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Monday, 4.9.12 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 5 PRESS DAKOTAN life CALENDAR C O M M U N I T Y TRISTAN DONNER Tony and Destiny Donner of Yankton announce the birth of their son Tristan Paul, born March 21, 2012, at 12:42 p.m. He weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Tristan joins brother Alexan- der, 7. Grandparents are Tony and Dawn Anderson, Bob and Kathie Wieseler all of Yankton and Jerome and Colette Donner of Laurel, Neb. Great-grandparents are Martha Anderson, Eleanor and Louis Juttelstad of Yankton and Deanna King of Duncanville, Texas. COBE HOFFMAN Zoe Hoffman, 3, of Gayville proudly announces the birth of her baby brother. Cobe Jeff was born March 28, 2012, at 4:28 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches long. They are the chil- dren of Joe and Jessica Hoffman of Gayville. Grandparents are Tammy and Jeff DeJong, Volin, and Lori and Russell Hoffman, Mission Hill. Great-grandparents are Norma DeJong, Volin, and Norma Wash- burn and Connie and Lonnie Her- rboldt of Yankton. Yankton Elementary Schools Monday — No school Tuesday — Round pizza Wednesday — Chicken O’s Thursday — Steak Sandwich Friday — Mini-Pancakes Yankton Middle School Monday — No School Tuesday — Italian dunker Wednesday — Chicken Nuggets Thursday — Footlongs Friday — Chicken noodle soup Yankton High School ‘A’ Line Monday — No school Tuesday — Italian dunker Wednesday — Chili Thursday — Chicken strips Friday — Toasted flatbread sandwich Yankton High School Combo Line Monday — No school Tuesday — Chicken littles Wednesday — Ham/cheese croissant Thursday — Soft-shell taco Friday — Footlong Yankton High School Salad Bar Monday — No school Tuesday — w/casserole Wednesday — w/toppings Thursday — w/soup Friday — w/sandwich Sacred Heart Schools Monday — No school Tuesday — Cheeseburger Wednesday — Sub sandwich Thursday — Sweet/sour chicken Friday — Cheese pizza The Center — Yankton Monday — Closed Tuesday —Liver/onions Wednesday — Beef roast Thursday — Ham ball Friday — Breaded shrimp Tabor Senior Citizens Center Monday — No meal Tuesday — Cook’s choice Wednesday — Meatloaf Thursday — Grilled Ham/cheese Friday — No meal Menus listed below are for the week of April 9-13. Menus are subject to change without no- tice. All meals are served with milk. YHS Combo Line meals are served with choice of milk or shake. MENUS BIRTHS BIRTHDAYS ARNOLD ALBRECHT Arnold F. Al- brecht was born on April 9, 1917. He will be cele- brating his 95th birthday. Greet- ings can be sent to 1604 Walnut Street, Yankton, SD 57078. 6th Annual Yankton School District 63-3 Foundation Celebrity Roast Roasting Wally Bosch Roasting Wally Bosch Roasting Wally Bosch Sheila Woodward, Mistress of Ceremonies Friday, April 13, 2012 at Minervas 5:30 Social/Silent Auction - 7:00 Dinner/Program Raffle will be held throughout the dinner Live Auction to follow dinner $40 per ticket - Table of 8 for $300 Make checks payable to: Yankton School District 63-3 Foundation Tickets available at: KYNT, Boller Printing, or by calling Smith Insurance: 665-3611 or Pauline Rhoades: 665-8981 or 660-2033 ~ Must be present to win ~ ~ Must be present to win ~ KD Laundry 3rd & Broadway, Yankton • 6:30am-10pm Tan While You Wash at SunKissed Tanning right next door start your tan for less than $1.00 Thursday – Dollar Doubles Double Load Washing $ 1.00 *Re-Elect* Yankton City Commission on April 10th Paid for by Pauline Akland Pauline Akland Marvin & Evelyn Lange Mr. and Mrs. Marvin and Evelyn Lange of Fordyce, NE will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, April 15, 2012 with an open house from 2-4pm at Ss. Peter & Paul church basement at Bow Valley, NE. Evelyn Zitka and Marvin Lange were married on April 15, 1972 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor, SD. They have 5 children: Michael (Lisa) Lange, Mission Hill, SD; Terry Lange, Fordyce, NE; Doug Lange, Fordyce, NE; Karen Lange, Omaha, NE, and Lisa (Marv) Olnes, Yankton, SD. The couple has 4 grandsons. 