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Faith Gazette & The Faith Indepndent Since 1910$1.00 (includes tax) Volume 84 No. 47 July 31

Stock Show is almost upon us!The officers have been busy work-ng several months for this yearsvent and have many activitieslanned for the 103rd Annual

Faith Stock Show next week.Tuesday, August 6th, opens

with the Dakota ChampionshipRoping. Ropers will be busy withpen roping, old mens breakaway,

alf roping, ladies breakaway,nd tie-down roping.Wednesday morning opens at

:00 with the livestock judging.The newest event, the BroncMatch & Futurity will be heldhat evening at 7:00. This eventits the best 25 riders against theop 25 broncs.

Kids can bring their horses orikes to the fairgrounds at 1:00or a fun time at Kids Day. The

Ranch Rodeo gets underway thatvening at 6:00.

The Pen of 3 opens Fridays ac-ivities at 8:00 am at the fair-rounds. Cattle producers bringheir best livestock to town forhis event. There is no carnivalhis year but there will be some

un activities for the kids. TheFaith Volunteer Fire Dept. is

ringing blow-up games andaintball fun to town Friday andaturday. These will be set up on

Main Street from 4-11 pm. Forome great rodeo action, take inhe first of the SDRA/NRCAodeos at 5:30 that evening. Youan close out the night under theent dancing to the music of Beer-lingers.

Saturday is the busiest day oftock Show. Registraton for the

Car Show is open from 9-11 am.Rodeo slack is also held at 9:00.The parade My Hero/Heroesheads down Highway 212 at10:00. This years Parade Mar-shalls are Hugh and Eleanor In-galls. The Car Show will be openfor viewing after the parade.There is a BBQ under the tent fol-lowing the parade. Youll want to

be sure to take in the Pie Socialunder the tent, too. Who doesntlike good homemade pie? The kidsgames open again at 4:00. Therodeo action continues with thesecond performance of theSDRA/NRCA rodeo at 5:30. Anddancing under the tent to Beer-slingers rounds out the night.

Join the Faith Volunteer FireDept. for their annual PancakeBreakfast at the fire hall. Theywill be serving from 8:00-9:30.This is their one big fundraiser ofthe year. You dont have to be acowboy to attend the CowboyWorship Service at 10:00 at thefairgrounds. This is open to all de-nomination. The final perform-ance of the SDRA/NRCA rodeo

begins at 1:00.Remember, the exhibit build-

ing is open every day throughoutthe week. This years flower is therose. These may be domestic orwild.

Kids ages 8 and under, boysand girls, are encouraged to enterthe Cookie Contest. This yearscookie is Snickerdoodle.

Get those exhibits ready. Showoff some of your talent. Lets fillthe building this year!

ts Stock Show time again! Practice andpays off for

cowboys eled to New TWTRC Roping.

and Cole TrainOnly Roping re

Trophy SaddlesCash. Also took

winning 6th in thabout 425 teams

they started ropSunday, July 14

up at about 3:30 Ph

ractice and dedication pays off for these localowboys Cody Trainor made the short go with his draw part-er to win the #3 Roping they both recieved 2013 Yamaha 4- Wheel-s and Cash. Cole Trainor also took home a Cactus saddle and cashr winning 6th in the #3. Photo courtesy of LeeAnn Trainor

In my story City Council meestated that Couning Tori Afdahl tming lessons. ThThe motion tha

change the fee fsons to $30, retro21st.

Sorry for any

CorrectioCity Coustory by Lor

Welcome to Faith ... These horses were enjoying the grass near the Faith sign last TA nice western welcome to our small town on the prairie. Photo by


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Daniel Dean Wicks, 51, passedway on Wednesday, July 24,013 at home surrounded by hismily and friends after a three

ear battle with Lou Gehrigs.

Funeral services were held at00 p.m., Monday, July 29, 2013 the Central Meade Countyommunity Center in Union Cen-r with Pastor Harold Delbridgeficiating. Burial followed at theleasant View Cemetery neared Owl.A memorial has been estab-

shed.Dan was born October 16, 1961Ray and Florence (Kari) Wicks.

e grew up at Red Owl and at-nded grade school at Red Owl

nd Enning. He attended oneear of high school in Sturgis and

graduated from Faith HighSchool in 1979, where he partici-pated in rodeo, riding bulls. Hebecame a jack of all trades help-ing at the Red Owl Garage, calv-ing, lambing and driving truck for

Ron Howie and Anders Trucking.He traveled to Oklahoma to workand met the love of his life, AmyHolman.

Dan and Amy were marriedSeptember 30, 1989 and theymade their home on the familyranch at Red Owl. To this unionDan was blessed with two daugh-ters, Emily Paige and AbigailSage.

For all who knew Dan, thesewords best describe him; Loyal,Dedicated, Loving, Willing, Faith-ful, Fun Loving, Quick Witted,Fiery, Caring, Hard Working anda friend who could be counted onno matter what. True to his redhair, he was known to be a littlehot tempered. But beneath hisrough exterior, he had a big softheart that will be missed by allwho knew him.

Ranching was Dans chosenprofession. He worked hard andloved every minute caring for hislivestock. He was a dedicated vol-unteer firefighter and served asdirector for the Marcus Fire De-partment for 11 years.

He leaves behind his wife, AmyWicks, Red Owl; two daughters,Emily (Thane) Escott and AbigailWicks, Red Owl; son Chris (Kel-lie) Herman, Box Elder; grand-son, Conar; granddaughter,Teighlor; two brothers, AndyWicks, Sturgis, Zane (MaryJo)Wicks, Richardton, ND; numer-

ous aunts, uncles, nieces,nephews, and cousins.He was preceded in death by

his parents, Ray and FlorenceWicks and father-in-law, WayneHolman.

Condolences may be sent to thefamily atwww.kinkadefunerals.com

Daniel Dean Wicks

Leonard Jess Linn, 95, Sturgis,passed away Thursday, July 25,2013, at Sturgis Regional Hospi-tal.

Leonard was born September24, 1917, in Arnold, NE, to Fredand Alice (Main) Linn. He grewup in the Dupree area, attendedschool in Dupree, and graduatedin 1936.

Leonard married Violet SmithJune 8, 1944, at Dupree. The first

few years of their married lifewere spent living in a sheepwagon; they eventually pur-

chased the Lars Peterson Ranchnorthwest of Dupree where theyraised their four sons andranched until moving to Sturgisin 2005.

He was the Ziebach County Re-publican Chairman for manyyears. Leonard was a life-longrancher and his favorite past-time was working with his Bel-

gium work horses, Molly andDolly.

Survivors include four sons,Marvin (Deb) Linn, Sturgis,Robert (Vicki) Linn, Newell,Ronald (Amy) Linn, Dupree, andGary Linn, Lead; eight grandchil-dren; nine great-grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death byhis parents; his wife, Violet; twobrothers, Ray and Floyd; and twosisters, Elva and Barbara.

Funeral services were heldTuesday, July 30, 2013, at 1:00p.m. at the United Church ofChrist in Dupree with Rev.Willard Olsen officiating. Burialfollowed at the Dupree Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the

family atwww.kinkadefunerals.com.

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SD and Mott, ND,the result of a fasouthwest of Bisoday, July 27, 2013

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This years 61st Annual Mem-bership Meeting of Golden WestTelecommunications Cooperativescheduled for Saturday, Septem-ber 28th in Wall, SD will find theterms of four directors expiring onthe Cooperatives 15-memberboard of directors.

Terms expiring this year in-clude those of Robert Hansen ofHowes (District I), Kenneth Zick-rick, Jr. of Longvalley (DistrictIV), Dale Guptill of Interior (Dis-trict VI) and Bart Birkeland ofGregory (District VII). Membersresiding in those districts whoqualify under the bylaws of theCooperative, including the incum-bent directors, may run for theexpiring term by circulating and

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Obituaries

Doris E. Talley, 84, of ButteMT, and formerly of Beulah andSpearfish, passed away on July25, 2013 at her home.

Doris E. (Capp) Talley wasborn October 5, 1928, the 9th of

0 children born to Mathias andAnna Capp. She was born on theamily ranch near Faith, SD. Hertrong character and independent

nature was apparent even duringher childhood and she loved to tellf herding sheep from a sheep

wagon with nothing but her dogand a horse for company, swim-ming horses in the local dams andearning to drive her older broth-rs Model T cars. She lived in

Faith during the school year to at-end high school and work partime at the local hotel until her

graduation in 1946. She loved todance and during this time met

Harvey Talley at one of the localSaturday night dances. It was thebeginning of a lifelong romancenterrupted briefly by World WarI with Harvey serving in the Eu-opean- theater and Doris getting

her Elementary Teaching certifi-ate from Black Hills State

Teachers College in SpearfishSD.

They were married May 3,947 in Sturgis, SD and startedut their marriage living in aheep wagon on the Talley Family

Ranch at Opal, SD. Over the nexteveral years, Doris taught ruralchool until 1951 when they

bought a ranch in Red Canyonouth of Beulah, Wyoming. Theypent the next 49 years in the

anyon where they raised fourhildren, Pat, Peggy, Charlotte

and Dick, as well as serving as ahome away from home for nu-merous other kids. Doris alwayshad a large garden and was avery accomplished seamstress,ewing all of her 3 daughters

prom formals and weddingdresses.

