should be red, and have big wheels. For the truck,<br />
it should be a big Peterbilt truck, as it is my<br />
favorite kind of truck.<br />
Thank you for your time. When you come on<br />
Christmas Eve, I am going to leave out milk and<br />
cookies, as they are your favorites. I will also leave<br />
the front door open, because we don’t have a<br />
chimney.<br />
Clayton Larsen and<br />
(Zach Boyle-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hi, my name is Jett Vevig! I live in Draper, SD and<br />
am five years old. Have you have had the flu yet this<br />
year? I hope all is well and you eat lots of cookies.<br />
I bet Mrs. Clause makes the warmest, softest<br />
cookies in the world.<br />
I am not sure what I want for Christmas this<br />
year but I will come up with a couple things by<br />
Christmas. I am not very picky, so I will be happy<br />
with about anything you may want to bring me this<br />
year. I just don’t want any coal. I know I have been<br />
naughty a couple times but overall I think I’m<br />
pretty good. I know I am mean to my sisters sometimes,<br />
but I’m sorry I promise I will be nicer to<br />
them. Thanks, I will leave you cookies on your long<br />
night delivering presents around the world. Also a big<br />
glass of milk because I know you will be thirsty.<br />
It has to get tiring having to stop at every house. I<br />
will leave the door unlocked!<br />
Jett Vevig and<br />
(Molly Dowling-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa Clause,<br />
Hello Santa, my name is Ben Dolhoff. I am in<br />
Kindergarten at Jones County Elementary. I live in<br />
Murdo, South Dakota, with my dad, and two brothers,<br />
Parker and Jackson. I am five years old. I am<br />
very excited for Christmas!<br />
For Christmas I would like to ask for a Superman<br />
movie, and also a Diego doll. I have been a good<br />
boy this year. You can leave the presents under my<br />
Christmas tree. I look forward to opening the presents<br />
with my family on Christmas right by the<br />
Christmas tree.<br />
How hard have the elves been working? What has<br />
Mrs. Clause been baking? Is there a lot of snow<br />
there? I am going to leave cookies and eggnog for<br />
you. For the reindeer I will be leaving carrots and<br />
water.<br />
I look forward to have you visiting my house!<br />
Thank you for reading this letter! I am excited to<br />
wake up for you to have eaten all of the cookies,<br />
and drank all of the eggnog, and hopefully you will<br />
enjoy it! For the reindeer, I hope they will be enjoying<br />
their carrots, and water!<br />
Ben Dolhoff and<br />
(Katy Manke-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hello Santa my name is Eli<br />
Jacobs, I am five years old and I<br />
am in kindergarten. I live with my<br />
mom, dad, and my<br />
older sister.<br />
What I would like for Christmas<br />
is a toy tow truck, a red and<br />
blue race car, a toy motorcycle,<br />
and a remote controlled monster<br />
truck.<br />
I was also wondering how<br />
Rudolf and all the reindeer are<br />
doing. I am going to leave milk<br />
cookies for you and a<br />
carrot for each of the<br />
reindeer.<br />
Eli Jacobs and<br />
(Trey Flynn-Eighth grade buddy)
Youth/Community<br />
Murdo <strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 20<strong>12</strong> • 7<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hello my name is Addison Rankin.<br />
I’m a Kindergartener from Jones<br />
County Elementary. I live in Murdo,<br />
South Dakota. I’m five years old. Is<br />
Rudolph healthy during this Christmas<br />
season? Also, I was wondering<br />
why you sent my<br />
Kindergarten class an elf?<br />
For Christmas I would like a bike<br />
with training wheels, a toy Rudolph,<br />
and another American girl doll. I<br />
need to have training wheels with my<br />
bike so I don’t tip over when I’m out<br />
riding it around. If you aren’t able to<br />
get me the things above I would also<br />
take a toy lamb, toy pig, or a real cat.<br />
Thank you Santa for reading what<br />
I want for Christmas. I will leave the<br />
door unlocked for you so you can get<br />
in to deliver the presents. Also, how<br />
are all of the reindeer doing?<br />
Addison Rankin and<br />
(Savannah Krogman-<br />
Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
My name is Gus and I live in Murdo, South Dakota.<br />
I am six years old and live with my mom, dad, and<br />
my brother Rudy who is nine years old.<br />
I would like 400 dollars, a dog, and a cat. I would<br />
also like some snow to play in for me and my brother<br />
to play in. I would like those things because I<br />
would like a dog and a cat to play with. I would like<br />
$400 to buy what I want. I would like to have a fun<br />
Christmas and be able to play in snow Christmas<br />
day, try your best.<br />
Thanks, how are your reindeer and is it as cold up<br />
there as it is down here. How is your health, the<br />
elves, and I will leave you milk and cookies and I will<br />
leave a carrot for the reindeer?<br />
Gus Edwards and<br />
(Elijah McAfee-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa:<br />
Hi my name is Holly Blue Bird. I live<br />
in Draper S.D. and I am six years old.<br />
Draper is very fun to live in I have all<br />
sorts of friends to play with I would like<br />
to have snow on Christmas, so please<br />
bring some<br />
My wish list is that I would want<br />
some baby dolls, some Barbie’s, and a<br />
Barbie house. A new sled and some<br />
princess clothes too. I would like it if<br />
you eat my cookies and drink my milk I set<br />
out for you.<br />
Thanks hope you can make it for<br />
Christmas! I will leave the door unlocked<br />
for you. How is your health?<br />
Holly Blue Bird and<br />
(Wylee Saunders-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hello, my name is Cole Dugan. I live in Draper,<br />
South Dakota out in the country. I am six years old.<br />
I live with my family, which includes Jolie, Chance,<br />
Madi, Philip, Scotty, and my mom. I am very excited<br />
for Christmas!<br />
What I would like for Christmas is a new toy<br />
sprayer truck. I would also like a combining set,<br />
which includes a wheat header, corn header, grain<br />
cart, combine, tractor, and also two semis. I also<br />
would like a motorcycle for Christmas, because I like<br />
motorcycles I cannot wait for Christmas! I love waking<br />
up under the tree, and opening all of my presents<br />
with my family!<br />
Thank you for reading this letter! How has Rudolph<br />
been doing? Has Rudolph been sick? How have your<br />
elves been doing? How is Mrs. Clause? I am going to<br />
leave you some delicious cookies, and hot chocolate.<br />
As for your reindeer, I will be leaving apples and<br />
carrots, and also milk, that way they have a variety.<br />
Cole Dugan and<br />
(Katy Manke-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
My name is Arius Flying Hawk. I’m in kindergarten<br />
and five years old. I live in Murdo, SD!<br />
I have brothers, a mom, and a dad that I love<br />
very much! I think I was a good kid this year.<br />
I listen to the teacher at school. I’m also<br />
really excited about Christmas!<br />
I would like 1,000 Hot Wheels for Christmas!<br />
I like Hot Wheels because I can make<br />
car noises and drive them around. How cool is<br />
that? I would also like a teddy bear too! I like<br />
teddy bears because they’re so nice and<br />
squishy! I’ll make sure to leave you cookies<br />
and milk because I know that’s your favorite.<br />