40 Years! MORNING COFFEE WEEKDAYS 7:40 AM MONDAY THRU FRIDAY Yankton’s Home Team! The COMMUNITY CALENDAR appears each Monday and Thursday. Contributions to this list of upcoming events are welcome and should be sub- mitted two weeks before the event. Submissions MUST be typewritten or legi- bly printed and include the name and phone number of a contact person. Send items to P&D Calendar, 319 Walnut, Yankton, SD 57078, or email to [email protected]. MONDAY Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Quilting, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Cardio Exercise, 11 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Daily Reprieve, noon, open meeting non-smoking, 1019 W 9th St. Interchange, noon, open meeting, Minerva’s Bar and Grill, 605-660-8849. Cribbage, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Pinochle, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Whist, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 River City Harmony Sweet Adelines, 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 11th and Cedar, 605-661-7162 Divorce Care, 7 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church Divorce Care For Kids, 7 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church Daily Reprieve, 7 p.m., closed meeting non-smoking, 1019 W 9th St. SECOND MONDAY Yankton Diabetes Support Group, 1 p.m., Benedictine Center, AVSHH, 605-668-8000 ext. 456 Yankton School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., YSD Administration Building, 2410 West City Limits Road, 605-665-3998 Yankton Area Writers Club, 7 p.m., Books & Beans, downtown Yankton, 605-664-6582 Tri-State Old Iron Association Meeting, 7 p.m., JoDeans Restaurant, 605-665-9785. Yankton City Commission, 7 p.m., RTEC, 1200 W. 21st Street YHS Booster Club Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Summit Activities Center Meeting Room, 605-665-4640 THIRD MONDAY Yankton Golf Advisory Board Meeting, noon, Fox Run Golf Course, 600 W. 27th Street, 605-668-5205 Friends Of The Yankton Community Library, 5:15 p.m., Yankton Library, 515 Walnut Yankton Lions Club, 6 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting, JoDeans, 605- 665-4694. Yankton American Legion Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., VFW Building, 209 Cedar Street FOURTH MONDAY NARFE Chapter 1053, 10 a.m. at The Center, located at 900 Whiting Drive. TUESDAY Table Tennis, 8:30 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Yankton Community Forum, 8:30 a.m. coffee, 9 a.m. meeting at Hill- crest, 605-664-5832 Ladies Pool, 10 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Weight Watchers, 10:30 a.m., 413 W. 15th Street. Weigh in 1/2 hour be- fore. Yankton Alanon, noon, non-smoking session, 1019 W 9th Street Nurse, 12:30-3:30 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Open Cards, 12:45 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Bingo, 7-9 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Open Billiards, 7-9 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Yankton Alcoholics Anonymous STEP Sessions, 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.. 1019 W. 9th St. Vermillion Unity Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed session, Trinity Lutheran Church at 816 E Clark St. Vermillion. Vermillion Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., non-smoking closed session, 16 1/2 Court St. Vermillion SECOND TUESDAY Alzheimer’s Care Givers Support Group, 5 p.m., The Center. VFW Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., 209 Cedar Street THIRD TUESDAY Yankton Area Banquet, 6 p.m., United Church of Christ, Fifth and Walnut WEDNESDAY Line Dancing, 9:30 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Quilting, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Nurse, 10 a.m.-noon, The Center, 605-665-4685 Cardio Exercise, 11 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Daily Reprieve, noon, non-smoking open session, 1019 W. 9th St. Whist, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Yankton Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., non-smoking session, 1019 W. 9th St. Springfield Footprints, 7:30 p.m.,non-smoking open session, Catholic church, Springfield Duplicate Bridge, 1 p.m., Partnership Bridge, 1 p.m., The Center, 605- 665-4685 THIRD WEDNESDAY Partnership Bridge, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685 Albrecht The Yankton Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to pre- vent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, un- used, and unwanted prescription drugs on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your medications for disposal to Walmart, HyVee, Walgreen’s, Rexall Drug, the Yankton Medical Clinic or the Yankton Com- munity Library. The service is free and anonymous with no questions asked. Last October, Americans turned in 377,080 pounds — 188.5 tons — of prescription drugs at over 5,300 sites operated by the DEA and nearly 4,000 state and local law enforcement partners. In its three previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners took in almost a million pounds — nearly 500 tons — of pills. In September 2010, Yankton collected 18 pounds. In April 2011, that number rose to 65 pounds. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly suscep- tible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarm- ingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medi- cine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for dispos- ing of unused medicines — flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash — pose potential safety and health hazards. Four days after the first event, Congress passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Dis- posal Act of 2010, which amends the Con- trolled Substances Act to allow an “ultimate user” of controlled substance medications to dispose of them by delivering them to enti- ties authorized by the Attorney General to ac- cept them. The Act also allows the Attorney General to authorize long-term care facilities to dispose of their residents’ controlled sub- stances in certain instances. DEA is drafting regulations to implement the Act, a process that can take as long as 24 months. Until new regulations are in place, local law enforce- ment agencies like the Yankton Police Depart- ment and the DEA will continue to hold prescription drug take-back events every few months. YPD, DEA To Collect Your Unwanted Prescription Drugs Collection Event Scheduled April 28 PONCA, Neb. — There’s still time to explore the mighty Missouri River and the fluid interplay of land, water, and people through a lec- ture series April 26-28 at Ponca State Park, Ponca, Neb. Join experts in river management, history, archeology and more along the banks of “Ol’ Muddy” for the Fourth Biennial Missouri River Educational event. Gerald Mestl, Missouri River Program Manager for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, will deliver the keynote presentation, “Flood Pulse: Lifeblood of the Missouri River” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26. Friday and Saturday activities include lectures, tours of the river and a rare behind-the-scene tour of Gavin’s Point Dam near Yankton. A registration fee covers all conference sessions, tours, two break- fasts, two lunches and two evening meals. One-day, student, and evening event registrations are available at reduced rates. A $10 late fee will be charged for registrations after April 13. Presenters include Tim Cowman, University of South Dakota on Flood Oral Histories; Michael Lawson on Native peoples flooded out by flood control; Rob Bozell on rescue archeology along the Missouri trench; and Lisa Yager from the National Park Service, Doug Latka, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Jeff Hanson, OPPD, on 2011 flood impacts. Jim Peterson, retired USD professor, will offer a photo slide show of wild reaches of the Missouri. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Nebraska State His- torical Society, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Na- tional Park Service, the Nebraska Humanities Council, the University of South Dakota’s Missouri River Institute, and the Better Ponca Foundation. For more information contact Ponca State Park at 402-755-2284 or email [email protected]. LAKE ANDES — The Rural Of- fice of Community Services, Inc. in Lake Andes is sponsoring a Gar- den Project for qualified low-in- come individuals, families or community groups. The project will provide gardeners with seeds, plants/sets and garden assistance to supplement their food budget by growing their own food. Last year, the Garden Program assisted 5 community groups, 727 individuals and 211 house- holds get started on a more satis- fying way to eat healthy and save money at the grocery store. Upon approval of the garden application, the client will receive packets of seeds of their choice, (including carrots, lettuce, zuc- chini, squash, pumpkin, melons, herbs, radishes, etc…) a voucher to purchase plant sets such as tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, etc., and, if necessary, a voucher for tilling. The Garden Program is avail- able for individuals and families that fall below 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. A household’s total gross income must not exceed the maximum income listed here (Household Size/Household Income): 1 — $13,963; 2 — $18,913; 3 — $23,863; 4 — $28,813; 5 — $33,763; 6 — $38,713; 7 — $43,663; 8 — $48,613; more than 8 — For each additional member, add $4,950 The Garden Program is avail- able to anyone in the following counties: Hutchinson, Douglas, Charles Mix, Gregory, Tripp, Davi- son, Brule, Aurora, Jerauld, Todd, Mellette, Buffalo, Lyman, Jones, Hanson, Sanborn, Clay, Yankton, Union and Bon Homme. If you have any questions about the program or you would like to receive an application, contact Becky at 605-487-7634. Fourth Biennial Missouri River Educational Event Set For Ponca April 26-28 ROCS To Provide Garden Project