She and Harvey built theirwn home together which in-luded a great room that rarelyeated less than 20 people for

Christmas dinner each year, com-plete with roast wild turkey andTom and Jerrys. They lovedheir years on the ranch and Sun-

day visitors usually were treatedo a ride up the creek in the

back of the truck to check thesprings and look at the cattle. Atrong lifelong advocate for chil-

dren, Doris drove a 4-wheeleddrive feeder bus from the ranch toBeulah for 24 years deliveringchool kids to the big bus whichook them on to Sundance. She

also worked several years as apart time postmistress at theBeulah Post Office. Doris andHarvey retired from the ranch in

999 and move to Spearfish, SD;ventually moving to Sandstone

Manor. In 2010, she moved toMarquis Suites in Butte, MT to be

near her son and his family whereshe lived until her death.

Doris is survived by her fourchildren and their families, Pat(Rob) Graham, Weatherford, TX,Peggy (Doug) Livingston, New-castle, WY, Charlotte (Cris) Mel-lott, Spearfish, SD and Dick(Kim) Talley, Butte, MT.

Her 20 grandchildren and 6great-grand children were herpride and joy: Clint and AbbieConnally and son, Nash; Mattand Jennifer Connally; JamieGraham; Lindsey Graham;Leslie and Max Morris anddaughters, Alyssa and Julie;Kaitlyn Livingston; Mitch andErin Mellott; Levi and ShaunaMellott, daughter, Autumn andsons, Jesse and Reese; Krystaland Zach Steele; Wade Habeck,Savannah and Paisley; Marty

and Trisha Habeck; ChristinaTalley; and Shane Talley.Doriss sisters Hazel Burge,

Mae (Ken) Donnenwirth andbrother Earl Capp survive her.She was preceded in death by herhusband Harvey, parents andbrothers Howard, LaVern,Charles, William, Donno andHarry Capp as well as numerousbrother and sister-in-laws andmany dear friends.

Visitation for Doris will be 5-7PM, Thursday, August 1, 2013 atFidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel inSpearfish. Funeral Services willbe at 11:00 AM, Friday, August 2,2013 at the Spearfish UnitedMethodist Church. Interment willfollow at Black Hills National

Cemetery.Arrangements are under the

care of Fidler-Isburg FuneralChapels and Crematory Serviceof Spearfish. Online condolencesmay be written at www.fidler-is-burgfuneralchapels.com

Doris E. Talley

Funeral services for Larry Fid-dler, 54, of Promise, SD, wereheld Tuesday, July 23, at theLakota Cultural Center, EagleButte with Ron Black Bird andDana Dupris officiating. Musicwas provided by Wakiyan MazaDrum Group. A feed followed,with burial afterward at the Fid-dler Ranch Cemetery. Casket-bearers were Mike Shaving,Richard Walters, Mike Kennedy,Ted Eagle, Steve Brings Plenty,Tom Carlson, Mike Jewett, Den-nis Rousseau, Romey Gunville,Elvis Handboy, Chad Olson, John

Garreau, Rick Rousseau andRobert Walters.

Larry Keith Fiddler was bornon November 20th, 1958 at theold Cheyenne River Agency to

Alta Swimmer Swiftbird andLeonard Moses Fiddler. He en-tered the Spirit World on July17th, 2013 at his home in Prom-ise.

Larry was raised by his Grand-

mother Elsie and GrandfatherAlex Garreau down at the oldCottonwood Place and in the com-munity of Swift Bird. When hewas school age, he lived in thedorms and attended school inEagle Butte.

Larry had many hobbies andinterests, sang with the drumgroup, the First Americans, was a

Fancy Dancer and then decidedhe would try out cowboying for awhile. Everyone that knew himwhen he was younger, knew hewas hell on wheels until he methis first wife, Darlyn Garreau,and they started their family in1987. They had two boys, Justand Lucas, who he was veryproud of, and who he saidchanged his life. He suffered theloss of his first wife in 2000 butmanaged to keep going for hisfamily. He met Tanya Olson laterthat year and considered himselflucky to gain two more children,Tyler and Larissa. They weremarried in Timber Lake March17th 2001, and continued to makea home for their family down inPromise.

Larry worked in many differ-ent programs for the Tribe andfound his niche in Law Enforce-ment he joked that the crimerate dropped when they got himworking on the right side of theLaw. He also worked for PrairieManagement, Game, Fish andParks and was the Administra-

Larry Fiddler

tive Officer for thfound his true caecutive Director oHabitat for Humcharisma, friendliedge of the cultuwith volunteers country who camand renovate houvation.

He was best kntagious laughter his fearlessness and for his humbsionate dedicatieveryone and anyit. His greatest jways will be, famgratitude for eaearth.

He is surviveTanya; children TOlson, Just Lawrence, Lucatwo grandchildrenand Claire Olson;Mike, Terry andDee and John LeBeau and SevJr., Dane LeBeauCarlson; aunts, Mand Alice JewettFiddler; many wonieces and nepheand nephews anfamily of brothersshared his laught

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Faith News By Loretta Passolt

CentralMeade County NewsBy Sandy Rhoden

Opal Area NewsBy Kay Ingalls

Central Meade County cooledff a bit for the weekend afterome fairly warm temperatures.he Union Center area receivedlose to 2 inches of rain on

Wednesday night of last week.

Rain is still a welcome sight inur area.

Francie and Paige Brink re-urned home after a great

Alaskan Cruise on the HollandAmerica Line. One of the high-

ghts included salmon fishing atKetchikan. They were able to see

whale, seals, eagles and DawesGlacier. Francie had a pictureaken with Charles Stanley andhey enjoyed the food and all thepecial activities on the cruise.

Larry and I traveled to Denvero attend the Western Conserva-ive Summit over the weekend.

We enjoyed many great speakersuch as Mike Huckabee and Ted

Cruz. We met and shook handswith Governor Walker of Wiscon-in, Allen West, and Dr. James

Dobson of Focus on the Family.We enjoyed a great weekend withmany wonderful people.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rallywill be upon us very soon. The

buzz of motorcycles has notseemed to be heard as early asprevious years. Typically by theend of July the two wheelers havebeen rolling by Hwy 34 in largernumbers.

Teen Camp is taking place thisweek at Cedar Canyon BibleCamp. It will be the last camp ofthe summer.

Soon, football practice as wellas volleyball practices will re-sume at Faith and other schools.They will begin some time in mid

August.The Faith parade will take

place on August 10 at 10:00 am.The Ranchers Round Up will

be on Friday, August 16.Central Meade County friends

and family of Danny and AmyWicks are mourning the loss ofDanny Wicks of Red Owl. Hebravely faced and fought the bat-tle of the incurable Lou Gehrig's

Disease. Funeral services wereheld at the Central MeadeCounty Community Center inUnion Center on Monday at 1:00pm. More details to be shared ata later date.

Monday night, Dwayne andZona Vig watched the Kid's Play-day in Newell that CheyenneWinkler has organized for themonth of July. Enjoyed watching

the grandkids in their ridingevents.Barbara and Cheri Fogelman

and Dave's daughters Jessica andher children and Stacy arrived atthe Glenn Fogelman ranch onSunday evening to lend a helpinghand and to visit. One of themdrove Glenn and Margaret toRapid City on Monday for theirmedical appointment.

Spud and Bernice Lemmelwent to Spearfish on Monday soSpud could keep a dental appoint-ment. Tuesday, they went toRapid City for an eye appoint-ment and back on Wednesdaywith the pickup and trailer tohaul some carpeting from Rapidto Sturgis for Rorey Lemmel.

Monday, Tracy and Justin In-galls went to Sturgis to leave offTracy's car for repairs, thenpicked up Tracy's sister DebraPrice and they went up toSpearfish to visit their Aunt Doriswho is ill.

Jo Dee Ingalls, Laura Meyerand children stopped briefly atour place on Tuesday evening sogreat grandma got a chance tohold new baby Nevaeh Jo andBrycen got to play. You know sheis just as cute and precious as shecan be.

Carmen Heidler reported an-other week of haying other thanthe day they got 1/2 inch of rainand John made a trip to Pierre forrepairs. All fixed up and finishedhaying this week.

Thursday afternoon, CheyenneWinkler and children and Lorifrom Iowa came to the Dwayne

Vigs for a visit. Hope Vig stoppedfor a while and then she and Mor-gan Vig took cake and ice creamup to Merle Vig for his birthday.Cheyenne and family stayed forsupper and JT, Kelsey and Brixiecame for supper, too.

Thursday was Spud Lemmel

and granddaughter BriannaHaines birthdays so Spud andBernice joined other family mem-ber and took in the Days of 76 inDeadwood. Bernice's sister MaryMurray also went.

Marlin and Ethel Ingalls went

to White Owl evening to help Buddy Howie celday.

