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WASHINGTON The UnitedStates Postal Service announced

plans today to transition to a newdelivery schedule during theweek of Aug. 5, 2013 that includespackage delivery Mondaythrough Saturday, and mail deliv-ery Monday through Friday. ThePostal Service expects to generatecost savings of approximately $2billion annually, once the plan isfully implemented.

The Postal Service is advanc-ing an important new approach todelivery that reflects the stronggrowth of our package businessand responds to the financial re-alities resulting from Americaschanging mailing habits, saidPatrick R. Donahoe, PostmasterGeneral and CEO. We developedthis approach by working with

our customers to understandtheir delivery needs and by iden-tifying creative ways to generatesignificant cost savings.

Over the past several years,the Postal Service has advocatedshifting to a five-day deliveryschedule for mail and packages.However, recent strong growth inpackage delivery (14 percent vol-ume increase since 2010) and pro-

jections of continued strongpackage growth throughout thecoming decade led to the revisedapproach to maintain package de-livery six days per week.

Our customers see strongvalue in the national delivery

platform we provide and main-taining a six-day delivery sched-ule for packages is an importantpart of that platform, said Dona-hoe. As consumers increasinglyuse and rely on delivery services especially due to the rise of e-com-merce we can play an increas-ingly vital role as a deliveryprovider of choice, and as a driverof growth opportunities for Amer-icas businesses.

Once implemented during Au-gust of 2013, mail delivery tostreet addresses will occur Mon-day through Friday. Packageswill continue to be delivered sixdays per week. Mail addressed toPO Boxes will continue to be de-livered on Saturdays. Post Offices

currently open on Saturdays willremain open on Saturdays.

Market research conducted bythe Postal Service and independ-ent research by major news or-ganizations indicate that nearlyseven out of ten Americans (70percent) supported the switch tofive-day delivery as a way for thePostal Service to reduce costs inits effort to return the organiza-tion to financial stability. Sup-

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Pen of 3 Showcase ... Bart Carmichael Ranch was among thewenty-seven pens of bulls showcased in conjunction with the 36thnnual Ranchers Forum on Thursday, Feb. 7th.

Photo by Loretta Passolt

en of 3 Showcase ... Schauer Angus was among the twenty-even pens of bulls showcased in conjunction with the 36th Annualanchers Forum on Thursday, Feb. 7th. Bulls from as far away asebraska and North Dakota were showcased at Faith Livestock.

Photo by Loretta Passolt

Postal Service announcnew delivery scheduleSix days of package delivery, five days of mail delivery begins August

ALEXANDRIA, VA TheWhite House announced todayhat Olympic champion, role

model and humanitarian BillyMills (Oglala Lakota) is going toeceive the Presidential Citizens

Medal this week. Billy is the Na-ional Spokesperson for Runningtrong for American Indian

Youth, a non-profit with the mis-ion of strengthening Americanndian communities by creating

opportunities for self-sufficiencyand self-esteem, particularly fornative youth.

I am humbled and honored tobe recognized by the President inthis extraordinary way, saidBilly. The most powerful thingyou can give to a child is a dream.I hope every child in Indian Coun-try knows what is possible if youfollow your dream.

The Presidential Citizens

Medal is the second highest civil-ian award in the United States,and is bestowed by the Presidentof the United States. It recognizesindividuals "who [have] per-formed exemplary deeds or serv-ices for his or her country orfellow citizens."

Competing as a Marine duringthe 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Billystunned the world when he ran aContinued on Page 9

White House to hoor Bill Mills withPresidetial Citizes Medal Recogitio

West River Tournament... Marissa Collins anwere named to the All Tournament Team.

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Dear Editor:We are all aware that there are

heroes among us the ordinaryeople who do extraordinaryhings in service to others inimes of danger and desperation.

At VA Black Hills Health Care

System (BHHCS) we are privi-eged to care for many of our com-

munitys heroes and want the restf our citizens to join us in honor-ng them during the National

Salute to Hospitalized Veteransvent from February 10-16. Wenvite individuals and groups tohow their love and appreciationor the Veterans who defendedheir freedoms by taking part inVisit a Vet for Valentine's Day"uring observance of the National

Salute.The quality and level of care

we provide our Veterans is di-ectly linked to community sup-ort. Our dedicated staff, our

hundreds of caring volunteersnd the other healthcare institu-

ions and schools we work withre all parts of a community efforthat contributes to the care werovide our Veterans.

I invite every citizen to partic-pate. You can start by visiting

Veterans at our Fort Meade andHot Springs VA Medical Centers

uring the National Salute. Butou dont have to stop there;

many of our Veterans have spe-ial needs and challenges that re-uire the hearts and hands of a

new generation of VA volunteers.We invite you to join us in honor-ng our Veterans year round byearning more about VAs volun-eer program.

For information about our Na-ional Salute program and to

schedule a visit for yourself oryour group, call our VoluntaryService Departments at FortMeade, 605.347.7206; or at HotSprings, 605.745.2865. I encour-age you to take time every day tothank a Veteran and hear their

story of service to our country.Thank you for your outstandingsupport!

Stephen DiStasio, FACHEDirector, VA Black Hills Health

Care System

Letter to the editor,Country-of Origin Labeling

(COOL) provides valuable infor-mation about the origin of thefood we purchase for our families.I am glad that Senator Johnsonand Senator Thune, along with 29United States Senators, signedonto a bipartisan letter to USDAand the US Trade Representativeto keep COOL requirements inplace. Because Congress passed

COOL, we now have a legal rightto know the origin of our food.This makes good, common sense.Unfortunately, the World TradeOrganization (WTO) is trying toforce the United States to weakenour COOL law. Thanks to Sena-tor Johnson and Senator Thunefor reaching across the aisle to de-fend COOL against the WTO's at-tack.

/s/ Kenny FoxBelvidere, SD

Dear EditorPleaes continue my subscriptionto the Faith Independent for an-other year. At the age of 96, I con-tinue to enjoy my hometown

newspaper. I enjoy reading aboutthe wonderful things the town ofFaith continues to do, like thenew school. There are still a fewfamiliar names, old classmates,neighbors and family.

Lois GieslerSalem, SD

The Faith Board is in needBoard Member. Members are notof the board but in the decision Meetings are heMonday of eachJuly and Decem

Most meetings aminutes. Membties include: agive input on liband represent thquiries, please atbrary board mee

Questions: cabrary 967-2262.

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Faith LibrBoard Admember bsought

The Legislature is in session!Do you know what they are upto? They are taking actions thatwill ultimately have some effecton you. This year they are notonly adding bills but they are re-moving some laws under the Gov-ernors Red Tape Reduction,some things good, others maybenot so much. A Cracker Barrel isyour opportunity to become in-formed, as well as let your legis-lators know your opinions on theissues being debated in Pierre.Come join the conversation!