I hope Rudolph comes with you. He’s my<br />
favorite reindeer out of all of them!<br />
Arius Flying Hawk and<br />
(Mackenzie Springer-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
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Youth/Community<br />
Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 8<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
My name is Cyrus. I’m in kindergarten<br />
and five years old. I live in<br />
Vivian, SD. I have two sisters that I<br />
love very much, and an awesome<br />
mom and dad!<br />
I would like a trampoline, to put<br />
in my backyard, for Christmas. I<br />
like trampolines because you can<br />
jump really high on them. I would<br />
also a flip back hat that people wear<br />
all the time. They seem really cool<br />
and I’d be in style!<br />
I hope Rudolph is doing okay. I’ll<br />
make sure to leave the door unlocked<br />
for you so you can get inside. I hope<br />
everything is going good at the<br />
North Pole.<br />
Cyrus Hendricks and<br />
(Mackenzie Springer-<br />
Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hi my name is Mallory Venard. I’m a kindergartener<br />
from Draper, South Dakota. I go to school at Jones<br />
County Elementary and have a teacher named Mrs.<br />
Venard. I am five years old. I was just wondering if<br />
Rudolph is being good this year.<br />
For Christmas this year I would like a new doll, a toy<br />
lamb, and a new bike without training wheels. My bike<br />
doesn’t need training wheels because I’m pretty sure<br />
I can ride it without. I like the color pink, purple,<br />
blue, or orange bike would be appreciated. Then<br />
when I get bigger and grow out of it I can give it to my<br />
sister Tenley. If you can’t bring these things though<br />
I’m sure I’ll be happy with whatever I get.<br />
Thank you for your time Santa. I know you’re a busy<br />
man directing the elves on their toy making. Another<br />
thing I was wondering is how old is Rudolph? I will<br />
leave my door unlocked on Christmas Eve when I go to<br />
sleep, so you can deliver my presents and the rest of<br />
my family.<br />
Mallory Venard and<br />
(Savannah Krogman-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Dear Santa,<br />
Hi my name is Bryer; I’m from Murdo,<br />
SD. I am in Kindergarten, Mrs. Venard is my<br />
teacher. My favorite football team is the<br />
Broncos! I have two brothers; they are<br />
both older than me. How are your reindeer?<br />
I think I have been a good boy this year<br />
or at least I’ve tried my hardest to be!<br />
For Christmas I want an IPod, to play<br />
games. I would like a football because I<br />
love playing football with my brothers and<br />
friends. Also I want a Wii game any Wii<br />
game would pretty much work. It’s okay if<br />
I don’t get exactly what I want.<br />
I love you Santa! For Christmas I will<br />
leave you milk and cookies. I will also leave<br />
carrots with ranch for the reindeer.<br />
Bryer Kinsley and<br />
(Emily Flynn-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Be festive<br />
And bring<br />
everyone you<br />
joy to your Hope blessed with good food and good<br />
days are friends.<br />
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Christmas ever!<br />
May the magic<br />
never end!<br />
know.<br />
Dear Santa:<br />
My name is Matthew Gross I<br />
am six and live in Murdo S.D. it<br />
is a fun place to live in. I think<br />
we will have snow this year for<br />
Christmas.<br />
My wish list for Christmas is:<br />
is some transformers, race car<br />
track, some super drifters the<br />
new one with lightning Mcqueen,<br />
and some video games for Christmas.<br />
I would like it if you eat<br />
the ice cream, cookies and drink<br />
the milk. I will leave some carrots<br />
for the reindeer.<br />
Thanks how are the reindeer’s<br />
health and yours is.<br />
Matthew Gross<br />
and (Wylee Saunders-Eighth<br />
grade buddy)<br />
Hello my name is Tayah Anderson! I live in Murdo,<br />
SD and I am five years old. How has it been? How have<br />
you been doing? Well I have been doing great. Can<br />
you please write to me and tell me all of your Reindeer’s<br />
names?<br />
For Christmas I would like an IPod and coloring<br />
utensils. I have some more things I would like, but<br />
these are the two major ones. Could you please bring<br />
these items for Christmas? I think an IPod would be so<br />
much fun to play on. All of my friends have one so it<br />
would be really cool if I could have one too. The coloring<br />
pages and colors would be so much fun to have<br />
to color with in my free time. I think I have been really<br />
good this year I know Ryker and I fight a lot but I<br />
really do love him.<br />
Thanks Santa Clause, I will leave the door unlocked<br />
for you since I don’t have a chimney. I will leave you<br />
cheese, salami, and crackers. I know it’s not the basic<br />
milk and cookies, but I’m sure you will love it!<br />
Tayah Anderson and<br />
(Molly Dowling-Eighth grade buddy)<br />
Venard, Inc.<br />
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<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 20<strong>12</strong> • 9<br />
Birkeland the new 4-H club reporter<br />
by Matthew Birkeland<br />
Hello my name is Matthew<br />
Birkeland. I have been a member<br />
of the Prairie Ranger 4-H Club for<br />
two years. I was recently elected<br />
as the Club’s Reporter. My job is<br />
to put articles in the paper and<br />
tell what is taking place in 4-H.<br />
The new 4-H year started on<br />
October 1, 2013.<br />
We welcomed six new members:<br />
Jolie Dugan, Jadyn Jensen,<br />
Tristen Host, Cooper Feddersen,<br />
Kade Larson, and Tanner Willert.<br />
This year’s officers are: Kalli<br />
Hespe-President; Austin Olson-<br />
Vice-President; Jacob Birkeland-<br />
Secretary; Taylor Feddersen-<br />
Treasurer; Wyatt Olson and<br />
Bridger Hight-Co-Sergeant of<br />
Arms; and Matthew Birkeland-<br />
Reporter.<br />
Last month we had our 4-H<br />
Recognition. We appreciate all of<br />
our sponsors and volunteers that<br />
support us throughout the year.<br />
We will soon be getting ready for<br />
the Shooting Sports season. If you<br />
are interested in joining 4-H contact<br />
the 4-H Office at the Jones<br />
County Courthouse.<br />
Each year the Club asks a business<br />
if we can put our Christmas<br />
tree in their business. This year<br />
we asked the Murdo Tactical and<br />
Courtesy photo<br />
Hunting. Please check out our<br />
tree and welcome this new business<br />
into our community. Please<br />
look for upcoming articles.<br />
Snowmobile<br />
trails open<br />
Snowmobile Trails in the Black<br />
Hills are scheduled to open Sunday,<br />
December 15.<br />
Although several feet of snow<br />
fell in the Black Hills during an<br />
early October blizzard, trail officials<br />
say they will need more snow<br />
in order to groom snowmobile<br />
trails.<br />
“The Black Hills area has seen<br />
minimal snowfall since the October<br />
blizzard,” said Black Hills<br />
Trails District supervisor, Shannon<br />
Percy. “Grooming operations<br />
will be limited until we see additional<br />
accumulations.”<br />
The early blizzard’s heavy wet<br />
snow and high winds left much of<br />
the trail system blocked with<br />
downed trees, but Percy assures<br />
that all 350 miles of the snowmobile<br />
trails have been cleared.<br />
Some hazards remain off-trail,<br />
however. “Snowmobilers should be<br />