Rod, Tracy anwent to Belle FouCity on Thursdments and return

Dan and Deladaughters came day visiting her Marie Ingalls. O

were out drivinga brief visit withnice Lemmel ansay hi to Kay Ingthem again. On Sthey left to visit in Grand Forks, N

Dwayne Vig flone day this weekment and Zona drcould take care oand Dwayne couland into the hayf

Rod, Tracy, Jand Kay Ingalls tate auction neafor the Dean Alleand Carmen Feewere also there.

Sunday evenin

at Dwayne and Zothe following VDebbie, Gary, Barry, Cheryl, Rygan, Matthew, Brixie.

We had 80s most of last week.We had a big thunderstorm passthrough here early Thursdaymorning giving us plenty of thun-der and lightning. Reports intown were an inch, although theofficial gauge at the airport said

.74. Looks like a chance of rainalmost every day this week!

Condolences to the family ofDan Wicks. Dan passed awayThursday from ALS (Lou GerhigsDisease). His service was heldthis past Monday. I didnt knowthe man personally but he soundslike he was a great guy and willbe missed by many.

Condolences also to the familyof Leonard Linn. Leonard was along time Dupree area rancher.He, too, will be missed by many.

Also to the family of Doris Tal-ley. Her services are this Fridayin Spearfish. She is related to theCapps around here.

Craigand Becky Ness re-turned early last week from visit-ing Beckys relatives in Sibley,Iowa.

Craig and Becky also went tothe Days of 76 parade in Dead-wood over the weekend. They vis-ited Robin Short Baldwin at herclothing shop on Main Street inSturgis while they were overthere. She is gearing up for therally. Craig and Becky enjoyedlunch at The Knuckle.

Dennis and Janet Fernaustopped in Faith last week andvisited with Sharon Anderson.They had dinner at Lonnys SteakHouse with Craig and Becky

Ness.Diane Isaacs rode over to

Spearfish with John and DebbieCapp last Friday to pick up hervehicle that was in the repairshop. She spent the weekend thenand attended the Ritter Family

Reunion at the park in Spearfish.Cindy Escott went to Black

Hawk on Friday and spent theweekend at sister Carolyn andLarry Neumann's. Jim, Jodi, Ali-cia, and Alexis Escott from West-minster, CO also spent theweekend there. Jeannie Escottcame out, from Rapid City, tovisit everyone and all of themwent to the Ritter Reunion inSpearfish Park, on Saturday. Itwas a beautiful day to be in thepark and they had a greatturnout with Ritters from SouthDakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Min-nesota, and Nevada in atten-dance. Cindy did some shoppingon Sunday and came home.

Tammy and Jessica Slettenwere overnight guests of Wayneand Karen Sletten on Thursdaynight.

Dan & Jayne Jordan, Sarahand Jeremy Gann, Tammy andJessica Sletten, Georgia Feist,Tyler and Rachel Caspers andfamily, Lynn Wellumson andMarsha Velenchenko were Satur-day eveing supper guests at theCarl Engwall family home. Theoccasion was the 57th anniver-sary of Wayne and Karen Sletten.

Paul and I went to Rapid Citylast Friday afternoon to take inthe car races that night. Dave and

Eldora joined usanother good nigheat and fourth the main. We dithe pits to visit the races as theworks display fro

when they were rwas too dark to gterwards. They hplay! Paul, I anthe night at DavMelissa and I didSaaturday morntook in a few headed home shon Saturday.

Dean and Susain Faith this pasflew them into thThey will be herShow, and a littlSusans honor yehaving their reunShow. I imagine ing some of their too.

I cant believetime already! Negust 6th opens acDakota ChampiThis event takesteers to get it dneeds to have peoto see you in Fait

The exhibit beveryday of Stowelcome Open Exhibits cover alTake a look at twhat you might hsurprised at wha

Here we are again, anotherirecracker Open done andne. We had a great turnout of

players, which made up 9ams of 5. We did have anotherautiful day for golfing.The first place team was Tim

aversie, Mike Croezer, Craigess, Wade Nelson and Josh Leeth a score of 29. Second place

ent to Travis Grueb, Kim Jones,

Doron Shaff, Mykal Shaff andColt Haines with a score of 31;and third place went to MorrisGustafson, Dave Fisher, MattButtsavage, Glenn Palmer andLaura Hildebrandt with a score of32.

As always, we invite everybodyto come out and enjoy the course.Its been in good shape and is lotsof fun to golf.

Firecracker Open By Beth Grueb


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The families of Janice Hansen would like express our sincere appreciation for every ac

thought of kindness shown during the recent lour loved one! Thank You for your condolencprayers, visits, food, floral arrangements a

memorial fund donations. We are truly blessedin a caring community!

Gary Dodie and Duane

Marilyn and JarvisRobin and Brian

Gary II and Jackie and F

Babies and toddlers arent theonly ones who need immuniza-tions. Parents should be awarethat their pre-teens and college

freshmen also need to be vacci-nated, says a state health official.

College freshmen who live indorms and unvaccinated kids en-tering high school are at high riskfor meningococcal disease andshould be vaccinated, said Dr.Lon Kightlinger, state epidemiol-ogist for the Department ofHealth. And 11 and 12-year-oldsneed a booster shot for pertussis.

Meningococcal disease is a bac-terial infection resulting in in-flammation of the tissuescovering the brain and spinalcord. Symptoms include fever, se-vere headache, stiff neck, vomit-ing and a rash. Ten to 14 percentof people with the disease die andup to 19 percent of survivors may

suffer permanent disabilitiessuch as hearing loss, limb ampu-tations or brain disease. SouthDakota typically reports threecases of meningococcal disease ayear. To date in 2013, four caseshave been reported.

Meningococcal vaccine is avail-able from family health careproviders and campus studenthealth centers. The departmentprovides the vaccine for 11 to 18-year-olds who are eligible for thefederal Vaccines for Children Pro-gram (Medicaid eligible, Native

American or Alaskan Native,

uninsured or underinsured). Thevaccine is free for these childrenbut providers may charge an ad-ministration fee.

Whooping cough, or pertussis,is a serious illness that causes un-controllable coughing, rib frac-tures, pneumonia, loss ofconsciousness and even death. In-fants are at highest risk, withtwo-thirds of those under age 1infected needing hospitalization.There have been 11 pertussiscases reported in South Dakota todate in 2013; three of those caseshave been younger than 1.

A pertussis vaccine boosterdose is recommended at 11-12

years when immuwane. The initial is given to childre4 months, 6 m

months, and 4-6 yThe departmen

childhood series cough vaccine andose free for 11Providers may chistration fee.

Find a vaccindoh.sd.gov/local-oproviders/. Learnmeningitis or whodoh.sd.gov/diseaseeasefacts/.

Pre-teens, college freshmen need back to scimmunizations

Kaydin Davis ... 11 year old daughter of Zach ais the 2013 Little Britches World Champion Junior G

ing Champion. The rodeo was held in Pueblo, Color

8th in the first go, 2nd in the second go, 2nd in th

the average title and buckle, and won a buckle, sad

boots, feed supplies, and a boot rack.

AnnaIn the fall of 1976, I was sitting

n the Faith Sale Barn looking touy a load of calves. From myantage point of being seatedhree-quarters up in the center ofhe bleachers, I noticed a woman

moving about greeting peopleere and there, visiting a bit andhen moving on. Eventually she

worked her way up to where Iwas seated. She greeted me; roomwas made for her and she sat

own. She introduced herself, Im Anna Bachman. Then in aery friendly fashion she askedbout me, being new to the Faithrea since January of that year.he needed to know more than

ust my name: where we hadome from; what ranch we weren; about the wife and family.he calf sale for the time beingad been put on hold. Then,

maybe to balance the scale of in-ormation being exchanged, she

wanted me to notice a man seated

o our left. In 1976 before thecale ring was installed, theleachers formed sort of a half cir-e divided with two passage ways

o the front by which you couldlimb a stairway up the bleach-rs. On that curved section to oureft she pointed out of the crowd,

man, saying, Thats my son,onnie. She then gave a littleigh and said, Isnt he hand-ome? There could only be oneight answer to that question and

was easy. He was handsome,nd now in the year 2013, Ron

Bachman still is a handsome fel-low.

She then became interested inthe calf sale. What weight ofcalves did I want to buy? I toldher that I was looking to buysome 4 wt calves. Now withoutbenefit of the sale ring scale, abuyer was left with his own deter-mination of the weight of the cat-tle being sold in the ring. Whenthe cattle were sold, they wentout the door and onto a scale. Thetrue weight was then flashed on ascreen above the heads of the auc-tioneers. Order buyers of that era,I believe, were born with a scalein their heads. They were verygood at judging the weight ofevery critter that came into thesale ring. Anna then asked mewhat the calves presently in thesale ring weighed. I replied thatI wasnt a very good judge of calfweights. Anna then made a guessof the weight of the current pen ofcalves. When they were sold and

scaled, the weight that wasflashed up showed that she wasin the ball park.But she ex-claimed at how poorly she haddone and asked me again to givea guess on this next pen. I beggedoff, mostly trying to save myselffrom a big embarrassment. See-ing someone else she now neededto greet, Anna again expressed awarm welcome to the Faith areaand said that she looked forwardto meeting my family.