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Page 1: ON THE WEB: PRESS D NEWS DEPARTMENT: CALENDAR YPD, …tearsheets.yankton.net/april12/040912/ypd_040912_SecA... · 2012-04-09 · Monday, 4.9.12 ON THE WEB: life PRESS DAKOTAN NEWS

Monday, 4.9.12ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net

NEWS DEPARTMENT: [email protected] 5PRESS DAKOTANlife

CALENDARC O M M U N I T Y

TRISTAN DONNERTony and Destiny Donner of

Yankton announce the birth oftheir son Tristan Paul, bornMarch 21, 2012, at 12:42 p.m. Heweighed 5 pounds 15 ounces andwas 20 1/2 inches long.

Tristan joins brother Alexan-der, 7.

Grandparents are Tony andDawn Anderson, Bob and KathieWieseler all of Yankton andJerome and Colette Donner ofLaurel, Neb.

Great-grandparents areMartha Anderson, Eleanor andLouis Juttelstad of Yankton andDeanna King of Duncanville,Texas.

COBE HOFFMANZoe Hoffman, 3, of Gayville

proudly announces the birth ofher baby brother. Cobe Jeff wasborn March 28, 2012, at 4:28 p.m.He weighed 7 pounds and was 20inches long. They are the chil-dren of Joe and Jessica Hoffmanof Gayville.

Grandparents are Tammy and

Jeff DeJong, Volin, and Lori andRussell Hoffman, Mission Hill.

Great-grandparents are NormaDeJong, Volin, and Norma Wash-burn and Connie and Lonnie Her-rboldt of Yankton.

Yankton Elementary SchoolsMonday — No schoolTuesday — Round pizzaWednesday — Chicken O’sThursday — Steak SandwichFriday — Mini-Pancakes

Yankton Middle SchoolMonday — No SchoolTuesday — Italian dunkerWednesday — Chicken NuggetsThursday — FootlongsFriday — Chicken noodle soup

Yankton High School ‘A’ LineMonday — No schoolTuesday — Italian dunkerWednesday — ChiliThursday — Chicken stripsFriday — Toasted flatbread sandwich

Yankton High School Combo LineMonday — No schoolTuesday — Chicken littlesWednesday — Ham/cheese croissantThursday — Soft-shell tacoFriday — Footlong

Yankton High School Salad BarMonday — No schoolTuesday — w/casseroleWednesday — w/toppingsThursday — w/soupFriday — w/sandwich

Sacred Heart SchoolsMonday — No schoolTuesday — CheeseburgerWednesday — Sub sandwichThursday — Sweet/sour chicken Friday — Cheese pizza

The Center — YanktonMonday — ClosedTuesday —Liver/onionsWednesday — Beef roastThursday — Ham ballFriday — Breaded shrimp

Tabor Senior Citizens CenterMonday — No mealTuesday — Cook’s choiceWednesday — MeatloafThursday — Grilled Ham/cheeseFriday — No meal

Menus listed below are for the week of April 9-13. Menus are subject to change without no-tice. All meals are served with milk. YHS Combo Line meals are served with choice of milk orshake.

M E N U S

B I RT H S

B I RT H DAYS

ARNOLD ALBRECHT Arnold F. Al-

brecht was bornon April 9, 1917.He will be cele-brating his 95thbirthday. Greet-ings can be sent to1604 WalnutStreet, Yankton,SD 57078.

6th Annual

Yankton School District 63-3 Foundation

Celebrity Roast R o a s t i n g W a l l y B o s c h R o a s t i n g W a l l y B o s c h R o a s t i n g W a l l y B o s c h

Sheila Woodward, Mistress of Ceremonies

Friday, April 13, 2012 at Minervas

5:30 Social/Silent Auction - 7:00 Dinner/Program Raffle will be held throughout the dinner

Live Auction to follow dinner

$40 per ticket - Table of 8 for $300 Make checks payable to:

Yankton School District 63-3 Foundation

Tickets available at: KYNT, Boller Printing,

or by calling Smith Insurance: 665-3611 or Pauline Rhoades: 665-8981 or 660-2033

~ Must be present to win ~ ~ Must be present to win ~

KD Laundry 3rd & Broadway, Yankton • 6:30am-10pm

Tan While You Wash at SunKissed Tanning right next door – start your tan for less than $1.00

Thursday – Dollar Doubles Double Load Washing $ 1.00

* Re-Elect *

Yankton City Commission on April 10th

Paid for by Pauline Akland

Pauline Akland

Marvin & Evelyn Lange Mr. and Mrs. Marvin and Evelyn Lange of Fordyce, NE will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, April 15, 2012 with an open house from 2-4pm at Ss. Peter & Paul church basement at Bow Valley, NE.

Evelyn Zitka and Marvin Lange were married on April 15, 1972 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor, SD.

They have 5 children: Michael (Lisa) Lange, Mission Hill, SD; Terry Lange, Fordyce, NE; Doug Lange, Fordyce, NE; Karen Lange, Omaha, NE, and Lisa (Marv) Olnes, Yankton, SD.

The couple has 4 grandsons. 40 Years!

MORNING COFFE E WEEKDAYS 7:40 AM MONDAY

THRU FRIDAY Yankton’s Home Team!