aware that downed trees, broken<br />
tree tops and dangling branches<br />
can fall at any time while riding<br />
off-trail. Be aware of your surroundings<br />
as trees and debris may<br />
cause obstructions,” Percy added.<br />
Current trail conditions are<br />
available online at<br />
gfp.sd.gov/snowmobiling as well as<br />
on the SDGFP Outdoors mobile<br />
app.<br />
Trail condition updates are also<br />
posted to Twitter accounts dedicated<br />
to both the Black Hills and the<br />
East River trails (www.twitter.<br />
com/SDsnowBHills and www.twitter.com/SDsnow<br />
East).<br />
For more information about<br />
snowmobiling in South Dakota,<br />
visit gfp.sd.gov/snowmobiling, or<br />
call 605-584-3896 for Black Hills<br />
trails information.<br />
Healthier comfort foods<br />
Do you ever crave a bowl of<br />
chili or stew on a chilly evening?<br />
Maybe it seems like you’re raiding<br />
the refrigerator more often as<br />
the weather turns colder? During<br />
autumn and winter months,<br />
many individuals turn to sweet,<br />
fatty and calorie-dense foods.<br />
These foods are known as comfort<br />
foods. Unfortunately, they can<br />
cause us to gain extra pounds.<br />
Cold weather sends many of us<br />
indoors and our opportunities for<br />
eating more increases. We’re<br />
focusing more on screen-time;<br />
whether it’s the internet or television.<br />
In addition, during fall and<br />
winter months, many individuals<br />
are attending parties and gatherings<br />
where it’s hard to say no to<br />
the lures of foods that are high in<br />
fat, salt and sugar.<br />
For some individuals, eating<br />
comfort foods offers temporary<br />
relief to stress and improves<br />
mood. There can be positive memories<br />
attached to food that make<br />
it extra appealing.<br />
Because of heavier clothing<br />
that we wear during colder<br />
weather, we’re often not aware<br />
that extra pounds are accumulating.<br />
According to research, it was<br />
found that on average almost 100<br />
extra calories per day were eaten<br />
in the fall compared to the spring.<br />
Eating an extra 100 calories a<br />
day can lead to a 10 pound weight<br />
gain in one year.<br />
Consider making comfort foods<br />
healthier by modifying recipes to<br />
help increase nutrients and lower<br />
the fat, sugar and salt content:<br />
Use whole grain pasta when making<br />
casseroles. Sneak vegetables,<br />
seeds and nuts into your favorite<br />
comfort food meals. Try adding<br />
spinach in your lasagna. For a<br />
healthier cream-based casserole,<br />
use fat-free sour cream and<br />
reduced-fat soups. Use two percent<br />
milk versions of cheese to<br />
save calories. Instead of eating a<br />
slice of apple pie, microwave an<br />
apple in the microwave for two to<br />
four minutes. Sprinkle the baked<br />
apple with cinnamon and sweeten<br />
it with a packet of sugar substitute.<br />
Use whole grain bread to<br />
make a healthier stuffing for<br />
added vitamins, minerals and<br />
fiber. Use an egg substitute and<br />
evaporated skim milk for a lowerfat<br />
pumpkin pie. Substitute<br />
spaghetti squash for regular calorie<br />
dense spaghetti and serve it<br />
with a light marinara sauce. Try<br />
making mashed potatoes by<br />
blending cooked potatoes with an<br />
equal amount of steamed cauliflower.<br />
The calories in one cup of<br />
mashed potatoes will be reduced<br />
from 237 to 132 calories. Consider<br />
thickening soups with pureed<br />
white beans to reduce fat and<br />
increase fiber and protein.<br />
Exercise is a great non-food<br />
method for reducing stress.<br />
Strive for at least 30 minutes of<br />
physical activity every day. A<br />
favorite, familiar comfort food is<br />
Macaroni and Cheese. Check out<br />
a healthier version called “Better<br />
Mac and Cheese” at<br />
http://bit.ly/1e55YFI, by Kids Eat<br />
Right.<br />
For more information, contact<br />
SDSU Nutrition Field Specialist<br />
Ann Schwader at the Winner<br />
Regional Extension Center at<br />
605-842-<strong>12</strong>67 or ann.schwader<br />
@sdstate.edu<br />
SDDOT launches 511 traveler<br />
information app for iPhone<br />
The South Dakota Department<br />
of Transportation has released a<br />
traveler information app for smart<br />
phones using the iPhone operating<br />
system. An app for Android phones<br />
was released earlier this year.<br />
“The South Dakota 511 mobile<br />
application is one more way to<br />
help South Dakotans travel safely,”<br />
says Transportation Secretary<br />
Darin Bergquist. “Travelers’ safety<br />
is our greatest concern, especially<br />
during the holiday season.”<br />
The SDDOT 511 app provides<br />
the same information as SDDOT’s<br />
popular SafeTravelUSA website,<br />
but in a format compatible with<br />
mobile phones. Current information<br />
on road conditions, highway<br />
closures, travel advisories, construction<br />
projects and incidents<br />
affecting travel is available on all<br />
Interstate, and U.S. and state<br />
highways.<br />
As users move through the<br />
highway network, the app displays<br />
their location on the state map.<br />
The map also shows the location of<br />
SDDOT’s roadside cameras and<br />
allows users to view images from<br />
more than 50 locations throughout<br />
South Dakota.<br />
For the first time, National<br />
Weather Service warnings for<br />
severe weather are available.<br />
Specifically for commercial vehicle<br />
operators, both apps also provide<br />
information on detours and vehicle<br />
load and dimension restrictions.<br />
The South Dakota Department<br />
of Transportation maintains a<br />
Twitter feed accessible through<br />
the mobile application’s main<br />
menu. In addition, the mobile app<br />
links surrounding states’ mobile<br />
applications and websites.<br />
The app is free. Users can<br />
download it from the Apple iTunes<br />
store by searching for “SDDOT<br />
511” or directly accessing the app<br />
at https://itunes.apple.com/us/<br />
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?ls=1&mt=8.<br />
The Android app has the same<br />
functionality and can be downloaded<br />
from Google at<br />
https://play.google.com/store/apps/<br />
details?id=com.meridian.metsdot.<br />
Travelers can now access road<br />
condition, construction and weather<br />
information by visiting the web<br />
at www.safetravelusa.com/sd, by<br />
dialing 511 from any phone or by<br />
using the Android or iPhone app<br />
on their smart phones and tablets.<br />
Users can also subscribe to<br />
ClearPath511 email or text alerts<br />
for no-travel advisories, road closures<br />
and reopenings for the specific<br />
routes, days of the week and<br />
times of the day they need at<br />
www.safetravelusa.com/sd/cp511/.<br />
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Murdo<br />
Settlers shared holiday traditions<br />
Settlers in Dakota Territory<br />
carried Christmas with them and<br />
celebrated it wherever they were<br />
with whatever they could find at<br />
hand.<br />
In what would become Grant<br />
Township in northeastern Dakota<br />
Territory, a mother was struggling<br />
to give her children the best<br />
Christmas she could. Mrs.<br />
Charles Johnson feared that her<br />
six children were facing a meager<br />
celebration in 1876, not like the<br />
ones the family enjoyed in Sweden.<br />
In Sweden, the children<br />
enjoyed lutefisk, Swedish meatballs,<br />
potato sausage, chicken,<br />
baked rolls, Christmas cakes and<br />