A while later as I worked myway down out of the bleachers to

the dividing passage way, I hearda voice say, Hey Davey Paul,come here. The voice was BryceButlers and he had a big laugh-ing smile on his face. How muchdid she cost you? Bryce asked. Ididnt know how to answer himbecause I didnt understand whathe was saying. Did you and Annabet on the calf weights? he askedme. Oh no, Im not good at that,I told Bryce. Well, you would by

now been some dollars lighter ifyou had tried to match weightswith Anna, for Anna is as good at

judging weights as anyone heretoday, Bryce laughingly said aswe parted.

Over the years that followed, ifI chanced to meet Anna in Faith,I always received a warm firstname greeting. A true apprecia-tion for how genuine these greet-ings were, came home to meabout 1980. Our family had at-tended Sunday morning cowboychurch and parade at the FaithStock Show. We then made ourway to the Faith City Park to eatour picnic dinner. While we wereenjoying our lunch I looked acrossthe park at other families doing

the same. In the midst of thispark full of picnickers, I spotted

Anna slowly going from family tofamily, warmly greeting one andall. Ill always remember AnnaBachman as a special lady ofFaith, SD.

Memories of the Past

The Faith Public/School Li-rary provides e-books (electronicooks) and audio books to those

who enjoy reading books on elec-ronic devices such as MP3 play-rs, flash drives, Nooks and

Kindles.This is a program for those of

you who have computer Internetaccess and would like to check out-books and audio books. Its im-

portant to share that we have twoprograms that offer services.First, we belong to a consortiumr group of libraries that have aollection from which to borrow;

and the other program is calledAdvantage. We will be orderingmore selections in our Advantageprogram. The titles that we order

rom this program would be titleshat we would own. Please keepooking on the Faith School siten the Library page for more in-ormation. This service is only an

additional means and is in noway a replacement to books.

You can start by going to theFaith School website, scroll downo the Library wiki click on the

word Library, click onhttp://southdakota.lib.overdrive.cm . Call the library for the stepy step instructions if you do not

know your library card numberr you can sign up for one! This

service is called Overdrive. Ifbooks are unavailable, go aheadand place them on hold. Placingbooks in your cart, does not meanthat you are purchasing them,you are keeping them for a shortamount of time to check out justlike the library circulation. Thetime limit for checking out thesematerials are: holds for threedays, with a maximum of fiveholds at one time. Check outtime depends on the device towhich materials are downloaded -it can be seven, fourteen, ortwenty-one days.You will be al-lowed to check out up to threeitems at one time. Downloadthe materials to specific devicesby using the menu. Go ahead and

download these programs at nocharge. Enjoy and have fun ex-ploring this service! You cancome in the library or you can dothis on your home computer thathas connection to theInternet. We can view patronusage that increase our libraryoverall circulation.

If you have any questions or toget your patron number, pleasecontact the library @ 967-2262!We are excited to expand ourservice and help our communitymembers enjoy the lifetime ofreading.

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Grand River RoundupBy Betty Olson

Attorney General Marty Jack-ley is warning South Dakota con-sumers and business ownersabout transient paving and roof-

ing scams that are heavily target-ing South Dakota citizens. The

Attorney Generals ConsumerProtection Division and local LawEnforcement across the statehave received numerous com-plaints about out-of-state tran-sients going door-to-doorpromising low estimates becauseof left over materials from a com-pleted project down the road orneeding to keep crews busy be-tween jobs. Consumers and busi-ness owners are reporting poorquality jobs at exaggerated prices,often double or triple what wasoriginally quoted.

Every single year our Con-sumer Protection Division re-ceives numerous complaints

against transient contractors,said Jackley. Their main goal isto trick consumers into makinghasty decisions in purchasing aninferior product, generally at aninflated price. Catching the con-sumer or business off guard istheir most effective tactic.

Here are a few precautionsthat may help prevent becominga victim:

Do not be pressured into aquick agreement.

Request a written contactspecifying in detail the work to bedone and the agreed upon price.

Be cautious if cash-onlyterms are required.

Do not make full payment be-

fore the job is satpleted.

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they were satisfieGet bids from

to compare pricesConsumers h

right-to-cancel, wstated on the rece

Sellers must sumer with a copor receipt at the tThis receipt musof the sale, the naof the merchant, ato the buyer of hicancel the contadays. After propthe seller has 10your money.

Remember thoffer does not reqthe work done im

not get pressuredAsk to see

South Dakota talaw requires all products or servicrent South Dakotractors excise tremember that evmay have this licmean that you wcate them once thplete.

Contact the AttConsumer Protec1-800-300-1986 [email protected] or concerns regacontractors.

Jackle warns of transpaving and roofing scatargeting the state

The quarter of an inch of raine received on Wednesday didntow the haying down much. Har-est has started, nights are get-ng cooler, and summer will soonive way to fall.

Every year Basin Electricponsors a legislative tour for sev-ral South Dakota legislators andhis year I got to take their verynteresting tour. The tour started

Monday afternoon with a back-round presentation followed by aoast beef supper at Rushmorelectric Coop in Rapid City.here were six west river legisla-

ors there, besides me the othergislators from this area wereep. Liz May, Rep. Gary Cam-

mack, and Rep. Dean Schrempp.After supper we drove to the

irport for our flight on Basinlectrics jet to Bismarck, accom-anied by Basin Electric CEO An-rew Serri. Steve Tomac, thebbyist for Basin, met us at theirport and hauled us to the

motel. Six SD east river legisla-ors flew up and joined us for thevening social gathering.

Early Tuesday morning allwelve South Dakota legislatorsoarded a bus for an informationession and continental breakfastt Basin Electric headquarters.fter breakfast we got back on

he bus to tour Basin Electricsntelope Valley Station north-est of Beulah. Antelope Valley islignite-based electric generating

tation with a capacity of 900,000ilowatts that cost $1.9 billion touild. The power plant is part of$4 billion energy complex that

ncludes the Coteau FreedomMine, the nations largest ligniteoal mine, and the Great Plains

ynfuels Plant, the nations onlyommercial size coal gasificationlant.

The Great Plains Synfuelslant is located adjacent to Ante-pe Valley and is owned by a sub-diary of Basin Electric.ollowing a tour of the modeloom and a video about the gasi-cation process, we had lunch athe plant before getting back onhe bus to tour the nearby Free-om Mine.Antelope Valley annually con-

umes around 5.2 million tons ofgnite supplied from the Freedom

Mine. The Freedom Mine pro-uces approximately 15 million

tons of lignite coal annually. Themine supplies lignite to twopower plants, Antelope Valleyand Leland Olds Station, and alsoprovides lignite to the GreatPlains Synfuels gasificationplant.

At the Freedom Mine, lignite isfound about 100 feet below thesurface and the overburden is re-moved by walking draglinesweighing 13 million pounds thatrun on electricity. We were al-lowed in the dragline to watch theoperation. The booms reach 215feet tall (17 stories!) and 340 feetlong (a football field!). It has12,000 horsepower and eachbucket on the dragline holds 123cubic yards, equal to 2,700bushels of wheat!

Local farmers and ranchersutilize over 10,000 acres of landreclaimed from the mine by graz-ing cattle on grasslands and rais-ing cash crops on cropland. Themines reclamation efforts are

amazing, the Antelope power sta-tion has invested $322 million inenvironmental equipment andcontrols for protecting land, airand water, and the gasificationplant has invested $130 millionfor environmental systems andfacilities. Id like to say that myhouse is as clean and pristine asthese facilities are, but Id belying!

The United States has one-fourth of the worlds supply ofcoal. We have four times more en-ergy in our coal reserves than allthe oil in Saudi Arabia. Unfortu-nately, Pres. Obamas war on coalhas caused about 50 coal poweredelectric plants to close and he hasthe rest of the coal industry in his

gun sights. Electric companiesand coal mines across the countryare very worried about the havoches causing, using agencies likethe EPA to close down the indus-try. Pierre journalist Bob Mercerrecently wrote an article aboutObamas war on coal entitled Alump of coal from PresidentObama.

From Mercers article: SouthDakota Rural Electric Associationexecutive director Ed Andersonsays every coal-fired electricityplant will be taxed out of businessunder the Clean Air regulationsdeclared today by PresidentBarack Obama. Specifically the

president wants to apply regula-tions to carbon dioxide emissions.Sen. John Thune was first ofSouth Dakotas congressional del-egation to declare his opposition,calling it a national energy taxon Americans who are alreadystruggling in the sluggish econ-omy. Thune estimated the aver-age household will pay $1,400more annually and 500,000 jobswill be lost as energy prices climb

20 percent.ObamaCare isnt the only pro-

gram from this administrationthat will inflict financial pain andsuffering on the American people!