On Sunday, February 17, theWestern Plains Action Group, achapter of Dakota Rural Action, issponsoring a cracker barrel forDistrict 28 and 28B. Representa-tive Betty Olson, R-Prairie City,and Senator Ryan Maher, R-Is-abel, will be there to talk abouthow South Dakotas 2013 Legisla-tive Session is progressing and toanswer constituents questions.

So far this year, the SouthDakota Legislature has consid-ered bills relating to oil and gasdevelopment, school funding, gunlaws, hunting, the criminal jus-tice system, and many bills re-lated to agriculture and economicdevelopment. The session beganJanuary 8th, and will continueuntil March 8th.

Please join Western Plains Ac-tion Group as we discuss theseimportant issues at the IndianCreek Lutheran Church inMeadow. There will be refresh-

ments and ample time for ques-tions. For more information,contact Karen Englehart at 605-244-5402 or Sabrina King at 605-716-2200, or [email protected].

Dakota Rural Action is a grass-roots family agriculture and con-servation group that organizesSouth Dakotans to protect ourfamily farmers and ranchers, nat-ural resources, and unique way oflife.

District 28/28B cracker barrel atIdia Creek Luthera Church

Don Hight, age 92, of Lemmonand formerly of Murdo, SouthDakota, died at Five CountiesNursing Home in Lemmon onSunday, February 10, 2013.

Don Hight was born on Novem-ber 3, 1920, the fifth of 10 chil-dren to Charles and Edith Hight.He grew up in the White River

area. After graduating from highschool, he entered the U.S. Armyand served as a paratrooper inEurope during WWII. He thenbegan ranching south of Murdo,where he and his wife, Adeline,made their home. They had twochildren, Dan and Cheryl. Thefamily raised longhorn cattle,horses, and buffalo. Don was well-known in the rodeo circle for allthe rank bucking horses andnasty bucking bulls that came offthe Hight Ranch.

In 1962, Don captured theworlds attention by trailing over1800 head of cattle from Westoverto Winner, a distance of 70 miles.Shortly after, Don and Adelineflew to California, where Don wasfeatured in an episode of theRawhide TV series.

Surviving him are son, DanHight and his wife, Vanessa, and

their children CodBridger of White RCheryl and her h

Vig of Opal; their gia and her husbaand sons, Joe aRapid City; their and his wife, Medren, Blake and Stheir daughter, Mhusband, Bucky daughter, Jami of

son, Ryan of Opaters, Lorraine Dorothy Hight.

Preceding himhis wife of 53 yeaparents Charles afour brothers, HRay, and Roy; anMaurine Hight, Iand Sally Littau.

Funeral servicePM on Wednesda2013, at Grace UnChurch at Piedmotion from 12:00 noservice. Burial wBlack Hills Natiwith military hon

Condolences mfamily at www

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Senior Citizens MeSenior Citizens Me

Happy Valentines DaVilas has special Valentineba

cards, gift baskets!Lots of jewelry and wine

Vilas Pharmacy &Healthcare Store

Prairie Oasis Mall, Main St,Fait h, SD-PH: 967-2123

Heres a brief review of some ofhe S.D. Legislatures recent ac-on.Veterans seeking legislative

anction of establishing a veter-ns cemetery in Eastern Southakota were disappointed by the

House State Affairs Committee,hich voted Feb. 6 to kill it. Rep.

tace Nelson, along with varioustate veterans organizations,sked for the authority to acquire0 acres of land along the I-90orridor, promising to raise the

money on their own. The Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs objected,

oting there currently are ceme-eries in Sturgis, and soon to be inine Ridge and Mission.Restoring state salary assis-

ance to the countys veteranservice officers received initial ap-roval Feb. 6 from House Stateffairs and was sent to the Houseoor with a unanimous vote. Thennual $168,000 was cut twoears ago during the statesudget crunch. With HB1249,ounties would be able to requesteimbursement for some costs as-ociated with the VSO.

Efforts to give voters anotherhance to change terms for legis-ators were addressed by the Sen-te State Affairs Committeeesulted in one plan given theod, the other sent to the 41stay, or killed. The full Senate williscuss SJR1, which changes thength of the current two-year

erms to four. Killed was a pro-osal to limit legislators to no

more than eight years in eachouse, served consecutively. Sen.ill Van Gerpen, R-Tyndall, said

he was surprised SJR4 was notgiven a Senate floor hearing,when voters have expressed theirsupport for term limits.

A bill to permit counties andtownships to levy a capital im-provement property tax for high-ways, secondary roads, bridges,and culverts passed through the

House Taxation Committee and isexpected to be heard in the Housethis week. Counties could levy $1per thousand, while townshipscould levy half that. HB1189would be an option where needed,it was noted.

Democrats are seeking towork with Republicans on eco-nomic development this year.Sen. Jason Frerichs, D-Wilmot,said in a recent news conferencethat infrastructure seems to bethe biggest stumbling block toeconomic development. Thatwould include improvements forroads, water and sewer andbroadband service. Housing, hesaid, also goes hand in hand for

economic development.Republicans leader LarryRhoden, Union Center, Senator,said he has introduced a bill thatwould provide a vehicle for con-versation of K-12 funding, thatany increase would go to thestates funding effort. He said 30senators and 48 house membershad co-signed the bill. It appearsthere is a lot of support to havethat conversation, said Rhodenin a Thursday news conference.

A standing-room-only meet-ing of the Senate Ag CommitteeFeb. 7 discussed SB148, which

would have reestablished certainadministrative rules in the De-partment of Environment andNatural Resources relating to un-derground injection control and insitu leach mining. After twohours of testimony and discus-sion, the bill was sent to the 41stday, effectively killing it for thissession.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard saidin a Feb. 7 press conference thatthe states economic recovery hadgood news and bad news. Thegood news: the recovery was pro-ceeding at about the pace pro-

jected in December. However, thebad news was that the news wasnot any rosier than that, as ithad been in several precedingyears.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard saidseveral amendments have beenmade to the School Sentinel bill,which has created much discus-sion. He said he doesnt object tothe underlying concept of the billas long as safeguards are in place.

The bill would allow school dis-tricts to have an armed guard inthe school for protection of stu-dents and teachers.

The Senate killed a jointphysical custody bill, SB125, onFeb. 7. This is about children,not about spouses, cautionedSen. Jean Hunhoff, R-Yankton.Sen. Dan Lederman, R-DakotaDunes, noted that if it were notthe right concept, then why hadhe gotten over 200 e-mails want-ing it passed. The bill failed on avote of 13 in favor, 21 against, oneabsent.

All meals served with milk andbread. Menu subject to changewithout notice.