cookies on Christmas Eve, according<br />
to a December 23, <strong>19</strong>70, article<br />
in the Grant County <strong>Review</strong><br />
by Alfred E. Nord, a grandson of<br />
Mrs. Johnson. In Grant County,<br />
no special food would grace the<br />
table on Christmas Eve.<br />
Much had been made of giving<br />
gifts in Sweden on Christmas<br />
Eve. There were no gifts for the<br />
Johnson family in 1876. Nor was<br />
there a Christmas tree, which<br />
had always been in the family’s<br />
home at Christmas time in Sweden.<br />
“In Sweden they make much of<br />
lighting candles and placing as<br />
many as possible in all their windows<br />
on Christmas eve,” Nord<br />
wrote. “They sing, ‘Now a thousand<br />
Christmas candles are<br />
alight’ (Nu tandas tusen juleljus).<br />
In the dugout there were no windows.<br />
Grandmother lit a few candles<br />
and asked them to sing the<br />
song anyway as there might be<br />
one thousand candles in Minnesota,<br />
even if there were only a dozen<br />
candles in Grant county.”<br />
The tradition in Sweden was to<br />
attend church services at six<br />
Christmas morning and sing<br />
hymns to welcome in Christmas.<br />
As there was no church to attend,<br />
the Johnson family and a neighboring<br />
family, that of Gullick<br />
Olson, joined their voices together<br />
in singing Christmas carols.<br />
The theme at the Cultural Heritage<br />
Center in Pierre this holiday<br />
season is “Sharing Holiday<br />
Traditions.” While Mrs. Johnson<br />
was recalling holiday traditions<br />
in Sweden, other pioneer families<br />
were no doubt recalling Christmases<br />
in their native land.<br />
Traditions in Norway included<br />
exchanging presents on Christmas<br />
Eve and attending church on<br />
Christmas Day, followed by<br />
socializing in the days after<br />
Christmas. Traditions in Germany<br />
included bringing the<br />
Christmas tree into the house<br />
and exchanging presents within<br />
the family on Christmas Eve.<br />
On the prairie, pioneers were<br />
adapting holiday traditions to<br />
their circumstances.<br />
An article in the December 30,<br />
1862, Yankton Press & Dakotan<br />
stated, “Christmas was celebrated<br />
in the usual manner – children’s<br />
stockings were filled with<br />
candy, nuts, etc., on Christmas<br />
Eve.”<br />
The Faulk County Times in<br />
Faulkton stated on December 28,<br />
1882, “It being the time honored<br />
custom for Santa Claus to come in<br />
a sleigh, there had been grave<br />
apprehension, on the part of the<br />
little folks, lest he would not be<br />
enabled to make Southern Dakota<br />
this season, but the snow, even<br />
so little, on Saturday night was<br />
just in time to accommodate the<br />
old fellow, and quiet all uneasiness<br />
on the part of the little ones.”<br />
In their dugout in Grant County,<br />
Mrs. Johnson and her children<br />
ate for Christmas Eve the same<br />
foods that they had eaten for<br />
months – pickled herring, summer<br />
sausage, potatoes and rye<br />
krisp. Mrs. Johnson told the children<br />
about the good earth, the<br />
fertile soil, and the abundant harvest<br />
they would have in the<br />
future. While the family did not<br />
have gifts, Mrs. Johnson pointed<br />
out that they were rich in love for<br />
each other and that being a pioneer<br />
was a great gift. She told the<br />
youngsters that people in Grant<br />
County would be planting evergreens<br />
and they would have a<br />
Christmas tree in a few years.<br />
“Do they have Christmas out<br />
West?” wrote the Rev. Cyrus<br />
Brady in Children of the West by<br />
Cathy Luchetti. “Well, they have<br />
it in their hearts, if no place else,<br />
and, after all, that is the place<br />
above all others where it should<br />
be.”<br />
Photo courtesy of South Dakota State Historical Society – State Archives<br />
Decorated Christmas tree is from the Gustav Johnson collection in the South<br />
Dakota State Historical Society – State Archives. Johnson arrived in the Philip<br />
area in <strong>19</strong>05 to homestead and later moved into Philip. This photograph was<br />
probably taken in the <strong>19</strong>10s or <strong>19</strong>20s.<br />
Time to bring the<br />
farm bill home<br />
It’s hard to meet a South<br />
Dakotan who isn’t in some way<br />
tied to agriculture. That’s not<br />
incredibly surprising when you<br />
consider that the industry contributes<br />
$21 billion to our state<br />
economy each year.<br />
That contribution is important.<br />
An economist for the state<br />
Bureau of Finance and Management<br />
recently argued that agriculture<br />
helped South Dakota<br />
weather the economic recession<br />
better than almost any state in<br />
the nation. So, when Congress<br />
starts talking about a farm bill<br />
that will set the legislative landscape<br />
for our number one industry<br />
as well as address food policy,<br />
forestry policy and much, much<br />
more, we know we’re talking<br />
about a bill that will impact every<br />
South Dakotan’s life.<br />
Over the last few weeks, Congress<br />
has made significant<br />
progress on the Farm Bill and we<br />
are on track to pass a full, fiveyear<br />
bill in the early part of next<br />
year. We have come to a preliminary<br />
agreement on the framework<br />
of that bill and the negotiators<br />
know what reforms they’d<br />
like to make. Now, it is a matter<br />
of making sure all the numbers<br />
add up.<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 10<br />
From the<br />
U.S. House<br />
• Representative Kristi Noem •<br />
To do that, the draft framework<br />
was sent to the nonpartisan Congressional<br />
Budget Office, which<br />
has provided estimates on how<br />
much farm bill provisions will<br />
cost as well as the savings produced<br />
by the included reforms.<br />
With these numbers in hand, the<br />
lead negotiators can now make<br />
adjustments to ensure all the<br />
numbers work out so that we can<br />
finally finalize the bill. It will<br />
take a few weeks for legal counsel<br />
and budget experts to review the<br />
legislation and make sure it is<br />
ready to become law, but we’re on<br />
track to finalize a full, five-year<br />
farm bill in the early part of 2014.<br />
Like many reading this column<br />
today, I am frustrated with the<br />
speed of the process, but we’re<br />
making progress and many of the<br />
provisions that are important to<br />
South Dakota are remaining<br />
intact.<br />
For instance, the proposed<br />
framework ensures supplemental<br />
crop insurance programs are<br />
market oriented. In other words,<br />
the proposal is written so that<br />
government policies don’t sway<br />
producers’ planting decisions.<br />
We’ve also made some meaningful<br />
reforms to the food stamp<br />
provisions that will help uphold<br />
the integrity of the program while<br />
making sure those families who<br />
need support get the help they<br />
need.<br />
Additionally, the preliminary<br />
agreement includes support for<br />
livestock disaster programs that<br />
will help those in western South<br />
Dakota who suffered catastrophic<br />
livestock losses earlier this year.<br />
I know how important this legislation<br />
is to South Dakota. It<br />
impacts every single one of our<br />
families in some way or another.<br />
We are making progress and a<br />
five-year farm bill is fully in our<br />
sights. I’m ready to bring this bill<br />
home.