The temperature was 43 de-grees when we got up Fridaymorning and only 39 degrees atdaybreak on Saturday. We tookBob Hanson with us to RanchersCamp southeast of Meadow Sat-urday evening and even thoughwe wore jackets, we about froze!Lester Longwood said it was only35 degrees at his house thatmorning! We enjoyed listening toPastor Michael Brandt speakafter Tracy Buer entertained uswith several wonderful songs andgave his testimony. Thank you

both so much!Reub got a treatment from

Mary Eggebo on Thursday andthen took me out for dinner to cel-ebrate our wedding anniversary.Sunday afternoon we drove toSpearfish to help Pastor Brad andLinda Abelseth celebrate their50th wedding anniversary at thePavilion in Spearfish Park. Thebig crowd gathered to help thecouple celebrate 50 years of wed-ded bliss included two of BradsEggebo relatives from Norway. Itwas a wonderful evening con-gratulations to a delightful cou-ple!

These wedding anniversariesreminded me of this old story:

A nearsighted ministerglanced at the note that Mrs.Jones had sent to him by anusher. The note read: "Bill Joneshaving gone to sea, his wife de-sires the prayers of the congrega-tion for his safety."

Failing to observe the punctu-ation, he startled his audience byannouncing: "Bill Jones, havinggone to see his wife, desires theprayers of the congregation forhis safety."

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The Garden GateBy Karen Englehart, Master Gardener

SDSU Extension - Perkins Co.

Walking ClassroomThis past week the West River

Regional Extension HorticultureDepartment held a Hands onTraining for Master Gardeners.Geraldine Peck, Joyce Orwickand Karen Englehart joined 22others on a six hour walking tourof various garden sites in RapidCity as part of the Continuing Ed-ucation program for Master Gar-deners to update and renew theircertification as Master Garden-ers. There is always somethingnew to learn and this session wasam packed. A good hat, walking

shoes and a bottle of water wereneeded accessories.

First on the agenda was look-ng at some vegetable garden

specimens that were severelymisshapen and clearly had aproblem. As seen in these photosboth were suffering from herbi-cide drift, namely 2-4 D. Even

though the zucchini managed tosurvive the attack (still bloomingand setting on fruit) the fruit it

produces should not be eaten.The herbicide 2-4 D stays in theplant, transfers through the plantto the fruit and ultimately willend up in your system if you eatthe zucchini, tomatoes, beans orwhatever in your garden has beendamaged by the herbicide. Youneed to destroy the whole planteven though it may be loadedwith fruit.

Although 2-4 D is the herbicideof choice to kill broad leaf weeds,it is notorious for drifting towhere it is not wanted. Careshould be taken to not endangeryour neighbors plants. 2-4 D,once applied to the offendingweeds today can be a danger to-morrow if the temperature andconditions are right. This herbi-cide can rise up from the weedsand drift to the good plants caus-ing the damage you see in thesephotos, perhaps to a lesser de-

gree. This action is called outgassing. As with all chemicals,read and follow the manufac-

turers instructions as to applica-tion and appropriate weather con-ditions.

As the day went on we ob-served various trees, shrubs andherbaceous plants with varyingtroubles, insect damage, aphids,fungi, and soil deficiencies. Overan hour was spent walking withDr. John Ball through the arbore-tum along Rapid Creek, observingdifferent trees species as well as

trees with stresses, diseases,being planted too deep, too closetogether, and errors in mainte-nance.

The day concluded at thedemonstration gardens near theCanyon Lake Senior Citizen Cen-ter. That garden as well as theChildrens Garden were lookinga little sad due to being hit by atleast two hail storms and nastyground fleas. No chemicals areused in the garden therefore theground fleas were much happierthan the plants.

Remember to pamper thosepumpkins for the 2013 PumpkinFest heaviest pumpkin contest Oct.19th.

"We come from the earth, we re-

turn to the earth, and in betweenwe garden."Unknown

Climatologically, the middle ofuly brings the warmest period ofe year for the state. This weekat climatology is being borne

ut with heat advisories overarts of the state because of ex-ssive heat and humidity, saidennis Todey, SDSU Extensionlimatologist."With the extreme heat, comes

dditional stress for crops and

ttle to handle, as well as addi-onal water use requirements,"e said.

Despite the recent dryness inme areas, crop conditions have

eld steady or improved over thest several weeks. However, be-use of the early season wet andol conditions, crops are delayeddevelopment. Only 6 percent ofrn is tasseling compared to the

ve-year average of 9 percent.Todey said that at this pointe situation is not a huge con-rn, but bears watching duringe rest of the season."The main issue could arise

ter, as delayed developmentoes into the fall season, wheree timing of a hard freeze could

mpact yield at harvest," Todeyaid.

From a precipitation perspec-ve, Todey said the last monthas proved interesting across theate."Conditions generally have

ried over the state, slowing ad-tional drought recovery. Inme locations precipitation has

een notably low," he said, point-g out that Milesville in Haakonounty had its fifth driest oncord from mid-June to mid-Julyith only 0.33 inches of precipita-on; and during the same time-

frame, Martin has been seconddriest.

Todey noted that other climatestations in south central SouthDakota ranked as the top 10 dri-est. In contrast, he said, over thelast 30 days several northeaststations have received as much as8.18 inches, recorded at the ClearLake station.

"Several other stations from

Bryant to Webster have also beenranked as the top 10 wettestcounties. Some notable wet loca-tions west of the Missouri Riverinclude Murdo in Jones Countyand Ludlow in Harding County,both of which have been in the topfive wettest," Todey said.

Laura Edwards, SDSU Exten-sion Climate Field Specialist,added that these numbers indi-cate the extreme variability, aswell as winners and losers so farthis year with precipitation.

"The fortunate aspect is, un-like last year, the dry areas havefollowed a relatively wet springeasing some of the impact of thedryness," Edwards said "Whileconditions have been similarly

dry to last year in a few places,the wetter spring has alleviatedmajor issues so far. Temperaturesoverall have been fairly moderateover most crop areas limiting ad-ditional dryness problems."Looking ahead

New outlooks from NOAA'sClimate Prediction Center for Au-gust and the August-October pe-riod, Todey said indicate nostrong trends in temperature orprecipitation.

"There have been no consistentpatterns showing up in the cli-mate computer models to this

point. Climatologically, by lateJuly, precipitation chances fall offwhile temperatures increase.This is consistent with what wehave experienced this year. Butthere are still some chances forprecipitation coming through theend of the month over most of thestate," Todey said.

Edwards said in the near fu-ture we are not likely to see any

further drought improvement inthe drought covered areas of thesouthwest.

"With warm temperatures andlimited chances for precipitationin that region for the next one tothree months, there is little op-portunity to make conditions bet-ter. For now, we hope thatconditions hold steady," Edwardssaid.

Most of the cropping areas inEast River are currently droughtfree; but she said some dry soilsdo exist.

"Two dry weeks could intro-duce issues quickly especiallyduring the reproductive period ofcorn occurring now," Edwardssaid. "The high water crop water

demands can dry soils quicklywithout additional precipitation.Thus, some additional timelyrains will be needed to ensurecontinued good growing condi-tions."

To learn more visit,

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The Prairie Doc PerspectiveThe telltale heart

Do you remember the shortstory The Tell-Tale Heart byEdgar Allan Poe? It ends withthese words: no, no! They heard! they

suspected! they KNEW! theywere making a mockery of my hor-ror! and now again! hark!louder! louder! louder!

Villains! I shrieked, Iadmit the deed! tear up the

planks! here, here! It is the beat-ing of his hideous heart!

I have a real story of a telltaleheart. His wife almost had to

force him to come to the E.R. Shesaid he was unusually irritable.Although he typically kidded withme, this evening the smile wasgone. He complained of a throb-bing abdominal discomfort thatspread into a tearing pain into hisback. On exam he had a pulsatingabdominal mass and upon listen-ing with the stethoscope I couldhear a repeating and prominent

whoosh. My patient had the tell-tale indications of a dissecting ab-dominal aortic aneurysm.

The aorta is the largest bloodvessel that extends from the topof the heart and it provides oxy-genated blood to virtually everycell in the body. It is a multi-lay-ered, high-pressure hose thatarches upward and around send-ing tributaries to neck and brain,arms and then down through thechest past the diaphragm. Once itreaches the abdomen, the aortasends branches to bowels, kid-neys, and finally splits to the twofemoral arteries providing blood

for the legs.We measure the continuouspressure exerted within the aortain millimeters of mercury, and itspressures on average range from120 down to 80, but in a hyper-tensive person this can be muchhigher. After many years of suchpressure, and especially afteryears of smoking, the walls of thismighty vessel can weaken and

blood can split inters of the vessel,and finally ruptu

the vessel, causdeath.

Some 14,000 from this conditionthat would be screening occurredid not die, but hgery and within hing to his aorta Now, something later, he is still awith me.

I saw him lasttened to the beatious, not hideous, h

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Kate Scott, a high school goatyer from North Carolina, stoppedn her way home from the

NHSRA Finals to tie goats atRopes and Goats on July 23,

013. But the high-money win-er of the evening was Kailyn

Groves who won the T-Shirt withhe theme, Give it all you got,ut give God the Glory.

There was lots of tough compe-ition with 61 entries. Harland

Groves won $5 for reciting Psalm2:9 Do not be like the horse orhe mule, which have no under-tanding but must be controlledy bit and bridle or they will notome to you.