Wed., Feb. 13: Ash Wednes-day-Cream of Potato Soup, EggSalad Sandwich, Sliced Toma-toes, Orange Jello w/MandarinOranges

Thur., Feb. 14: ValentinesDay-Roast Turkey, Mashed Pota-toes & Gravy, Broccoli, CranberrySauce, Tropical Fruit

Fri., Feb. 15: Baked Fish,Parsley Potatoes, Glazed Carrots,

Pudding w/FruitMon., Feb. 1

Day/No MealsTue., Feb. 19

Pork, Steamed Vegetables, Grape

Wed., FebMeals/Kathy gon

Thur., Feb. 2Mashed Potatoesvest Beets, Peach

Fri., Feb. 22Cheese, Stewed terscotch Pudding

This week was the fifth week ofhe 2013 legislative session and

were only seven legislative daysrom Cross Over, which is the lastay for a bill or joint resolution toass the house of origin. We wereupposed to be back in Pierre on

Monday, but because of the bliz-ard over the weekend that haseen canceled and were notcheduled to go back until Tues-ay.

I was blessed with a great FFAegislative shadow on Tuesday.

Savanna Sperle, the daughter ofMeria and Raydelle Sperle fromBuffalo, followed me through bothmy committee meetings andwatched the afternoon sessionrom the gallery. We were alsoisited by high school classesrom Newell and from Faith.

Hopefully watching the legisla-ive procedure will inspire thesetudents to become more involvedn government.

Rep. Kristi Noem came toPierre this week, visited our cau-us, and spoke to both the Housend the Senate. Kristi and I camen to the South Dakota House to-

gether seven years ago and it wasreally nice to see her again. Kristicautioned us about the fiscal messin Washington and warned aboutthe sequestration deadline loom-ing on March 1st.

The Governors Awards in the

Arts banquet was Wednesdayevening at the Ramkota and wegot to visit with three very tal-ented artists from our area. Sev-eral of John Lopezs sculptureswere featured in the exhibits andon the brochures, Dale Lampherereceived the South Dakota ArtsCouncils Distinction in Creative

Achievement award, and I finallygot to meet Jim Maher, a very tal-ented sculptor from the BlackHills. Dale Lamphere is the son ofOakley Lamphere who graduatedfrom high school in Buffalo andseveral of Dales statues are fea-tured in the Capitol rotunda.John Lopez and Jim Maher havecrafted many of the life size

bronze statues for the City ofPresidents in downtown RapidCity, but Jim Mahers other claimto fame is that he is a first cousin

to one of our younger kids fa-vorite teachers at the Reva coun-try school, Mary (Maher) Cook!!

Two of my bills dealing withpredator control moved out of the

Ag committee and passed theHouse this week. HB 1167 to re-vise the composition of the policyreview committee for animaldamage control will add one rep-resentative from each of the fol-lowing organizations to the

Animal Damage Control policyreview committee:USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services,the South Dakota Sheep Growers,South Dakota Cattlemen, SouthDakota Stockgrowers Association,South Dakota Farmers Union,South Dakota Farm Bureau, andthe South Dakota Wildlife Feder-ation. HB 1168 will allow preda-tor control districts to increaselevies on producers to fund pred-ator control if producers see aneed and vote for the increase.

Another of my bills, HB 1083to re-establish the crime ofrustling sheep and goats andmake it a Class 4 felony passedthe Ag committee unanimouslyand was put on the consent calen-

dar, then it promptly ran intoproblems. The governors PublicSafety bill, SB 70, lowers thepenalty for grand theft losses at

Short takes from the State Capitoly Elizabeth Sam Grosz, Community News Service

different dollar amounts so HB1083 was yanked off the consentcalendar and is now on Gov. Dau-gaards kill list! Although I dontlike the idea, I may have toamend out the Class 4 felony sec-tion so sheep and goats can belisted with cattle, horses, buffaloand non-domestic elk as animalsthat are illegal to steal.

Here are some of the bills thatpassed the House this week:

*HB 1123 to increase the sur-charge by a dollar on hunting li-censes with the money going to

Animal Damage Control to fundthe predator control program.This is my bill and SenatorMaher is the Senate prime.

*HB 1016 to move the locationof the cow-calf research and edu-cation unit from Volga to Brook-ings as authorized in chapter 107of the 2012 Session Laws.

*HB 1122 to revise the require-ments relating to health insur-ance plans for county officers andemployees.

*HB 1126 was the massagetherapy bill. Instead of doingaway with the board as originallyintended, the bill was amended to

lessen the licensure restrictionson massage therapists.*HB 1153 to exempt environ-

mental upgrade values from as-sessment during construction andprovide a sunset clause for the en-vironmental upgrade exemption.

*HB 1239 to authorize schooldistricts to increase tax levies forpension and health insurancepurposes.

*HB 1164 establishes a class-room innovation grant programand makes an appropriation.

*HB 1029 to exempt personshunting mountain lions from the

requirement to orange exterior g

*SB 49 estacharged by regidocuments filedment of Transpoof highway rightlonger needed fposes.

*HB 1002 proation of a trust acatable mineral

*HB 106POW/MIA Recoworking holidayerans that werelike my friend BBison.

*HB 1084 deHeart Recognitioing holiday. Thierans who weaction and recHeart. My fathearned two Pubeing wounded Northern AfricaItaly during Wdebt to these solnever repay.

If you want tome, call the

number 773-385number and Ill cfax number is send a fax, adBetty Olson. Yome at rep.bettyoduring session.track of bills andings at http://legis.statealso use this linislators, see wthey are on, reatrack the status to committee hetact the legislato

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Marcus NewsBy Vicky Waterland

Word was received this week-end of the passing of Albert (Ju-nior) Steen of Faith and DonHight of White River. I know Isound like a broken record butthese guys are the ones who have

made South Dakota a great stateto live in. They were both goodmen who did what was right,showed respect where it was dueand loved their country. I knowboth men were grandpas who willbe missed!

I receive updates on TrinityWoods from the Caring Bridgesite on the internet. She is havinga rough time right now and needsour prayers. The following issomething her sister, Shawnahad written on the page:Pleasepray for Trinity's comfort and de-creased pain. Please also pray forwisdom and peace for us all (espe-cially Trinity and her physicians)as decisions are made about howto proceed at this point.

The e address is www.caring-bridge.org/visit/trintywoods . If itasks you to sign in, go ahead. It isa wonderful site that eases theway for us to check on the healthof someone with issues. I haveused it for several years to checkon many friends and have neverbeen forced to pay anything.

There will be a weddingshower Sunday, February 24, atthe White Owl Hall for ChuckTimmons and Darlene Bolm. Theshower begins at 1:00 P.M. with apotluck. Everyone is invited (guysthat means you too). Call KayKing with any questions.

There was a two-day fire train-ing meeting held at Union Centerthis past weekend. About 15 peo-

ple attended including JasonRadway, Val and LeAnn Hlavka.

My brother-in-law Denver En-right was released from the Ab-erdeen Hospital Friday. He willbe starting chemo there next

week. Best wishes go out to him.Tuesday, Jim and VonnieO'Dea were off to Philip to ap-pointments. Vonnie visited her

Aunt Eleanor Kroetch and latervisited long time friend, JoyNeville. Norma Oldenberg joinedthem for coffee at Joy's.

O'Deas were off to BelleFourche to grandson Michael De-ichert's basketball game. Vonnie'sgreat neice plays for Belle, so theygot to visit Vonnie's sister TwilaDean and some of her family.Spearfish had the wins in basket-ball, but good visiting was had byall.