The COMMUNITY CALENDAR appears each Monday and Thursday.Contributions to this list of upcoming events are welcome and should be sub-mitted two weeks before the event. Submissions MUST be typewritten or legi-bly printed and include the name and phone number of a contact person.Send items to P&D Calendar, 319 Walnut, Yankton, SD 57078, or email [email protected].

MONDAYLine Dancing, 9:30 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Quilting, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Cardio Exercise, 11 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Daily Reprieve, noon, open meeting non-smoking, 1019 W 9th St.Interchange, noon, open meeting, Minerva’s Bar and Grill, 605-660-8849.Cribbage, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Pinochle, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Whist, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685River City Harmony Sweet Adelines, 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist

Church, 11th and Cedar, 605-661-7162Divorce Care, 7 p.m., Calvary Baptist ChurchDivorce Care For Kids, 7 p.m., Calvary Baptist ChurchDaily Reprieve, 7 p.m., closed meeting non-smoking, 1019 W 9th St.

SECOND MONDAYYankton Diabetes Support Group, 1 p.m., Benedictine Center, AVSHH,

605-668-8000 ext. 456Yankton School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., YSD Administration Building,

2410 West City Limits Road, 605-665-3998Yankton Area Writers Club, 7 p.m., Books & Beans, downtown Yankton,

605-664-6582Tri-State Old Iron Association Meeting, 7 p.m., JoDeans Restaurant,

605-665-9785.Yankton City Commission, 7 p.m., RTEC, 1200 W. 21st StreetYHS Booster Club Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Summit Activities Center Meeting

Room, 605-665-4640

THIRD MONDAYYankton Golf Advisory Board Meeting, noon, Fox Run Golf Course, 600

W. 27th Street, 605-668-5205Friends Of The Yankton Community Library, 5:15 p.m., Yankton Library,

515 WalnutYankton Lions Club, 6 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting, JoDeans, 605-

665-4694.Yankton American Legion Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., VFW Building, 209

Cedar Street

FOURTH MONDAYNARFE Chapter 1053, 10 a.m. at The Center, located at 900 Whiting

Drive.

TUESDAYTable Tennis, 8:30 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Yankton Community Forum, 8:30 a.m. coffee, 9 a.m. meeting at Hill-

crest, 605-664-5832Ladies Pool, 10 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Weight Watchers, 10:30 a.m., 413 W. 15th Street. Weigh in 1/2 hour be-

fore.Yankton Alanon, noon, non-smoking session, 1019 W 9th StreetNurse, 12:30-3:30 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Open Cards, 12:45 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Bingo, 7-9 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Open Billiards, 7-9 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Yankton Alcoholics Anonymous STEP Sessions, 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m..

1019 W. 9th St. Vermillion Unity Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed session,

Trinity Lutheran Church at 816 E Clark St. Vermillion.Vermillion Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., non-smoking closed session,

16 1/2 Court St. Vermillion

SECOND TUESDAYAlzheimer’s Care Givers Support Group, 5 p.m., The Center.VFW Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., 209 Cedar Street

THIRD TUESDAYYankton Area Banquet, 6 p.m., United Church of Christ, Fifth and Walnut

WEDNESDAYLine Dancing, 9:30 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Quilting, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Nurse, 10 a.m.-noon, The Center, 605-665-4685Cardio Exercise, 11 a.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Daily Reprieve, noon, non-smoking open session, 1019 W. 9th St.Whist, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685Yankton Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., non-smoking session, 1019

W. 9th St.Springfield Footprints, 7:30 p.m.,non-smoking open session, Catholic

church, SpringfieldDuplicate Bridge, 1 p.m., Partnership Bridge, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-

665-4685

THIRD WEDNESDAYPartnership Bridge, 1 p.m., The Center, 605-665-4685

Albrecht

The Yankton Police Department and theDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA) willgive the public another opportunity to pre-vent pill abuse and theft by ridding theirhomes of potentially dangerous expired, un-used, and unwanted prescription drugs onApril 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bring your medications for disposal toWalmart, HyVee, Walgreen’s, Rexall Drug, theYankton Medical Clinic or the Yankton Com-munity Library. The service is free andanonymous with no questions asked.

Last October, Americans turned in 377,080pounds — 188.5 tons — of prescription drugsat over 5,300 sites operated by the DEA andnearly 4,000 state and local law enforcementpartners. In its three previous Take Backevents, DEA and its partners took in almost amillion pounds — nearly 500 tons — of pills.

In September 2010, Yankton collected 18pounds. In April 2011, that number rose to 65pounds.