Thanks to all of the volunteerswho make it possible for kids of

ll ages to improve their skills inhe rodeo arena. The last Ropesnd Goats of the season is July0. The Bible verse to memorizes 1 Peter 5:8

Ropes and Goats Results-Everyone gets three head.

Jr Jr Boys/Girls Goat Rib-bon Snatching:Kaycee Groves 26.69 $35Treg Thorstenson 36.89 $21Bobby Brewer 38.33 $14

Jr Girls Goat Tying:Mikenzy Miller 28.05 $45Kailyn Groves 28.80 $27Jayden Shoemaker 33.00 $18

Jr Boys Goat Tying:Cole Brewer 38.34 $75

Sr Girls Goat Tying:Shayna Miller 23.49 $88Katy Miller 23.69 $66Kaitlin Peterson 24.60 $44Karlee Peterson 27.11 $22

Jr Jr Boys/Girls Break-away:Treg Thorstenson 9.75 (on 2 hd)$20

Jr Girls Breakaway:Kailyn Groves 17.28 (on 2 hd)$60

Jr Boys Breakaway:Trevor Olson 9.08 (on 2 hd)$75

Sr Girls Breakaway:

The came from far awa to Ropes and Goats

The Prairie Doc Perspective

Dr. Richard Holms, MD

Investing in our kidsThink back to the days of

school lunches, study guides andlate night homework.

Sure the days seemed long andwe may have been more excitedabout the big game that nightthan algebra, but what we alllearned in the classroom gave usthe foundation we needed for fu-ture education and jobs.

Ive always believed that deci-sions are best made at the locallevel and this includes decisionsrelating to our education system.Recently, the House voted toreauthorize the Elementary andSecondary Education Act, com-monly referred to as No ChildLeft Behind. The Student Success

Act, which I supported, will re-store local control, support effec-

tive teachers, reduce the federalfootprint and empower parents.

We all know that no one has a

greater stake in student successthan moms and dads who care

deeply about their childrens fu-ture. This bill will give parents astronger voice and allow them tobecome more hands-on in theirchilds education.

Included in the Student Suc-cess Act were bipartisan provi-sions I introduced alongside Rep.Rick Larsen (D-WA) that improvethe Impact Aid program by in-creasing efficiency, eliminatingsubjectivity, and providinggreater flexibility to school dis-tricts. Impact Aid helps manySouth Dakota school districtswith costs resulting from largeamounts of federally impactedland including military bases, In-dian lands and federal property.

We are currently operating

under outdated policies thatmake it hard to get the bestteachers possible in our schools.

Rep. Kristi NoemsWeekly Column

Great teachers hainspire and empo

each day. This biineffective federquirements andswitch the focus sults. We shouldour teachers, not cators to teach t

In South Dakounderstand that aapproach doesnt of our rural schooferent than schooCity. I believe itsislation take intoferences betweethats exactly whSuccess Act does.

Our children deducation we can of stiff global com

and research opexpect a lot fromteachers and admwith the proper countability, I haour students can cessful in tacklingthey may encoun

I hope youll tasend me an emwebsite to share yeducation reformshare a story abouvorite teachers. Yat http://noem.ho

Keeping interest rates low forstudents

The days of summer are slowlyading. While there is still time

before heading back to school,many college students and theiramilies have been keeping a

watchful eye for news coming outf Washington about what stu-

dent loan interest rates will lookike for the coming school year.

On July 1, 2013, Federal Subsi-dized Stafford Loans returnedrom the temporary rate of 3.4

percent to 6.8 percent.The return to higher rates was

part of legislation Congresspassed in 2007, which provided aemporary, phased-in reduction ofnterest rates from 6.8 percent to

3.4 percent for Federal Subsi-dized Stafford Loans. This re-duced interest rate was set toeturn to its fixed rate of 6.8 per-ent after July of 2012. However,ast year, Congress enacted a one-

year extension of the 3.4 percentate. That extension expired on

June 30, 2013. The recent ratehange to 6.8 percent set manytudents and parents on edge

about the cost of financing educa-ion.

Unfortunately, while studentswere left wondering how theywould shoulder the burden ofhigher interest rates, public dis-agreement between the presidentand Senate Democrats left legis-ation to provide relief to students

at a standstill in the Senate.Thankfully, the Senate was ableo reach a bipartisan agreementhat will provide a sustainable,

market-based solution that en-ures access and affordability for

all students, including students

with subsidized and unsubsidizedloans. Previous Democrat propos-als ignored the problem of highinterest rates for other types offederal education loans andwould have only addressed inter-est rates for 40 percent of studentloan borrowers. This bipartisanproposal passed by the Senate re-duces interest rates for all stu-dents.

The Senate bill would allowrates to float with the U.S. Treas-ury 10-year borrowing rates, plusan add-on for costs associatedwith defaults, collections, defer-ments, forgiveness, and delin-quency. This allows students tobenefit from the current low in-terest rate environment whilebetter protecting taxpayers fromunnecessarily subsidizing lowerrates, saving both students andtaxpayers billions of dollars. Theresulting interest rates for loanstaken out this year, after July 1,2013, would be 3.86 percent forsubsidized and unsubsidizedloans for undergraduate students,5.41 percent on unsubsidizedloans for graduate students, and

6.41 percent on PLUS loans forparents and graduate students.These rates would apply retroac-tively to newly issued loans takenout after July 1, 2013.

The costs of attending collegecan create challenging and stress-ful situations for some families,but providing certainty about in-terest rates can help ease the bur-den. I am pleased that the Senatewas able to reach a bipartisan,permanent market-based solutionthat lowers interest rates for allstudents.

Sen. John ThunesWeekly Column

Kailyn Groves 8.00 (on 2 hd)$70Mikenzy Miller 9.65 (on 2 hd)$42

Karlee Peterson 4.00 (on 1 hd)$28

Open Girls Breakaway:Katy Miller 7.9 (on 2 hd) $144Bailey Peterson 10.3 (on 2 hd)$108Karlee Peterson 15.46 (on 2 hd)

$72Tanielle Arneson$36

Open Boys BTrevor Olson$60


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The National Association ofSecretaries of State (NASS) in-ducted its new slate of nationalofficers for the 2013-2014 termsat its annual summer conference.Secretary Jason Gant was electedby his peers to serve as Treasurerof the association.

Secretary Gant said, "It is anhonor to be selected as a nationalleader with NASS. The opportu-nity to serve in a leadership posi-tion will ensure that SouthDakota initiatives are highlightedacross the country.

Over the last two years, Ganthas served as Co-Chairman ofthree NASS committees, Elec-tions, Business Services, and

Voter Participation.As treasurer of NASS, Gant

will be a member of the executivecommittee and serve as Presidentof the organization in 2015. Gantwill become the second Secretaryof State from South Dakota tolead NASS.

Secretaries of State are the of-ficials to promote good govern-ment as chief elections officersand corporate filing entities inour respective states. I look for-ward to an active leadership rolein addressing the many nationalissues NASS will face in the com-ing year and ensuring that SouthDakota has a seat at the table."Gant stated.

NASS was founded in 1904;NASS is the oldest, nonpartisanprofessional organization of pub-lic officials in the U.S. Membersincludes the 50 states, the Dis-

trict of ColumSamoa and Pueserves as a medchange of informstates and fosterthe developmentThe association tives in the areasvoting, state buand digital archtional relations aties regulation, awell-established grams.

For additionathe South DakoStates office, sdsos.gov.

The South Dakota Departmentf Agriculture (SDDA) remindsomeowners to properly follow

abel directions when applyingawn and garden pesticides andertilizers this summer.

Whether homeowners are ap-lying these products themselvesr hiring a professional to do theob, lawn and garden products

must be handled appropriately.Before applying pesticides and

ertilizers, homeowners shouldead the product labels that spec-fy how to use the product safely,ffectively and legally. Applyingesticides, fertilizers, or weed andeed products that contain both,n a manner inconsistent withabel directions, is a violation ofhe law.

Before hiring a professionalawn care provider, SDDA ad-ises homeowners to make surehese professionals are licensedrst. South Dakota law requireshem to have a Category 4 Com-

mercial Applicators license issuedy SDDA. To obtain a license, ap-licators must demonstrate theecessary qualifications, knowl-dge and training to apply pesti-ides and fertilizers safely,ffectively and according to theaw.

Whether you are doing thework yourself or hiring a profes-ional, follow these tips to make

sure lawn, garden and tree careservices are executed correctly.

1. Purchase only as much asyou need and store the unusedproduct safely.

2. Do not apply chemicals if theweather conditions are not right.For example, high wind can causeproducts to drift off-site and causedamage to people or plants.

3. Read "directions for use" andprecautionary statements sec-tions on the label before use.

4. Ask to see the professionalapplicators license before theystart working as they must carrya valid license ID card whileworking.

5. Pay attention to warningsigns/flags that are posted onlawns near the sidewalk or streetand at entry points at recre-ational property to alert peoplethat a treatment was made to thearea.

6. Review written applicationrecords and/or invoices provided

by applicators to document theirwork, including products usedand sites applied.

Consumers can call the BetterBusiness Bureau at 800.646.6222and ask for a customer satisfac-tion history about lawn care com-panies. For information aboutapplicator licenses, call SDDA at605.773.4432.