A broken hose on the loadertractor was a good excuse to go toUnion Center. While they were

there they killed two birds withone stone by getting that fixedand picking up Jim and VonnieO'Dea's meat. Vonnie says itsnice to have the freezer full again.The south Plainview water sys-tem had a leak in the 4 waterpipe this past week. Long suffer-ing designated pipeline fixer

Allen Waterland called for RexGilles to bring the backhoe andmade a trip to Rapid City for re-pairs. Its not done yet, but theyplan to fix it Monday morning.Thanks to Allen for all he does tokeep our water system workingcause he gets no pay, just ourthanks.

Harold and I were in Faith

Thursday to waTiospaye Topa. BCody and Denise were also there tboth games.

Congratulation

Girls Basketball third place in tTournament plaweekend.

Robert WonderCaspers were groJohn Sletten this

When Kevin Jme about the Motbers he listed theple: Velma SaPankratz, Jo SchDexheimer. I reSandstrom and heimer but donSchuh and Pankrremember what thbands did and whFaith? Kevin, arhave to straighten

I went throughtreasures from mand I struck goldpendent from FeThe front page habeautiful youngPayette engaged side, the MarcusHowie and the Pby Sally Hlavka the birth of Vernmons daughter,bridge). Granmentioned that JoSchmidt had beenT.V. There was ayou to Buy a picand Drum. It wtional pickup in never heard of

anything except tWhere was the ment building anthey run? One cfered to sell chickeach or $1.00 bought 12 of themwould even deliveon Monday. The Wwas showing Raysee the names oeven heard of. I wcost to see the sfind that. I also fpictures and letteworth 1 cent, 8 ceon them. What spend a cold wint

Got any answevickywaterland@call 985-5318.

Chandelle Brink and childrencame out to her folks, Dwayneand Zona Vig, on Tuesday for avisit and also to visit JT, Kelseyand Brixie Vig. Landan Brinkstayed at the ranch for a few days

and was able to complete a fewprojects with the help of MorganVig. Thursday, Zona took Landano meet his mother at the Winkler

Ranch where she was visiting.John and Carmen Heidler

went to Rapid City on Tuesday tokeep an appointment. Wednes-day, Heidlers had both the haygrinder fellow and the gas manshow up and OJ Heidler camedown and a time of visiting washeld.

Faye Fees had a follow-up ap-pointment with her knee surgeonon Tuesday in Spearfish. Every-hing looked the way it should,

except a good case of 'Arthur' hassettled there. I drove for Faye andwe shopped a bit in Spearfish, vis-

ted my tax lady in Whitewood,ate lunch and visited with Margie

Ingalls in Sturgis and headedhome.

Bernice Lemmel reported atrip to town this week for them tosee the doctor and they stoppedby to visit Rorey Lemmel and

family for a bit. Bernice's shoul-der is giving her some pain. Hopethey get it figured out and fixedup for her.

John Heidler went to Lemmonon Thursday and stopped by toplay with the granddaughtersnear Faith before coming home.Carmen made a trip into Faith onFriday.

Glenn, Margaret and Dan Fo-gelman made a trip into RapidCity on Friday to keep an ap-pointment and replenish theirwood pellet supply.

Sunday was a rather blusterymorning so Dwayne Vig drove upto services at Prairie City ratherthan flying. Hope and Zona Vigdrove into services in Faith and

stopped to make a delivery at JTand Kelsey Vigs.

Sam and Cheryl Cowles spentthe weekend, plus a day due to in-terstate being closed, in SiouxFalls. Larry Reinhold was to holdservices for the Opal CommunityChurch but with the uncertainweather predication the decisionwas made to cancel services. As itturned out here we got just atrace of snow and plenty of blow.

Cheryl Vig's father, Don Hightpassed away this weekend. Ourcondolences got out to Barry andCheryl Vig and their family. Theman made a lot of good memoriesfor his descendents for years tocome.

Opal Area NewsBy Kay Ingalls


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Faith NewsBy Loretta Passolt

Central Meade County News

Well, the biggest news lastweek was about the upcoming

lizzard. While there were placeshat received a measurablemount of snow, Meade Countyeceived mostly wind. Strong

winds blew all of Sunday.Despite the annoying, cold,

windy weather, the legislativeracker barrel scheduled at the

ommunity Baptist Church fel-owship room went on at 1:30 pmn Sunday. The questions andomments covered a wide varietyf topics in a relaxed atmosphere.ecause of the predicted bad

weather the Bull Creek Cafe wasot open, so Amy Cammack madep a large roaster of soup forhose who came early to eat outnd attend the cracker barrel.

Western Dakota Families and thearm Bureau hosted the eventnd provided coffee, lemonade,nd refreshments. The three leg-slators spent their Saturday atracker barrels in Sturgis, Belleourche, and Newell.

The Faith basketball season isearing its end with games this

riday in McIntosh, and in Faithn Saturday with Philip. Satur-ay is parents night for the Faithoys basketball team. They willlay Wall next Thursday, Feb.22nd then District games willegin on February 25 at Hardingounty.A blood drive was scheduled

or Monday at the Communityaptist Church in Union CenterBecause this Thursday is

alentines Day there will not beural Neighbors. Next Thursday,eb.21 at 1:00 pm will be the nextural Neighbors.

Lorie (Rhoden) Haussman,Donna Cammack, and ElaineRowett made a trip to Pierre lastTuesday and Wednesday. Loriespent some time with her twinbrother, Larry Rhoden, as it wastheir birthday on Feb.5. Donnaand Elaine spent some time withGary Cammack, Donna's son andElaine's brother, in Pierre. They

attended committee meetings andsat up in the gallery during thefull House and Senate debates.

Sandy Rhoden drove to Pierreon Monday morning and attendedseveral meetings with the Faithsenior class and their governmentteacher, Deanna Fischbach, andprincipal, Kelly Daughters. Theymet with Lt. Governor MattMichels for 40 minutes, attendedcommittee meetings, full Houseand Senate floor debates, sat inthe Supreme Court Room, andtoured some areas in the Capitol,

and fed the ducks and fish at thelake. Sandy rode back to Pierrewith Joan Wink on Thursdaywhere she, Joan, and Amy Cam-mack attended a luncheon at theGovernor's mansion with LindaDaugaard as the hostess. TheWinks and Cammacks stayed onfor the military ball that evening.The Rhodens headed back to

Faith for their son Reggie's bas-ketball game.Chris and Felicia Cammack

hosted a friend from Namibia,Africa since last Tuesday untilWednesday of this week. Hecomes from a very rural area andlives on a ranch that host huntersof at least a dozen varieties ofgame animals. They run cattleand sheep as well. Hoekus VanNiekerk is their freind's name.Chris and Felicia have been awaydoing trade shows and their nextone will be in Salt Lake City.

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The 4 percent sales tax on fooditems remains intact after a pro-posal to cut it failed to make it outof the House Taxation Committeerecently.