Public Notices<br />
Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • 11<br />
Proceedings of the<br />
Jones County<br />
Commissioners<br />
Regular Meeting<br />
December 3, 2013<br />
The Board of Commissioners met for a<br />
regular meeting with Monte Anker, Helen<br />
Louder and Steve Iwan present. Chairman<br />
Anker called the meeting to order.<br />
Minutes from the previous meeting were<br />
read, signed and approved by the Board.<br />
All motions are unanimous unless otherwise<br />
stated.<br />
Tami Newbold-Flynn from the Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> joined the meeting.<br />
CLAIMS APPROVED: Salaries of regular<br />
employees and officials, $13,246.23;<br />
Travis Hendricks, Weed Board Supervisor,<br />
$138.52; Joyce Hurst, Deputy Register<br />
of Deeds, Deputy Director of Equalization,<br />
$1,7<strong>19</strong>.22; Angie Kinsley, 4-H<br />
Specialist, $647.83; Richard Sylva, Jr.,<br />
Deputy Sheriff, $1,507.81; Lenae Tucker,<br />
Deputy Treasurer, $299.86; William M.<br />
Valburg, Weed Sprayer, $318.08; Jill<br />
Venard, 4-H office staff, $535.96; Kerri<br />
Venard, Deputy Auditor/Road Secretary,<br />
$1,734.15; American Family Life Assurance,<br />
cancer & intensive care insurance,<br />
$430.50; Boston Mutual Life Insurance,<br />
life insurance, $168.64; Dakotacare,<br />
group health insurance, $<strong>12</strong>,618.07;<br />
Electronic Federal Tax Payment System,<br />
social security & withholding, $7,666.48;<br />
SD Retirement, retirement, $4,089.82;<br />
All-Around Graphix, plaque, $70.00;<br />
AT&T Mobility, cell phone bill, $167.22;<br />
Buffalo Restaurant, Randall Reservoir<br />
meeting meal, $297.50; City of Murdo,<br />
water bill, $33.62; Corky’s Auto Supply,<br />
supplies, $23.14; Department of Legislative<br />
Audit, 2011 & 20<strong>12</strong> audit, $9,182.00;<br />
Farmer’s Union Oil Company, courthouse<br />
propane, $373.49, gas,<br />
$1,136.00; Golden West Telecommunications,<br />
November phone bills, $555.82;<br />
Heartland Waste, garbage removal,<br />
$50.00; Moore Building Center, supplies,<br />
$30.00; Murdo <strong>Coyote</strong>, publications,<br />
$205.95; Murdo Family Foods, janitor<br />
supplies, $23.05; Murdo Ford, Durango<br />
service, $28.95; Noble Ink & Toner,<br />
toner, $51.99; Office Products, office<br />
supplies, $167.33; Herb Pitan, weed<br />
board expenses, $59.40; Postmaster,<br />
postage stamps, $718.00; Rural Health<br />
Care, subsidy, $600.00; SD Department<br />
of Health- Lab Services, blood test,<br />
$35.00; SD Municipal League, workman’s<br />
compensation insurance,<br />
$4,026.73; Steinley Real Estate<br />
Appraisals, registration, $185.00; Kerri<br />
Venard, election school expenses,<br />
$375.65; Terri Volmer, mileage, $<strong>19</strong>.61;<br />
Carrie Weller, mileage & meals, $155.16;<br />
West Central Electric, electricity,<br />
$520.39; Western Cartographers, plat<br />
maps, $80.00; Winner Police Department,<br />
October prisoner care and transport,<br />
$4,381.85; Winner Regional<br />
Healthcare, prisoner care, $85.00.<br />
ROAD & BRIDGE: AT&T, cell phone bill,<br />
$137.93; City of Murdo, water bill,<br />
$16.<strong>12</strong>; Corky’s Auto Supply, parts,<br />
$307.73; Diamond Mowers, Handy<br />
Hitch, $9,000.00; Dware, software rent,<br />
updates, $1,100.00; Farmer’s Union Oil<br />
Company, diesel, propane, $4,658.91;<br />
Golden West Telecommunications, October<br />
phone bill, $34.27; Hullinger Bros –<br />
Murdo Amoco, gas, $177.36; Newman<br />
Traffic Signs, signs, $136.47; Rockmount<br />
Research & Alloys, Inc., welding<br />
supplies, $952.29; South Dakota Municipal<br />
League, workman’s compensation<br />
insurance, $6,084.27; Wegner Auto<br />
Company, pickup repairs, $303.42; West<br />
Central Electric, electricity, $133.21;<br />
W.W. Tire Service Inc., tires, $11,607.60;<br />
Ronnie Lebeda, labor, $2,102.44;<br />
Chester McKenzie, labor, $1,573.96;<br />
Melvin Feddersen, seasonal labor,<br />
$999.89; Milton Feddersen, seasonal<br />
labor, $440.85.<br />
CARE OF THE POOR: Cheryl Iversen,<br />
WIC Secretary, $73.89; Schreiber Law<br />
Firm, court appointed attorney, $359.57;<br />
Emily J. Sovell, court appointed attorney,<br />
$392.<strong>12</strong>.<br />
911 FUND: CenturyLink, monthly<br />
charge, $84.16.<br />
EMERGENCY & DISASTER SERVIC-<br />
ES: Angie Kinsley, Emergency Manager,<br />
$647.88.<br />
SALARY & MILEAGE: Monte Anker,<br />
$387.87, mileage, $45.88; Helen Louder,<br />
$364.20, mileage, $14.80; Steve Iwan,<br />
$387.87.<br />
FEES COLLECTED FOR THE COUN-<br />
TY: Clerk of Courts, $22.00; Register of<br />
Deeds, $2,970.25; Sheriff, $29.00.<br />
Auditor’s account with the treasurer is as<br />
follows: Cash, $630.00; Checking & Savings,<br />
$1,329,763.60; CDs,<br />
$1,020,000.00; TOTALING:<br />
$2,350,393.60.<br />
Upon review, it was moved by Anker and<br />
seconded by Louder to give a $.35/hour<br />
raise to Angie Kinsley effective retroactively<br />
to the completion of her 6 months’<br />
probation in July.<br />
Road Superintendent Royer met with the<br />
Board to discuss road matters. Discussed<br />
were culvert replacement<br />
progress, the need for a culvert-hauling<br />
trailer and hiring a new employee. As a<br />
result, it was moved by Iwan, seconded<br />
by Louder to hire Chris Feddersen as a<br />
road employee effective December 2,<br />
2013 and set his wages at $13.04/hour.<br />
At 10:00 a.m. a supplemental budget<br />
hearing was held. No comments were<br />
heard. As a result, it was moved by Iwan<br />
and seconded by Anker to approve supplemental<br />
budgets as follows: Ambulance,<br />
$1,500.00; EDS, $5,000.00; Jail,<br />
$5,000.00; States Attorney, $7,000.00;<br />
Weed & Pest, $7,000.00; Director of<br />
Equalization, $11,000.00; Auditor,<br />
$13,000.00; Treasurer, $13,000.00; 4-<br />
H/Extension, $13,000.00; Sheriff,<br />
$70,000.00.<br />
Sheriff Weber joined the meeting. Chairman<br />
Anker requested executive session<br />
at this time to discuss personnel and<br />
legal matters.<br />
The end of year meeting will be at 1:00<br />
p.m. Friday, December 27, 2013.<br />
Carrie Weller, 4-H Advisor, gave the<br />
Board an update on 4-H projects for<br />
2013 and the results of an extension survey<br />