To report an unlicensed personmaking a pesticide or fertilizerapplication, please file a com-plaint on the SDDA website athttp://sdda.sd.gov/farming-ranch-ing-agribusiness/how-do-i/

Proper disposal of used pesti-cide containers is also importantbecause there is always residueleft over inside the containers.There are two facilities for gath-ering and recycling of these con-tainers in SD. They are operatedby SDDA and are located inPierre and Vermillion. SDDA alsotours South Dakota throughoutthe summer with a mobile con-tainer shredder and there is ascheduled list of sites for con-tainer drop off.

See our website for more infor-mation http://sdda.sd.gov/farm-ing-ranching-agribusiness/pesticide-program/

Agriculture is South Dakota'sNo. 1 industry, generating over$21 billion in annual economic ac-

tivity and employing more than122,000 South Dakotans. TheSouth Dakota Department of

Agriculture's mission is to pro-mote, protect, preserve, and im-prove this industry for today andtomorrow. Visit us online athttp://sdda.sd.gov or find us onFacebook at https://www.face-book.com/SDAgDept and Twitter@SDAgriculture.

Homeowners reminded to follow directions whenappling lawn pesticides/fertilizers

Gant named Treasurer of NaAssociation of Secretaries o

Washington, DC U.S. Sena-

r Tim Johnson (D-SD) today ap-auded the U.S. Department ofgricultures (USDA) announce-ent that it will purchase up to

5 million worth of lamb productssupport existing nutrition pro-

rams.This is good news for South

akotas sheep producers, saidohnson. This should give a wel-me boost to the depressed sheeparkets, the cause of which theSDA is currently investigating.will also provide food banks

nd other nutrition programsith quality, high protein lambroducts as they face increasedemand.he USDA press release is below.SDA announces lamb prod-

cts purchaseWASHINGTON, July 18, 2013U.S. Department of Agricul-

ures (USDA) Agricultural Mar-eting Service (AMS)dministrator Anne Alonzo hasnnounced USDA's intent toake available up to $5 million to

urchase lamb products for fed-ral food nutrition assistance pro-rams, including food banks.

The domestic lamb industryces various market challenges.

ncreased imports, weather prob-ms and excess supply havedded new pressures on the in-

dustry, said Alonzo. This pur-

chase will help relieve pressureon American lamb producers andwill help mitigate further down-ward prices, stabilize market con-ditions, and provide high quality,nutritious food to recipients ofUSDA's nutrition programs."

AMS purchases a variety ofhigh-quality food products eachyear to support the NationalSchool Lunch Program, the Sum-mer Food Service Program, theFood Distribution Program on In-dian Reservations, the Commod-ity Supplemental Food Programand the Emergency Food Assis-tance Program. USDA also makesemergency food purchases for dis-tribution to victims of natural dis-asters.

Government food experts workto ensure that all purchased foodis healthful and nutritious. Fooditems are required to be low infat, sugar and sodium. The prod-ucts must meet specified require-ments and be certified to ensurequality. AMS purchases onlyproducts of 100 percent domesticorigin. This purchase is based onanalyses of current market condi-tions.

For more information or pur-chase details, interested suppliers

should contact, in writing: Con-tracting Officer, USDA/AMS

Commodity Procurement Staff,

Stop 0256, 1400 IndependenceAve., SW, Washington, DC 20250;

telephone (202) 720-4517; or visitthe AMS website at

www.ams.usda.gov.

Johnson applauds USDA purchase of domesticamb products

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The South Dakota Game, Fishnd Parks Commission has pro-osed a change to the format forig game depredation pool appli-ations.

Interested big game huntersmay apply each year for a spot in

pool of hunters who may bealled upon to help alleviateepredation on agricultural landaused by big game animals.

While hunters could apply forn unlimited number of countiesn the past, the change proposedy the Commission will limitunters to a maximum of 10ounties.

In recent years it has been dif-cult for GFP to find registered

ndividuals that are willing to re-pond to GFP's request for aepredation hunt in an adequatemeframe, primarily because of

weather conditions or the dis-ance needed to travel. By limit-ng the number of counties to a

maximum of 10 counties per indi-idual, GFP anticipates that indi-iduals that entered themselvesor depredation hunts will partic-pate at a higher level whenalled upon.

Last winter there were 147unting permits issued for turkeynd 195 for deer.

The GFP Commission also fi-

nalized provisions for potentialelk depredation hunting seasonswith no changes from 2012.

Unlike deer and turkey depre-dation hunts, unsuccessful elk li-cense holders are used if elkdepredation hunts are needed. In2012, no elk depredation permitswere issued.

The big game depredationhunt proposals will be finalized atthe Aug. 1-2 GFP Commissionmeeting, which will be at theEvent Center in Watertown. Toview the full proposals on thoseseasons, visit:www.gfp.sd.gov/agency/commis-sion/default.aspx and look underthe "rule proposals" heading.

To comment on the proposal,send a letter to South DakotaGame, Fish and Parks Commis-sion, 523 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre,SD 57501; or [email protected]. Commentson proposal will be taken until 5p.m. CDT on July 31. To be in-cluded in the public record, pleaseinclude your full name and city ofresidence.

To comment in person on theseproposed rule changes, the GFPCommission will host a publichearing beginning at 2 p.m. CDTas part of their meeting on Thurs-day, Aug. 1.

Washington, D.C.U.S. Sena-

tor Tim Johnson (D-SD) an-nounced today that the Air Forcewill award a project to BalfourBeatty Communities (BBC) ofNewtown Square, Pennsylvania,to privatize the military familyhousing at Ellsworth Air ForceBase (AFB) as part of the six-baseNorthern Group housing privati-zation project. The Air Force in-tends to close the deal on August1, 2013.

This is good for the militaryfamilies that live and work atEllsworth AFB, said Johnson.It is crucial that families whochoose to live on base have accessto quality, affordable housing.The additional amenities like thecommunity center will provide awelcoming environment for ourmilitary families.

At Ellsworth AFB, the AirForce will convey 283 homes toBBC and lease the underlyingland (272 acres) for a period of 50years. There are 283 homes thatrequire no work and BBC willconstruct an additional 214 newhomes within 3 years. In addi-tion, among other amenities, BBCwill build a community center,tennis courts, volleyball courts,picnic areas, walking paths andother recreational facilitiesthroughout the housing area.

reaking the gridlock andecuring our economic future

This week, President Obamaid out a vision for Americas eco-omic future. Since day one, thebama Administration has been

cused on our nations economiccovery, and over recent yearseve seen positive signs ofowth.Businesses have created morean 7 million new jobs over the

ast 40 months. The housingarket is coming back. Led bye tremendous productivity ofmericas farmers and ranchers,ur nations exports are growing.

But we also know that muchmains to be done, and theres nocuse for letting up. The Presi-nt is squarely focused on build-g a strong middle class. He ismmitted to ensuring that everymerican has the opportunity tocure a good job, a quality edu-tion, a dependable place to call

ome, a secure path to retirementnd affordable health care withcent benefits.Those opportunities are just as

mportant for folks who call ruralmerica home. At USDA, weave laid out a vision to rebuilde rural economy and create arong middle class in ruralmerica. In recent years wevepanded markets for agriculture

nd rural business, while layinge groundwork for new growth

in the coming generation.With Washington suffering

from too much gridlock today,President Obama pledged thathell do everything within his ex-ecutive power to keep making

progress. At USDA well continueour own efforts, building on therecord results weve achieved inrecent years.

Meanwhile we will continue towork with Congress to break thegridlock and accomplish bigthings. For rural America, Con-gress must act as soon as possibleto pass a comprehensive Food,Farm and Jobs Bill, which is cru-cial for USDAs efforts to grow therural economy and provide newincome in rural communities.

Additionally, by fixing Amer-icas broken immigration system,Congress can strengthen Ameri-can agriculture, grow the ruraleconomy, and create a common-sense system that works for farm-ers and farm workers alike.

Over the coming months, Pres-ident Obama will continue to dis-cuss his vision for a strong middleclass. Hell outline steps that canbe taken by the administration,by Congress and by other part-ners to help grow the economy.Folks in our small towns andrural communities can help leadthe way on that effort, and USDAwill stand with rural Americaevery step of the way.

Ag Secretary Vilsacks

ColumnAmerican Elm making a come-back

For the first time in more than40 years, the American elm treeis being sold in large numbers tohomeowners and other retail cus-tomers. In the 1990s, researchers

at the Department of Agricul-ture's National Arboretum re-search station in Beltsville, Md.,identified several types of elmtrees that were genetically resist-ant to Dutch elm disease. In 1996,several horticulturalists startedgrowing the disease-resistanttrees, a job that proved more dif-ficult than expected. Now theyare being sold at nurseries andbig box stores.

The American Elm tree is na-tive to the United States andCanada from the east coast westto the Great Plains. The Ameri-can Elm once dominated the na-tion's landscape, but was nearlywiped out by Dutch elm disease.Elm trees once lined the streets of

nearly every American town andstill do in some South Dakota andNorth Dakota cities. The sturdy,fast-growing Y-shaped tree wasexceptionally tolerant of city life,but it was felled by a deadly fun-gus.