The tax would have been de-creased to zero percent, whichthrough a technicality, would

have allowed cities to continuecharging their one or two percentcurrently in place.

Rep. Marc Feinstein, D-SiouxFalls, led the discussion, notingthat the approximate 9 percent ofsales tax revenue shouldnt bewagging the dog of 91 percent ofrevenue 9 percent is not thatsignificant.

This was the fifth year for thisattempt, but Feinstein noted thatthe reasons it had been voteddown before are no longer there.

We tax sales tax on babyfood and formula, Feinstein said,but not for pigs and horses thats wrong.

Rep. Ray Ring, D-Vermillion,and a retired college economics

professor, backed up Feinsteinsargument, noting, 64,000 are inthe bottom 20 percent of income.Through calculations, he notedthat these families should pay 30percent of their food bill, with theother 70 percent covered by foodstamps. In actual expense, hesaid, about half of their food ex-

pense is covered and the other halthe tax.

Feinstein saidthree, with a net iper month, or gper year, they wo$86 in food stamp

That is a lot lerage of $312 pertouted in discussaid.

We have an item, commenteHunhoff, D-YankSouth Dakota weest of the poor, yfor food.

The bill was state Departmenand the Bureau Management. Ofstates broad tamany to pay a liting a large burdThose states withfood, it was notedanother source of

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of Democrats, twere the only onthe bill, while 10It also was sent an action meantbeing brought uthis session.

Removal of sales tax o foBy Elizabeth Sam Grosz, Community News Serv

We had some great weathergain last week. We had foghursday morning, and it movedack in again Thursday night andas still here Friday morning.ut Saturday was an entirely dif-

rent story...a big blizzard wasrcasted to hit Saturday evening,ut all we got was the wind whichontinued all day Sunday. Accord-ng to KOTA, Faith had 50 mphinds. We didnt get any snow, al-

hough they did in the Hills andast River and the eastern US.hey really got hit!

Somewhere along the way Imissed expressing condolences tohe family of Lawrence Collins aw weeks ago. Lawrence was al-ays a tinkerer and spent manyours on the Community Legionall renovation for the Commu-ity Action Team.

Condolences to the family oflbert Junior Steen. Juniorassed away at the ranch over the

eekend. He was a quiet manho raised a nice family.

Our condolences also to thefamily of Don Hight who passedaway over the weekend. He wasCheryl Vigs father. He was wellknown in the rodeo circle. Thesethree men will all be missed by

family and friends.Several members of the PrairieStrippers Quilt Guild from Faith

joined the Dupree members for aretreat at the Moreau River Sanc-tuary near Isabel over the week-end. Among those ladies fromFaith were Eldora Fischbach,Rita Duck, Mona Thomas, GloriaTraversie and LuAnne Jordan.They had a great time working onprojects, enjoying all the goodiesthey took along to share, and ofcourse, visiting.

The Girls West River Tourna-ment was held last week. TheLadies defeated Rapid City Chris-tian Thursday night in their firstgame. Friday night had them fac-ing Newell and unfortunately the

Lady Horns came up short, pit-

ting them against Upton for thethird place win. Congratulationsto Shanna Selby and MarissaCollins for being named to the AllTournament Team!

Faith will be hosting the GirlsDistrict Tournament next week.The tournament begins Mondaynight at 6:00, continues Tuesday,with the championship game onThursday at 7:00 pm.

The Longhorns hosted

Tiospaye Topa last Thursdaynight. They travel to McIntoshthis Friday night and will hostPhilip this Saturday, which willalso be Parents Night.

The jr. high boys participatedin the Knights of Columbus Tour-nament in Dupree over the week-end. I didnt hear how they did.They will be participating in atournament in Newell this Satur-day.

School students will have earlydismissal this Thursday, 1:00, forParent/Teacher Conferences.

I sure could use more news toshare with our readers. Wont youplease drop yours at the office,call or email it? Those away fromhere enjoy reading what everyone

is doing.

Mail.The operational plan for the

new delivery schedule anticipatesa combination of employee reas-

signment and attrition and is ex-pected to achieve cost savings ofapproximately $2 billion annuallywhen fully implemented.

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coming up short at the end. Theykept it close in the first quarterbut after that it was all Newell,who also went on to win the tour-

nament. Marissa Collins led theLadies with 12 points.Quarter scoresFaith 8-17-27-40Newell 10-27-45-54

Stats: Marissa Collins 12 pts,15 reb, 1 assist, 1 steal; ShannaSelby 9 pts, 5 reb, 5 assists, 1steal; Tearnee Nelson 8 pts, 4 reb,4 assists; Shali Sheridan 7pts; Ashton Delbridge 4 pts, 1reb; Madison Vance 2 reb, 1 as-sist; Paige Brink 5 reb, 1 assist.

The Lady Longhorns ledUpton, WY the entire game forthird place on Saturday in RapidCity. Tearnee Nelson was highscorer with 15 points, followed byMarissa Collins with 13.Quarter scoresFaith 11-28-44-55Upton 5-13-20-24

Stats: Tearnee Nelson 15 pts,4 reb, 3 assists, 8 steals; MarissaCollins 13 pts, 12 reb, 1 assist, 4steals; Madison Vance 8 pts, 5reb, 3 assists; Shanna Selby 7pts, 4 reb, 5 assists, 5 steals;Shali Sheridan 5 pts, 2 reb, 1 as-sist, 1 steal; Paige Brink 2 pts, 4reb, 1 assist; Ashton Delbridge 4reb, 1 steal; Katie Bogue 3 pts, 1steal; Michaelah Martin 2 pts, 1reb, 1 steal; Brandi Enright 2 as-sists, 3 steals.

Marissa Collins and ShannaSelby were named to the AllTournament Team.

The girls traveled to McIntosh

this past Tuesday night. Thenext action for the girls will bethe District Tournament, herenext week. The tournament runsMonday, Tuesday and Thursday.Good luck Ladies!

The Lady Longhorns cameome with the third place trophyom the West River Tournamentst week.

In round one at Newell Thurs-ay night, the Lady Longhornsefeated Rapid City Christian 52-7. The Lady Horns had four girls

double figures: Shanna Selbyith 15 points, Marissa Collinsith 12, Madison Vance 11 andearnee Nelson had 10 points.uarter scoresaith 8-16-32-52C Christian 6-15-27-37

Stats: Shanna Selby 15 pts, 8reb, 4 assists, 5 steals; MarissaCollins 12 pts, 9 reb, 3 steals;Madison Vance 11 pts, 4 reb, 1

steal; Tearnee Nelson 10 pts, 3reb, 6 assists, 7 steals; ShaliSheridan 4 pts, 1 reb, 1 assist, 1steal; Paige Brink 4 reb; AshtonDelbridge 2 reb, 1 steal.