performed that emphasized the<br />
importance of 4-H.<br />
It was moved and carried to adjourn.<br />
ATTEST:<br />
John Brunskill,<br />
County Auditor<br />
Monte Anker,<br />
Chairman<br />
Helen Louder,<br />
Member<br />
Steve Iwan,<br />
Member<br />
Published December <strong>19</strong>, 2013, at the<br />
total approximate cost of $64.66.<br />
Notice of Year-end<br />
Meeting<br />
The Jones County Board of Commissioners<br />
will be holding their year-end<br />
meeting on Friday, December 27, 2013<br />
at 1:00 p.m. Please submit any invoices<br />
by Thursday, December 26.<br />
John Brunskill<br />
Jones County Auditor<br />
Published December <strong>19</strong>, 2013, at the<br />
total approximate cost of $5.05.<br />
Proceedings of the<br />
West River Water<br />
Development District<br />
Regular Session<br />
November 21, 2013<br />
CALL TO ORDER: The West River<br />
Water Development District convened<br />
for their regular meeting at the West<br />
River Water Development District Project<br />
Office in Murdo, S.D. Vice-Chairman<br />
Casey Krogman called the meeting to<br />
order at 10:40 a.m. (CT).<br />
Roll Call was taken and Vice-Chairman<br />
Krogman declared a quorum was present.<br />
Directors present were: Casey Krogman,<br />
Marion Matt, Veryl Prokop and<br />
Lorne Smith. Absent: Joseph Hieb. Also<br />
present: Jake Fitzgerald, Manager; Kati<br />
Venard, Sec./Bookkeeper; Dave Larson,<br />
Larson Law PC; Dennis Davis, SDAR-<br />
WS.<br />
ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: None.<br />
APPROVE AGENDA: Motion by Director<br />
Prokop, seconded by Director Smith<br />
to approve the agenda. Motion carried<br />
unanimously.<br />
APPROVE MINUTES: The minutes of<br />
the October 10, 2013, meeting were previously<br />
mailed to the Board for their<br />
review. Motion by Director Matt, seconded<br />
by Director Smith to approve the<br />
October minutes. Motion carried unanimously.<br />
FINANCIAL REPORT: A. Approval of<br />
Bills: Casey Krogman - $55.41, Marion<br />
Matt - $55.41, Veryl Prokop - $55.41,<br />
Lorne Smith - $55.41, West River/<br />
Lyman-Jones RWS - $1,000.00, City of<br />
Philip - $10,000.00, Kadoka Press -<br />
$78.63, Lyman County Herald - $65.83,<br />
Mellette County News - $71.30, Murdo<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> - $73.28, Pennington County<br />
Courant - $65.63, <strong>Pioneer</strong> <strong>Review</strong> -<br />
$89.61, US Postmaster - $75.72. Motion<br />
by Director Smith, seconded by Director<br />
Prokop to approve the District bills.<br />
Motion carried unanimously. B. District<br />
Financial Status Report: The financial<br />
status of the District to date was previously<br />
sent to the Board. A copy of the<br />
October Financial Report is on file at the<br />
District office in Murdo. Motion by Director<br />
Matt, seconded by Director Smith to<br />
approve the October Financial Report.<br />
Motion carried unanimously.<br />
REPORTS: A. Manager’s Report:<br />
Manager Fitzgerald presented his<br />
November report to the Board. Motion by<br />
Director Smith, seconded by Director<br />
Prokop to approve the Manager’s<br />
Report. Motion carried unanimously. B.<br />
Other Reports: None.<br />
REVIEW FY 2014 TAX LEVY: We<br />
received the individual county tax levies<br />
from the Department of Revenue for the<br />
FY 2014 Tax Resolution and the Board<br />
reviewed the numbers.<br />
WR/LJ GRANT AGREEMENT: Manager<br />
Fitzgerald presented to the Board the<br />
yearly agreement that provides a grant of<br />
$50,000 to West River/Lyman-Jones<br />
Rural Water Systems, Inc. Motion by<br />
Director Matt, seconded by Director<br />
Smith to approve the grant agreement<br />
for $50,000 to West River/Lyman-Jones<br />
Rural Water Systems, Inc. Motion carried<br />
unanimously.<br />
USGS STREAMGAGE FUNDING<br />
AGREEMENT: Manager Fitzgerald<br />
received the proposed joint funding<br />
agreement between the District and<br />
USGS for monitoring and operation of<br />
streamflow gages at White River near<br />
Kadoka and White River near White<br />
River. They are seeking funding in the<br />
amount of $7,755 with USGS contributing<br />
$6,345. Motion by Director Prokop,<br />
seconded by Director Matt to approve<br />
the joint funding agreement with USGS<br />
for FFY 2014 in the amount of $7,755.<br />
Motion carried unanimously.<br />
SD RURAL WATER REQUEST: Dennis<br />
Davis, Executive Director of the South<br />
Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems,<br />
presented a request for funding of<br />
a Hurco Valve & Vac. The machine would<br />
be used by both Rural Water Systems<br />
and Municipalities to provide a more consistent<br />
and timely valve exercise program.<br />
SDARWS has established a plan<br />
to utilize this equipment first and foremost<br />
in the West River Water Development<br />
District area. They are requesting<br />
funding for the full cost of the machine,<br />
$40,827.65 plus 6% sales tax. Motion by<br />
Director Prokop, seconded by Director<br />
Matt to table this item until the next meeting.<br />
Motion carried unanimously.<br />
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further<br />
business, the meeting was<br />
adjourned at 11:15 a.m. (CT).<br />
ATTEST:<br />
/s/ Kati Venard<br />
Kati Venard,<br />
Recording Secretary<br />
/s/ Casey Krogman<br />
Casey Krogman,<br />
Vice-Chairman<br />
Published December <strong>19</strong>, 2013, at the<br />
total approximate cost of $49.10.<br />
Proceedings of the<br />
Draper Town Board<br />
Regular Session<br />
December 3, 2013<br />
The Draper Town Board met in regular<br />
session December 3, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.<br />
at the Draper hall. Chairman Nies called<br />
From the U.S. Senate<br />
• Senator John Thune •<br />
‘Tis the season<br />
of giving<br />
‘ Like many South Dakotans,<br />
our family always enjoys looking<br />
back at many of our Thune Family<br />
Christmas cards from years<br />
past. While our daughters like to<br />
poke fun at the hairstyles and<br />
outfits of days gone by, the best<br />
part of looking through the annual<br />
Christmas cards is the opportunity<br />
to reflect on the many fond<br />
memories we have shared as a<br />