This initiative addresses a vital publicsafety and public health issue. Medicines thatlanguish in home cabinets are highly suscep-tible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates ofprescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarm-ingly high, as are the number of accidental

poisonings and overdoses due to thesedrugs. Studies show that a majority of abusedprescription drugs are obtained from familyand friends, including from the home medi-cine cabinet. In addition, Americans are nowadvised that their usual methods for dispos-ing of unused medicines — flushing themdown the toilet or throwing them in the trash— pose potential safety and health hazards.

Four days after the first event, Congresspassed the Secure and Responsible Drug Dis-posal Act of 2010, which amends the Con-trolled Substances Act to allow an “ultimateuser” of controlled substance medications to

dispose of them by delivering them to enti-ties authorized by the Attorney General to ac-cept them. The Act also allows the AttorneyGeneral to authorize long-term care facilitiesto dispose of their residents’ controlled sub-stances in certain instances. DEA is draftingregulations to implement the Act, a processthat can take as long as 24 months. Until newregulations are in place, local law enforce-ment agencies like the Yankton Police Depart-ment and the DEA will continue to holdprescription drug take-back events every fewmonths.

YPD, DEA To CollectYour UnwantedPrescription Drugs Collection Event Scheduled April 28

PONCA, Neb. — There’s still time to explore the mighty MissouriRiver and the fluid interplay of land, water, and people through a lec-ture series April 26-28 at Ponca State Park, Ponca, Neb. Join experts inriver management, history, archeology and more along the banks of“Ol’ Muddy” for the Fourth Biennial Missouri River Educational event.

Gerald Mestl, Missouri River Program Manager for the NebraskaGame and Parks Commission, will deliver the keynote presentation,“Flood Pulse: Lifeblood of the Missouri River” at 7 p.m. Thursday,April 26. Friday and Saturday activities include lectures, tours of theriver and a rare behind-the-scene tour of Gavin’s Point Dam nearYankton.

A registration fee covers all conference sessions, tours, two break-fasts, two lunches and two evening meals. One-day, student, andevening event registrations are available at reduced rates. A $10 latefee will be charged for registrations after April 13.

Presenters include Tim Cowman, University of South Dakota onFlood Oral Histories; Michael Lawson on Native peoples flooded outby flood control; Rob Bozell on rescue archeology along the Missouritrench; and Lisa Yager from the National Park Service, Doug Latka,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Jeff Hanson, OPPD, on 2011 floodimpacts. Jim Peterson, retired USD professor, will offer a photo slideshow of wild reaches of the Missouri.

The conference is jointly sponsored by the Nebraska State His-torical Society, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Na-tional Park Service, the Nebraska Humanities Council, the Universityof South Dakota’s Missouri River Institute, and the Better PoncaFoundation.

For more information contact Ponca State Park at 402-755-2284 oremail [email protected].

LAKE ANDES — The Rural Of-fice of Community Services, Inc. inLake Andes is sponsoring a Gar-den Project for qualified low-in-come individuals, families orcommunity groups. The projectwill provide gardeners with seeds,plants/sets and garden assistanceto supplement their food budgetby growing their own food.

Last year, the Garden Programassisted 5 community groups,727 individuals and 211 house-holds get started on a more satis-fying way to eat healthy and savemoney at the grocery store.

Upon approval of the gardenapplication, the client will receivepackets of seeds of their choice,(including carrots, lettuce, zuc-chini, squash, pumpkin, melons,herbs, radishes, etc…) a voucherto purchase plant sets such astomatoes, peppers, potatoes, etc.,and, if necessary, a voucher fortilling.

The Garden Program is avail-able for individuals and familiesthat fall below 125 percent of theFederal Poverty Guidelines. Ahousehold’s total gross incomemust not exceed the maximumincome listed here (HouseholdSize/Household Income): 1 —$13,963; 2 — $18,913; 3 —$23,863; 4 — $28,813; 5 —$33,763; 6 — $38,713; 7 —$43,663; 8 — $48,613; more than 8— For each additional member,add $4,950

The Garden Program is avail-able to anyone in the followingcounties: Hutchinson, Douglas,Charles Mix, Gregory, Tripp, Davi-son, Brule, Aurora, Jerauld, Todd,Mellette, Buffalo, Lyman, Jones,Hanson, Sanborn, Clay, Yankton,Union and Bon Homme.

If you have any questionsabout the program or you wouldlike to receive an application,contact Becky at 605-487-7634.

Fourth Biennial MissouriRiver Educational Event

Set For Ponca April 26-28

ROCS To Provide Garden Project