The win Thursday night putthem against a tougher NewellLady Irrigators team in Fridaynights round. The Lady Hornsdidnt fare as well as they did thelast game they had with Newell,

The jr. varsity girls only playedhalf a game against the TakiniLady Skyhawks on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 5th.Quarter Scores:Faith 19-33Takini 5-9

Stats: Tori Simonson 6 pts, 1reb, 2 assists, 1 steal; MichaelahMartin 6 pts, 4 reb, 1 assist, 3steals; Teagan Engel 6 pts, 4 reb,3 assists, 1 steal; BrooklynSchauer 6 pts, 1 reb, 1 steal;Shali Sheridan 4 pts, 1 reb, 3steals; Brandi Enright 3 pts, 1reb, 1 assist, 4 steals; Tanielle Ar-neson 2 pts, 1 reb; Bonnie Lutz 1reb; Penny Welter 1 steal; KatieBogue 4 reb, 1 steal

The varsity girls had no prob-lem with Takini, coming outstrong in the first quarter to win

in a big way, 91-27. The LadyHorns had four players scoring in

the double digitswith 17, TearneeBrandi EnrightShanna Selby wQuarter ScoresFaith Takini

Stats: Mariss6 reb; Tearnee Nreb, 5 assists, 3 sright 13 pts, 8Shanna Selby 1sists, 6 steals; Mpts, 2 reb, 2 assdan 8 pts, 2 rebDelbridge 6 ptPaige Brink 2 p1 steal; Taniellereb, 1 assist, 1 Martin 4 pts, steal; Tori Simosteal; Katie Bog

Teagan Engel 1

The Office of Academic Affairsat Black Hills State Universityhas released the deans list for thefall 2012 semester.

Samantha Gray, Ryan

Palmer, and Taylor Shoemaker,of Faith, were named to theDeans List.

A total of 737 students main-tained a grade point average of3.5 or above while taking at least12 credit hours to be named to thelist this semester.

Tori Simonsfires a 3-pointer fduring last Tugame against TakLonghorns won 33 9.

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22, Shanna Selby shoots for 2 points during the varsityame against Takini on Feb. 5th. The Longhorns went on to win with

he score of 91 27. Photo by Marcia Samuelson

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Faith Longhorns David Ruth right before hthat was heard around the world (or at least in the FCenter!). Photo by Ma

Senior Cody Bernstein takes the ball down the court dur-ing varsity game action whileplaying Tiospaye Topa last Thurs-day evening.

Photo by Marcia Samuelson

#34, Gereth Bushong tosses up a two pointer during theV home game against Tiospaye Topa on Thursday evening, Februaryth. The Longhorns went on to defeat the Thunderhawks with thecore of 42 20. Photo by Marcia Samuelson

The Longhorns hostedospaye Topa on Thursday, Feb.h.The jr. varsity only played half

game.uarter scoresaith 20-42

ospaye Topa 12-20

Stats: Chaney Keffeler 6 pts,1asst, 5 rebs, 1 stl; Dalton Sheri-dan 5 pts, 3 assts, 1 reb, 1 stl;Dustyn Eaton 3 pts; GerethBushong 7 pts, 2 rebs, 1 stl; JacobUlrich 2 pts, 1 asst; Jarius Halli-gan 4 pts, 2 assts, 2 rebs; John

Gropper 1 reb, 1 stl; Joseph Ul-

rich 1 reb; Josh Afdahl 8 pts, 1asst, 6 rebs, 1 stl; Rio Hulm 5 pts,3 rebs; Troy Thompson 1 asst, 1reb; 1 stl; Tye Grubl 2 pts, 2 rebs,2 stls; Tyen Palmer 2 assts, 2rebs, 1 stl.Totals 48% 42% 46%

56%The varsity had an easy win

over Tiospaye Topa pulling out toa big lead in the first quarter andcarrying it through to the end.The Longhorns were led by CodyTrainor with 16 points. ReggieRhoden pulled down 14 rebounds.Quarter scoresFaith 18-37-43-63Tiospaye Topa 7-13-16-26

Stats: Caden Smiley 3 assts, 5rebs, 2 stls; Chaney Keffeler 7 pts,4 rebs, 1 stl; Cody Bernstein 4 pts,1 asst, 1 reb; Cody Trainor 16 pts,5 assts, 5 rebs, 1 stl; Dalton Sheri-dan 2 pts, 1 asst, 2 rebs; DavidRuth 3 pts; Drew Vance 6 pts, 7rebs, 1 stl; Gereth Bushong 2 pts,2 assts, 4 rebs; Glenn Palmer 2pts, 1 reb; Jarius Halligan 7 pts,1 stl; Josh Afdahl 2 assts, 1 reb;Marty Shaff 2 pts, 1 reb; ReggieRhoden 8 pts, 14 rebs, 2 blks, 2stls; Rio Hulm 4 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stl;Wyatt Simonson 2 pts, 1 stl.

Longhorns have easy wins over Tiospaye Topa

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school, and coun

Read the LegaCuster State Park's 47th An-

nual Buffalo Roundup will be fea-ured on the television program

Born to Explore with RichardWiese.

The program will be aired Sat-

urday, Feb. 16, on most ABC sta-ions as part of Littons Weekend

Adventure. The 2012 Emmynominated program filmed on lo-ation in South Dakota last Sep-ember.

Born to Explore is an educa-ional program that takes viewers

around the world to join in the ad-venture with host Richard Wiese.The show offers an educationalapproach to the earth's wildlifeand its unique cultures, fromAustralia to Iceland to Morocco toUganda.

"As an explorer, I have trav-led around the world to sharehe beauty, wildlife and culturesf each continent, said Richard

Wiese. At Custer State Park, weexperienced the thrill of the buf-falo roundup and got a taste ofthe American West and its thriv-ing cowboy culture. The hospital-ity of South Dakotans and the

magnificence of Custer StatePark made for a most memorableadventure.

Wiese continued, "To see over1,000 head of buffalo being drivenacross the rolling prairies by cow-boys and cowgirls on horseback isa sight all should experience atleast once in their lifetime."

"Custer State Park is the onlyplace in America where the pubicis invited to witness an event likeour buffalo roundup, which un-folds in front of them, said CraigPugsley, visitor services coordina-tor at Custer State Park. LastSeptember, about 14,000 guestsfrom all over the world came to

experience this world-classevent.

The 2013 Buffalo Roundup willbe held on Friday, Sept. 27. Formore information on this yearsevent, contact Custer State Park

at 605-255-4515 or visitwww.custerstatepark.com

"The Buffalo Roundup andArts Festival are great eventsthat bring visitors to SouthDakota during the all importantshoulder season, which helpsbuild our tourism industry andSouth Dakota's economy," saidJim Hagen, secretary of theSouth Dakota Department ofTourism. Programs likeBorn toExplore with Richard Wiese,which air on major TV networks,showcase South Dakota and en-courage more visitors to makeSouth Dakota their vacation des-tination.