family and the many gifts we<br />
have been given.<br />
As we share in the love and<br />
friendship of our friends and families<br />
throughout the holidays, we<br />
also remember the giving spirit of<br />
the season. Christmas is the time<br />
when the generosity in the hearts<br />
of South Dakotans is most on display.<br />
South Dakotans know that<br />
in difficult times we can depend<br />
on our friends and neighbors to<br />
support one another during the<br />
Christmas season. Not all South<br />
Dakotans have the means to<br />
make financial donations to those<br />
in need, but many South<br />
Dakotans will choose to donate<br />
their time and talents, offering a<br />
helpful hand to a neighbor in<br />
need, organizing food drives, and<br />
providing a warm meal and gifts<br />
to less-fortunate children.<br />
It would be impossible to enjoy<br />
the gifts of the season without the<br />
generous service of those South<br />
Dakotans who will be spending<br />
Christmas very far away from<br />
friends and family because of<br />
their commitment to defending<br />
our nation in the Armed Forces. I<br />
know there are very few in South<br />
Dakota who do not know someone<br />
who will be spending Christmas<br />
in harm's way, and I ask that all<br />
South Dakotans keep these brave<br />
young men and women in their<br />
prayers.<br />
As I gather with my wife Kimberley<br />
and our family this Christmas,<br />
I would like to wish all<br />
South Dakotans a Merry Christmas<br />
and thank you for the opportunity<br />
to work for you. It is an<br />
honor and a blessing for which I<br />
am truly grateful. May God continue<br />
to bless our nation and<br />
South Dakota.<br />
From the S.D. Governor<br />
• Governor Dennis Daugaard •<br />
Tuition freeze<br />
The cost of higher education<br />
across the country has risen<br />
much faster than the rate of inflation<br />
over the past few decades.<br />
Higher education is less affordable<br />
now than it has been in a<br />
very long time. Although South<br />
Dakota institutions are less<br />
expensive than most in the rest of<br />
the country, we should still strive<br />
to keep higher education affordable.<br />
Today’s jobs are increasingly<br />
requiring a higher percentage of<br />
workers who have education<br />
beyond a high school diploma.<br />
South Dakota will need more<br />
graduates with everything from<br />
technical certificates to Ph.Ds. To<br />
continue adding high paying jobs<br />
in innovative fields, the state<br />
must have the educated workers<br />
companies need.<br />
Nursing, welding, machining<br />
and accounting are just a few of<br />
the meeting to order. Present: Hatheway,<br />
Louder and Nies. Absent: none. The<br />
minutes of the last meeting was read and<br />
approved.<br />
These bills were presented for payment<br />
and approved: IRS, ss & wh, $71.20;<br />
LeRonda Bryan, clean hall, $60.00; SD<br />
Finance, dues, $40.00; SD Municipal<br />
League, dues, $48.72; Servall, rugs,<br />
$20.92; Dept of Revenue, sales tax,<br />
$13.00; Farmers Union, mouse poison,<br />
$3.75; West Central Electric, electric,<br />
$400.85; Kim Schmidt, salary, $359.40;<br />
West River Lyman, water, $40.00; Kim<br />
Schmidt, supplies, $25.06; Murdo <strong>Coyote</strong>,<br />
advertise, $22.10; Heartland Waste,<br />
garbage, $700.00; SDML, workmens<br />
comp, $548.00.<br />
The hay bids that were opened in<br />
November were discussed. There were<br />
two bids and Nies Trucking had the highest<br />
bid of $51.50.<br />
Being no further business Nies motioned<br />
to adjourn, second Hatheway.<br />
Kim Schmidt,<br />
Finance Clerk<br />
Published December <strong>19</strong>, 2013, at the<br />
total approximate cost of $13.65.<br />
the areas where South Dakota<br />
needs a larger workforce. A common<br />
theme tying these careers<br />
together is the need for additional<br />
education after high school.<br />
Students also reap tremendous<br />
benefits from higher education.<br />
People who earn a degree after<br />
high school earn higher wages<br />
throughout their lives than those<br />
with no advanced degree.<br />
When I was in college, I<br />
worked every summer, and also<br />
had part-time jobs during the<br />
school year. Working to help pay<br />
for one’s own educational costs is<br />
a good thing; we all value those<br />
things for which we must work.<br />
Still, we must ensure that the<br />
cost of higher education does not<br />
rise to a level at which students<br />
are unable to afford it.<br />
My budget this year includes<br />
funds to hold down tuition at our<br />
universities and at our technical<br />
institutes. I also hope to move<br />
this conversation to the forefront<br />
of policy discussions for the years<br />
to come. Higher education in<br />
South Dakota is a vital piece for<br />
the future of this state and we<br />
must ensure that all South<br />
Dakotans can afford the investment.<br />
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Terri Volmer’s building permit report for<br />
November: 0.<br />
The Board reviewed liquor license applications<br />
and as a result, it was moved by<br />
Louder and seconded by Iwan to<br />
approve and for the Chairman to sign<br />
liquor licenses for the Nutbuster and Bad<br />
River Bucks & Birds.<br />
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<strong>Coyote</strong> Classifieds<br />
Murdo<br />
Deadline is Tuesdays at 10 a.m.<br />
Call: 669-2271<br />
<strong>Coyote</strong> • December <strong>19</strong>, 2013 • <strong>12</strong><br />
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING<br />
CLASSIFIED RATE: $5.00 minimum for up to 20 words.10¢ per word after<br />
initial 20. Each name and initial must be counted as one word.<br />
CARD OF THANKS: Poems, Tributes, Etc. $5.00 minimum for up to 20<br />
words.10¢ per word after initial 20. Each name and initial must be counted<br />
as one word.<br />
NOTE: $2.00 added charge for bookkeeping and billing on all charges.<br />
DISPLAY AD RATE: $5.20 per column inch.<br />
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate, advertised in this newspaper is<br />
subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of <strong>19</strong>68, which makes it illegal to<br />