Dutch elm disease arrived,probably on wood imported fromChina, in 1930. It spread fromOhio, where it was first reported,to the rest of the nation over 50years. The disease, spread by bee-tles, killed an estimated 100 mil-

lion elm trees. The fungus iscalled Dutch elm disease becauseit was identified by Dutch re-searchers.

Federal, state and local gov-ernments spent millions of dollarsin efforts to stop the disease fromspreading but nothing worked.By the 1960s, the American elmhad largely vanished from muchof the nations landscape, nurs-eries and garden stores.

Some tree species planted toreplace the elm tree are now suf-fering their own disease calami-ties, a fact that may help restorethe elm tree to the Americanlandscape. For example, theemerald ash borer, an insect, hasstarted to ravage ash trees. It is

ironic that the situation has comefull circle over the last 50 years.Elm trees are being planted to re-place ash trees that were plantedto replace the elm trees.

The American Elm has quali-ties that make it an ideal tree for

use as either a shaterbelt tree. It growalmost reach its m35 60 feet in thidrought resistant adrought conditionextremes in weath

Across the natialists are trying tduction of other divarieties America

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Jefferson elms to versity and makenerable to diseaseahead the numberwill be increased tion districts andmake them availanation.

My sources forlease were the UNDSU Extension would like morabout American comeback, call BoConservation Offi5222, Extension [email protected]

All programs anvided by the Northservation Districtsregardless of race,origin, gender, relability, political beentation, and mastatus.

TREE FACTSBob Drown, Extension Specialist

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota

uly 19, 2013 The summeronths are often associated with

aseball games, hot dogs, applee and the potential evolution ofvere weather. Homeownersonald and Lila Kellogg haveever felt more secure since theystalled a storm shelter with thesistance of USDA Rural Devel-

pment funding.Knowing we have a storm shel-r has provided us with peace ofind and a sense of security,

aid homeowner Lila Kellogg. Itovides us with a safe place to gothe event we need to take shel-r during severe weather condi-ons. Recently, the Kelloggsent 3 hours in the shelter

nd they felt very secure.

he Kelloggs dont have a base-ent. Their home is built slab onade. Lila saw an ad in the

ewspaper from Divine Concrete,nc. advertising storm sheltersnd she contacted Rural Develop-ent to find out if this was a

oable project. The Kelloggsmpleted an application andere deemed eligible for thegencys 504 Home Repair pro-am. The Kelloggs have usede program in the past. Ruralevelopment provides Section04 Home Repair Loans andrants in rural areas to eligible,ery low-income homeownersho are unable to obtain creditsewhere. Under this program,igible applicants may obtainnds to repair, improve, modern-e, or remove health and safetyazards in their owner-occupiedwellings.SDA, through its Rural Devel-

pment mission area, has a port-lio of programs designed to

mprove the economic stability ofural communities, businesses,sidents, farmers and ranchers

nd improve the quality of life inural America.SDA has made a concerted ef-rt to deliver results for themerican people, even as USDA

mplements sequestration theross-the-board budget reduc-

ons mandated under terms ofe Budget Control Act. USDA

as already undertaken historicforts since 2009 to save morean $828 million in taxpayernds through targeted, common-nse budget reductions. Theseductions have put USDA in a

etter position to carry out itsission, while implementing se-

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Pierre, S.D. -R-CALF USA willold its 14th annual conventionere August 2-3 at the Best West-rn Ramkota Hotel, located at20 W Sioux Ave.

"We're very excited to have anumber of experts sharing their

nowledge and experience withhose in attendance," said R-

CALF USA Membership ServicesCoordinator Laurel Masterson.This year we're bringing speak-rs from around the country to

Pierre so ranchers can learn first-and from knowledgeable ex-erts."

The 14th Annual conventionwill host two well-known protec-ors of private property rights.

The first, Cliven Bundy, willpeak Friday morning. Bundy isNevada rancher who is now the

nly rancher left in Nevada'sClark County.

Also speaking on individualights is Sheriff Richard Mack.heriff Mack was Graham

County, Arizona, Sheriff from1988-1997. In 1994, he along withsix other sheriffs fought againstthe Brady Bill and finally won inthe U.S. Supreme Court. NowSheriff Mack is an author,speaker, consultant and a strongadvocate of states' rights and in-dividual freedoms. He will speak

Saturday morning.Brian O'Shaughnessy, Chair-

man of Revere Copper Products,will discuss the Trans-PacificPartnership Free Trade Agree-ment and other trade issues Fri-day afternoon. O'Shaughnessyserved as Revere's President &CEO for almost twenty yearsuntil the end of 2007. He is at-tending the R-CALF USA conven-tion as a board member andPresident of the Coalition for aProsperous America.

Also on Friday, Roger McE-owen will present and overview ofkey legal cases that will have aprofound and lasting effect on

14th Annual convention brings in experts from across the coun

NEXT SALE: MONDAY, AUGUST 5THSpecial Fall Bred Cow, Yearling & Sheep S

Sale Time: 10 AMExpecting 200-250 fall bred cows, 700-800 feeder

1200-1500 sheep

CONSIGNMENTS:Escott (Disp) 150 blk & bldy cows 3-5's bred Angus calf SepEscott (Disp) 35 Hereford cows 3-5's bred Angus calf Sep

Flintrock 30 Hereford cows 4's bred Angus calf Sept 1Graham 70 blk & bldy steers HR DF 850-900#Graham 40 blk & bldy heifers HR (open) 700#

Flintrock 60 blk & red steers 950#Varland 65 blk & red calves (weaned) 300#

Miller 150 wf lambs 90-100#Anderson 350 x bred lambs 80-90#

Long 100 lambs 90#More fall bred cows, yearlings and sheep expected by sale tim

UPCOMING SALES:August 6-11: Faith Stock Show and Rodeo

Monda, August: 12 NO SALEMonday, August 19 53rd Anniversary & BBQ sale

(selling both sheep and cattle)Monday, August 26: Special yearling and sheep sale

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We appreciate your business. Give us a call at 605-96or www.faithlivestock.com if you have livestock to

We would be glad to visit with you.

Gary Vance (605) 967-2162 OR Scott Vance (605) 73OR CELL: 484-7127 OR Max Loughlin (605) 244-5991-605-645-2583 (cell) OR Glen King 1-605-390-3264 (

The Dakota Country Lifestylesxpo will take place Sept. 6 fromp.m. to 8 p.m. and Sept. 7, froma.m. to 5p.m. at the Central

tates Fairgrounds Fine Artsuilding.New this year will be a

akota-Made Cook-Off showcas-ng the area's finest amateurooks preparing a crockpot recipe

made from local meats and pro-

uce. Categories include: tradi-onal meat, novelty/wildlife meatnd vegetarian dishes. Tasting ispen to the public at no chargend highly encouraged. For morenformation or to enter the Cook-ff, call Heather Gordon at 605-88-5210. The Dakota-Madeook-Off, which begins thevening of Sept. 6 at 5 p.m., isponsored by Bridger Steel andomeone's In the Kitchen.

On Sept. 7 the Dakota Countryifestyles Expo will once again beaturing Country Living semi-

nars including Horse PastureManagement, Getting Startedwith Chickens, Dutch Oven Cook-ing and Ag Status rules and reg-ulations.

The two-day event will featurea variety of local vendors show-casing their Dakota-Made prod-ucts and services to help thosenew to country living, or thosewho just wished they lived in the

country, including fence supplies,chicken and horse feed and coun-try dcor.

The Expo is sponsored in partby SDSU Extension and NorthCentral Sustainable Ag Research& Education (SARE). For com-plete information, including ven-dor application and a seminarschedule, visit www.DakotaCoun-tryLifestyles.com or call MindyHubert, SDSU Extension Small

Acreage Field Specialist at 605-394-1722 or email [email protected].

Dakota Countr Lifestles Expohosts cook-off in Rapid Cit

U.S. cattle producers. McEowenis the Leonard Dolezal Professorin Agricultural Law at Iowa StateUniversity in Ames, Iowa, wherehe is also the Director of the ISUCenter for Agricultural Law andTaxation.

Back again this year is DudleyButler to talk about livestock

markets. Butler recently returnedto his law practice after spendingthree years as Administrator ofthe Grain Inspection, Packersand Stockyards Administration(GIPSA). He was appointed tothis position by USDA Agricul-ture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

In addition to these guestspeakers, R-CALF USA will alsofeature internal experts duringthe convention. However, one

voice will be sorely missed thisyear. The loss of R-CALF USABoard Member and talented con-vention emcee, Joel Gill, will befelt by everyone attending con-vention. Although no one can re-place Gill, Bob Thullner ofHerreid, S.D. has graciouslyagreed to fill this role.

The business session, whereproposed policy resolutions arebrought forward and directorsnominated, will take place Satur-day afternoon. The conventionfinishes with an evening banquet,awards and a showcase of R-CALF USA-member talents.

Friday evening's activities willbe held at the Casey Tibbs RodeoCenter . The highlight of theevent is a presentation of a hand-

made saddle by Bthe Rodeo Centethe late Johnny S

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