Buffalo Roudup to be featured oABCs Born to Explore with Richard Wiese

36th Annual Ranchers Forum ... Dr. Gary Sides, Nutrition-ist with Zoetis, presented information on nutrition and immunologyto around 60 area ranchers on Thursday. Following his program wasthe Pen of Three Showcase. Photo by Loretta Passolt

ersonal best by 46 seconds in the0,000 meter final. His charge

down the final straight-away pro-duced a stunning come-from-ehind victory and a new Olympicecord. Sometimes called thereatest finish of all time, it isiewable online at

http://youtu.be/uOj0zjPzg-c.To this day, Billy remains the

nly American to win the GoldMedal or be ranked #1 in theworld in the 10,000 meters. Millsventually set seven US Track &

Field records and was co-holder ofhe six mile world record. When

he won Olympic gold, Billy cap-ured the spirit of America, the

nity, character and pride, toAmerican Indian children andtheir families.

Every day, Billy and RunningStrong work to give Native chil-dren a chance by meeting funda-mental survival needs -- enoughfood, warm shelter, safe placesand supplies to succeed in school.

And they do it while buildingtheir communities with organicgardens, and teaching cultureand language, and making themproud of who they are.

For more information about

Running Strong: www.IndianY-outh.org

hearts of runners around theworld and the pride of AmericanIndian people.

In Lakota culture, someonewho achieves great success has agive away to thank the supportsystem of family and friends whohelped him achieve his goal, saidLauren Haas Finkelstein, Run-ning Strongs Executive Director.Billy has gone on to turn his lifeinto an extended example of whatit means to give back to the com-munity. For decades, as RunningStrongs National Spokespersonhe has traveled tirelessly to im-part his message of inspirationand opportunity, based on dig-

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The South Dakota Farm Bu-reau is hosting a series of meetingacross the state this month for

farmers and ranchers to learnmore about the EPAs Oil SpillPrevention, Control & Counter-measure (SPCC) Program, whichrequires compliance by May 10 ofthis year.

Two representatives from theU.S. Environmental Protection

Agencys Region 8 off ice in Den-ver will lead the meetings: Re-becca Perrin, EPA Region 8

Agriculture Advisor, and Jim Pe-terson, EPA Region 8 SPCC In-spector. According to the U.S.EPA, farms or ranches that storemore than 1,320 total U.S. gal-lons of oil or oil products in above-ground containers sized 55gallons or larger, or more than42,000 U.S. gallons in completelyburied containers, and could rea-sonably expected to discharge oilto waters of the U.S., are requiredto have an SPCC Plan. EPA re-quires an SPCC Plan to be inplace by May 10, 2013. Read theEPA backgrounder here with fulldetails on the SPCC program andp l a nrequirements:http://www.sdfbf.org/files/pages/287/EPA%20SPCC%20Backgrounder.pdf

The schedule for the SPCCmeetings is as follows: (all timesare local)

Feb. 25 in Sturgis, 3:00 p.m.at the Meade County ExtensionBuilding Community Room

Feb. 26 in Wall, 10:00 a.m. at

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Feb. 28 in Yaat the Yankton COffice

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NEXT SALE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH

Special feeder cattle, replacement heifer, bred cow,heifer & sheep sale

Sale Time: 10 AMExpecting 3000-3500 calves and 300-400 sheep

Consignments: Replacement heifersFishhook 180 Angus heifers BV HR (mostly AI Sired) Sitz Alliance 6595 6-700#

Palmer 250 Angus heifers BV NB 625-700# Besler 60 Red Angus heifers BV HR 6-650#Besler 40 Black Angus heifers BV HR 6-650# Anderson 40 Angus heifers BV HR 700#

Simon 65 Angus hiefers BV HR 650# Kolb 50 Angus heifers BV HR 650#Heidler 100 blk & bldy heifers BV HR (every baldy) 600#

Wilkenson 70 Angus heifers BV HR 700#

Klein 40 Angus heifers HR 650# Nash 25 Angus cows 5's HR bred Angus calf 3-20

Consignments: Feeder & Grass CattleKlein 400 Angus steers HR 550-750# Brown 210 Angus steers HR 600-700#

Archibaldy 300 blk & bldy steers HR 650-800# Earsley 100 1st x baldy calves HR 8-850#Hagen 170 Angus steers HR 850# Ehlers 130 blk & bldy steers HR 800#

Johnson 225 Angus steers HR 650-800# Brockel 140 1st x & Angus steers HR 625-700#Brockel 60 Hereford steers HR 650# Gaaskjolen 100 Angus steers HR 700-800#Drolt 150 blk & bldy calves HR 750-800# Sperle 150 Angus steers HR 600-700#

Honeyman 70 Charolais x steers 800-850# Valhoff 40 Angus calves HR 500-600#

More calves and yearlings expected by sale time.

Upcoming Sales:Moda, Februar 25: Regular cattle ad sheep sale

Faith Livestock Commission Co.

(605) 967-2200The weather and the board cut our sale down for Monday,February 11, although, the market was higher than antici-pated. Greener grass cattle sold steady to a little lower withreplacement heifers selling steady. Our first breeding bullsale met with a very strong sale..

Thak ou for our busiess.

REPRESENTATIVE SALESJaime Eerso37..................blk & bldy steers DF 594.............$163.0024..................blk & bldy steers DF 465.............$188.0044............................Angus heifers 514.............$158.50Harla Eerso19.......................Angus steers DF 602.............$162.2512............................Angus heifers 517.............$158.00Jerr Marti20....................1st x baldy hfrs BV 613.............$140.5020......................Angus heifers BV 629.............$144.50Wae Palmer21......................Angus heifers BV 740.............$130.50Les Lesegrav20......................Angus heifers BV 613.............$140.50A & G Hatle70.........................blk & red steers 751.............$138.25C & R Olso18.............................Angus steers 745.............$138.75

12......................Angus heifers BV 651.............$141.00Steve Harwood45........................blk & red heifers 549.............$149.2523........................blk & red heifers 440.............$156.50Trac Collis4 .......................Red Angus steers 574.............$163.25H & M Wiesiger16 .......................blk & bldy steers 547.............$166.7522 .....................blk & bldy heifers 524.............$157.50Li Rach12.............................Angus steers 499.............$179.00

.................................................... ..............................Tim Smith8..................................baldy cows 1429.............$78.259..................................baldy cows 1582.............$76.2515................................baldy cows 1503.............$76.75Fairview Rach14................................baldy cows 1314.............$75.756..................................baldy cows 1374.............$78.25Jaso Reed1........................................blk cow 1500.............$77.001........................................blk cow 1445.............$77.50Rob Farlee8 .....................................red cows 1466.............$75.50

We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-967-2200or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to sell.

We would be glad to visit with you.

Gary Vance (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance (605) 739-5501OR CELL: 484-7127 OR Max Loughlin (605) 244-5990 OR1-605-645-2583 (cell) OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (cell)


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LEGALS Legal Newspaper for the City of Faith Faith School District 46-2 Meade County NWAS Februar 13, 2013 The Faith Independent

Proceedigs of theCommo CoucilCit of Faith, SD

The Common Council for the City ofaith, South Dakota met in regular ses-on on February 4, 2013 at 5:30 P.M. ine Community Room of the Communityenter. Mayor Haines called the meet-g to order, Brown called roll call, andayor Haines led the Pledge of Alle-ance.