advertise “any preference, or discrimination on race, color, religion, sex, or<br />
national origin, or any intention to make any such preference, limitation, or<br />
discrimination.”<br />
This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate<br />
which is a violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings<br />
advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.<br />
EMPLOYMENT<br />
HEALTHCARE JOBS. Now<br />
hiring: RN’s, LPN’s/LVN’s,<br />
CNA’s, Med Aides. $2,000 Bonus<br />
– Free Gas. Call AACO @ 1-800-<br />
656-4414 Ext. 38.<br />
THE CITY OF ONIDA is seeking<br />
a public works employee.<br />
Full Time, with benefits.<br />
Employment contingent upon<br />
pre-employment physical. Call<br />
605-258-2441.<br />
PERKINS COUNTY HIGH-<br />
WAY Superintendent. Must have<br />
CDL. Engineering background a<br />
plus. Open until 1/1/14 or until<br />
filled. For more information: 605-<br />
244-5624. Apply: Perkins County<br />
Finance Office, PO Box <strong>12</strong>6,<br />
Bison, SD, 57620. EOE.<br />
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:<br />
LPN’s & CNA’s, top weekly pay,<br />
direct deposit, & flexible schedules.<br />
Take control of your schedule<br />
with Tri-State Nursing.<br />
Apply online today. www.tristatenursing.com<br />
800-727-<strong>19</strong><strong>12</strong>.<br />
RDO EQUIPMENT CO. – Competitive<br />
wages, benefits, training,<br />
profit sharing, opportunities for<br />
growth, great culture and innovation.<br />
$1,500 Sign on Bonus<br />
available for Service Technicians.<br />
To browse opportunities go to<br />
www.rdoequipment.com. Must<br />
apply online. EEO.<br />
GUNS, GOLD, GIRLS, GUTS,<br />
AND GLORY: It’s THE TROU-<br />
BLESHOOTER! An exciting new<br />
Western series by Dave Diamond.<br />
Available now on Amazon<br />
Kindle.<br />
LONGBRANCH IN PIERRE,<br />
SD. We have lowered the price &<br />
will consider contract for deed.<br />
Call Russell Spaid 605-280-1067.<br />
REDFIELD SCHOOL DIS-<br />
TRICT is seeking candidates for<br />
Superintendent of Schools. Candidate<br />
needs proper certification<br />
requirements, should be strong<br />
educational leader with effective<br />
communication and interpersonal<br />
skills. Application materials<br />
contact Dr. Randall Royer at<br />
rroyer@asbsd.org or 605-773-<br />
2500. Closes January 29, 2014.<br />
LOG HOMES<br />
DAKOTA LOG HOME Builders<br />
representing Golden Eagle Log<br />
Homes, building in eastern, central,<br />
northwestern South &<br />
North Dakota. Scott Connell,<br />
605-530-2672, Craig Connell,<br />
605-264-5650, www.goldeneagleloghomes.com.<br />
NOTICES<br />
ADVERTISE IN NEWSPA-<br />
PERS statewide for only<br />
$150.00. Put the South Dakota<br />
Statewide Classifieds Network to<br />
work for you today! (25 words for<br />
$150. Each additional word $5.)<br />
Call this newspaper or 800-658-<br />
3697 for details.<br />
OTR DRIVERS<br />
DRIVERS WANTED: CDL,<br />
owner operators, freight from<br />
Midwest up to 48 states, home<br />
regularly, newer equipment,<br />
Health, 401K, call Randy, A&A<br />
Express, 800-658-3549.<br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
CUSTER SD TOWNHOMES at<br />
Boot Hill--New construction, only<br />
two units left and the project will<br />
be complete. 1470 +/- square feet.<br />
Two bedroom, two bath and two<br />
stall garages. Great location, low<br />
association dues and close to all<br />
the Black Hills attractions. Have<br />
the interior finished to your specifications.<br />
Reindl Real Estate<br />
and Auctions Inc. Tim Reindl<br />
owner-broker 605-440-0082.<br />
Thank You<br />
Thank you to First Fidelity<br />
Bank for the turkey and to the<br />
Chamber of Commerce for Christmas<br />
Bucks we won recently.<br />
Ken & Jane Daum<br />
Thank you to the Chamber of<br />
Commerce for the Murdo Bucks. I<br />
appreciate it.<br />
Jack Richards<br />
Thanks to everyone for the<br />
assistance this month, especially<br />
MFF for going out of your way to<br />
deliver my groceries.<br />
Trudy Hurst<br />
Thank you to Caring & Sharing<br />
for the generous check and to<br />
the volleyball girls for the Murdo<br />
Bucks.<br />
Tanya Brink<br />
The Jones County Volleyball<br />
team would like to thank our<br />
community and surrounding area<br />
for its generous support of our<br />
Pink Power Cancer Awareness<br />
event. Each year the event gets<br />
bigger and better! Thanks again.<br />
HELP WANTED: Temporary Work - 10 Job Openings –<br />
Starting: 02/15/2014 and Ending: <strong>12</strong>/15/2014<br />
Operate tractors during planting, spraying, haying, harrowing, harvesting season of<br />
wheat, corn and sunflower. We also require that employees operate combines during the<br />
harvesting season. Do infield repairs on equipment. Must have a CDL or appropriate driver’s<br />
license or be able to obtain one within 30 days of hire. We require 3 months experience.<br />
The employer, Scott and Janet Dowling from Draper, SD will pay the AEWR of $<strong>12</strong>.33/hr<br />
or prevailing of $2200/mo plus room and board. The employer guarantees 3 / 4 of the<br />
workdays in the work contract. The work tools, supplies and equipment are provided without<br />
cost to the worker, if applicable. Free housing is provided to workers who cannot reasonably<br />
return to their permanent residence at the end of the workday. Transportation and<br />
subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion<br />
of 50% of the work contract or earlier. Workers interested in the job should contact<br />
their nearest local State Workforce agency or send resumes to Pierre SDDLR Office,<br />
116 W Missouri Ave, Pierre, SD 57501 and mention job order number: SD1629645<br />
Murdo Nutrition<br />
Program Menu<br />
December 23<br />
Oyster Stew or Alternate Soup<br />
Meat - Cheese Tray<br />
Fresh Vegetables<br />
Pie<br />
December 24<br />
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY<br />
December 25<br />
CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY<br />
December 26<br />
Hamburger on Bun w/<br />
Lettuce & Onions<br />
Baked Beans<br />
Coleslaw<br />
Baked Cinnamon Apples<br />
December 27<br />
Chicken Drummies<br />
Oven Browned Potatoes<br />
Mixed Vegetables<br />
Tomato Spoon Salad<br />
Tropical Fruit