Council members present: Inghram,pencer, Lightfield, and Hellekson.

Council members absent: Riley andolan.

Others in attendance were: Debbieown, Jon Collins, and Sandy Ras-ussen.Lightfield made a motion, secondedSpencer to approve the agenda re-

oving items #2, #3, and #6. Motion car-d.Inghram made a motion, secondedLightfield to approve the minutes of

e January 22, 2013 meeting. Motionrried.

CLAIMS APPROVED:The following claims were presented

d read:Aflac, Cancer & Accident Insurance 97.52; Avesis Third Party Administra-rs, Inc., Vision Insurance $126.38;ty of Faith, Utilities $12,008.65;oca-Cola Refreshments, Pop at Bar 13.60; CWD Aberdeen, Supples 99.74; Delage Landen Fin. Service,

opier Lease $44.46; Demco, Libraryupplies $124.77; Dept of Revenue,boratory Services $13.00; Diesel

achinery, Inc., MV Parts $624.04;merency Medical Products, Inc., Ambu-

lance Supplies $1,353.64; Faith Fit-ness Center, Full Time Employees Mem-bership $50.00; Faith LumberCompany, Supplies $492.06; Heart-land Waste Management, HaulingGarbage & Dumpsters $4,105.00;Jerome Beverage, Inc., Beer $6,828.15; Johnson Western Wholesale,Liquor $2,354.43; Northwest BeverageInc., Beer $7,264.25; Prairie Commu-nity Health, Inc., Ambulance Supplies $28.00; Reliable, Library Supplies $124.42; Roy's Pronto Auto Parts, Re-pair & Maintenance $639.77; S&SRoadrunner Sales Co., Misc $159.08;SD Retirement System, RetirementPlan $3,667.56; Schwan's, Misc $169.77; SDTA, 4th Quarter AssessmentNotice $1,602.74; Sodak DistributingCompany, Liquor $2,881.09; Sparky'sBar & Grill, Wine $2,199.00; Sysco-North Dakota, Inc., Supplies $104.36;Tri County Water, Water $5,520.00;Visa, Gasoline, Pool Lift, Other $4,910.30; Missouri River Energy Serv-ices, Supplemental Power, Dues,WAPA $26,818.73; Farmers StateBank, SS & Withholding $1,087.78;Farmers State Bank, SS & Withholding $3,183.94; Farmers State Bank,BankCard $116.69; Farmers StateBank, 911 Surcharge $314.80; Farm-ers State Bank, 911 Surcharge $361.25; Dept of Revenue, Drivers Li-censing $100.00; Post Prom, Dona-tion $500.00; Companion Life, DentalInsurance $569.74; Wellmark Blue-Cross & Blue Shield, Health Insurance $8,062.80; Farmers State Bank, ExtraStatement-February $3.00; FarmersState Bank (Void), 911 Surcharge $309.80.

Inghram made a motion, secondedby Lightfield to approve all claims as pre-

sented. All yes votes. Motion carried.5:45 PM Ope Bids for

Aviatio Fuel:No bids were received.

6:00 PM Ope Bids forSurplus Propert:

The following bids were received forthe aviation fuel tank:

Barry Vig $220.00Rodney Geisler $65.56John Heidler $45.00Inghram made a motion, seconded

by Hellekson to accept Barry Vigs bid of$220.00. All yes votes. Motion carried.

Audit ad year Ed Fiacials:Ketel Thorstensons proposal is as

follows:Audit $10,500 plus expencesYear End Financials $4,500Hellekson made a motion, seconded

by Spencer to accept Ketel Thorsten-sons proposals, Audit - $10,500 andYear End Financials - $4,500.00. All yesvotes. Motion carried.

Use of Gm Cla Brow adBradi Doova:

Debbie Brown, on behalf of Clay andBrandi, asked for the use of the gym fora wedding on September 14, 2013.They would like the bar and would like toset up on the 13th and take down on the15th. Spencer made a motion, secondedby Hellekson to approve the use of thegym for the wedding and the bar. All yesvotes. Motion carried.

Federal Mileage Rate Chage:The federal mileage rate changed to

$.56.5 as of January 1, 2013. Lightfieldmade a motion, seconded by Helleksonto approve the City to use the federalmileage rate. All yes votes. Motion car-ried.

Chage i Librar Budget:Meade Countys allocation for 2013

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTO

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Health ServiceHOURS Mon.Fri.:8 a.m.12; 1 -5 p.m.

605/967-2644After Hours

Verna Schad: 964-6114 or605-365-6593 (cell)

For all your on-farm tractor, truck &

machinery tire repairs call Dusty.

Leave a message if no answer

I have tubes & most commontires on hand & can order in any

tire of your choice.

WEST RIVER CABLE

TELEVISION

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mi. W & 3 mi. N of Howes, SD

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Hydraulics - A/C - Tires

Car & Light Truck Tires

Shop: 605-985-5007

Cell: 605-441-1168

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MondayFriday: 8 a.m. 5:30 p.m.Saturday: 8 am-Noon

CLOSED: SUNDAYSFor the best in critter care!

Kevin Jensen your friendin real estate

Bogue & BogueLaw offices

Eric BogueCheryl Laurenz Bogue

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BirthdaysGraduations

Anniversary - WeddingsCall Diane Fees

605-748-2210 or 2244

Unit sizes: 5x10, 8x20,

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Steel storage facility

Badlands EnterprisesSamuel C. ORourke, Sr.PO Box 1618, Eagle Butte, SD

605-685-8703

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Septic Tank Pumping

Portable Restrooms

General Contracting

for the Library is $5,390.00. The Citybudgets $20,000 plus what the Countyallocates, so the budget needs to reflectthis amount. Spencer made a motion,seconded by Lightfield to approve thechange in the Librarys budget from$25,000 to $25,390. All yes votes. Mo-tion carried.

West River Cable FrachiseAgreemet:

Council reviewed the agreement andwill be on next meeting.

Meetig Chage:The next scheduled Council Meetingis the same time as the Girls DistrictBasketball game at home. Helleksonmade a motion, seconded by Lightfieldto change the meeting to Wednesday,February 20th at 5:00 PM. Motion car-

ried.Buildig P

Countryside Estation Lot 4, Block 2, spermit for remodel(Rnets, different front bathroom fixtures). motion, seconded bprove the building per

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ARROW TRANSIT SERVICE1st Tuesday & 3rd Wednesday

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AUCTIONS

Lassles Main Street Caf, Bowdle,SD, to be sold as going business,turn key operation, March 20.Gary McCloud Real Estate Auction,605-769-1181 or 948-2333.

EMPLOYMENT

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CUSTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL-Custer Clinic and Custer RegionalSenior Care in beautiful Custer,SD, have full time and PRN (as-needed) RN, LPN and LicensedMedical Assistant positions avail-able. We offer competitive pay andexcellent benefits. New Graduates

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