Wilbert HabeckWilbert M. Habeck, 88, former-

ly of the Town of Sherman, diedearly Friday, October 15, 2010 atRocky Knoll Health Care Facilitywhere he had been a resident forthe last 7 years.

He was born on January 27th,1922 in the Town of Sherman,Wisconsin a son of the late Fredand Alma Miske Habeck. Heattended Sherman Center AreaGrade School. Wilbert farmedwith his father on the familyhomestead in the Town ofSherman.

On June 5th, 1943 he marriedMalinda Strack in the Town ofScott. The couple lived in theTown of Sherman on the familyhomestead until they boughttheir own farm in 1944. In 1949,he started his own Sawmill in theTown of Sherman and eventuallyowned and operated his ownExcavating Business. The couplemoved to Florida in 1974 andthen settled in South Dakota in1982, before moving back to thePlymouth area in 1994. His wifepreceded him in death on August28, 1996.

Wilbert was a member of St.John Lutheran Church inSherman Center and was a for-mer member of Our RedeemerLutheran Church in Irene, SouthDakota where he also served as aTrustee for the church. He cameout of retirement at the age of 71to work with his son buildinghouses, retiring again at the ageof 80.

Survivors include three sons:Robert (Karen) Habeck ofMission Hill, SD; Vernon (Jane)

Habeck of Plymouth; Raymond(Suzanne) Habeck of Waldo; Onedaughter: Janet (Ronald) Jentschof Random Lake; 20 grandchil-dren; 41 great-grandchildren; Sixgreat-great-grandchildren; onesister: Marion Heidemann ofBelgium, WI; two sisters-in-law:Alvina Klein of Adell; MarionKrause of Kewaskum, WI; onebrother-in-law: David (Lois)Strack of Cascade. Also survivedby many nieces, nephews, otherrelatives and friends.

He was preceded in death bytwo daughters: Shirley Habeckand Carol Resch, one grandson:

Jeremy Habeck, three great-grandchildren: Garrett Schaffer,Jasmine Habeck and JaymunKaat, one infant sister: AdelineHabeck; one sister, AnitaBaumann and her husband,Alfred, three brothers: ElmerHabeck and his wife, Lucille,Albert Habeck and his wife,Luzetta, and Clarence Habeckand his wife, MaryAnne, twobrothers-in-law, Ben Klein andElroy Krause.

Funeral Services will be heldon Wednesday (Oct. 20) at 1:00p.m. at St. John Lutheran Churchin Sherman Center. Rev. GregLaska, Pastor of the church, willofficiate and burial will be in thechurch cemetery.

Friends may call at theSuchon Funeral Home inPlymouth from 4:00-7:00 p.m. onTuesday Evening (Oct. 19) and atthe church on Wednesday fromnoon until the time of services.

A memorial fund is beingestablished in Wilbert’s name.

The Suchon Funeral Homeand Cremation Services ofPlymouth is serving his family.For online condolences, pleasevisit www.suchonfh.com.

Yankton Press & DakotanOctober 18, 2010

Gilbert Eckmann BLOOMFIELD, Neb. — Gilbert

H. Eckmann, 83, of Bloomfield,Neb., died Saturday (Oct. 16,2010) at Bloomfield GoodSamaritan Society.

Funeral services are at 10:30a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’sLutheran Church, Bloomfield,with the Rev. Tim Koester offici-ating. Burial will be in theBloomfield City Cemetery.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Tuesdayat the church.

Brockhaus Funeral Home,Bloomfield, is in charge ofarrangements.

REGION DIGESTUSD College GOP To Host Noem, Daugaard

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota CollegeRepublicans will be hosting a “Get Out the Vote” Rally with KristiNoem and Dennis Daugaard at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, on the lawn,east of the Muenster University Center. Everyone is invited toattend.

The Center Plans Focus-Group MeetingsThe Center, 900 Whiting Drive, Yankton, is inviting the public to

participate in focus-group meetings on Oct. 21 and Oct. 26, withboth meetings running from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

The session is to gather input from the public on the needs ofBaby Boomers in the future. Do you know what the Center has tooffer? Are the programs and services what you as a Baby Boomer islooking for? If you answered “no” to either of these questions, TheCenter needs your input for future programming and services.

To RSVP, call 665-4685.

2010 Pre-General Campaign Reports DuePIERRE — Secretary of State Chris Nelson reminds candidates,

political parties, political action committees, and ballot questioncommittees that their 2010 pre-general campaign finance reportsmust be received by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22.

Late filed reports will incur a $50 per day late fee. All reports filed with the Secretary of State can be viewed by

accessing www.sdsos.gov.

Alum To Discuss Israeli/Palestinian DiscordVERMILLION — Lynn von Koch, a 2006 graduate

of The University of South Dakota, will be a featuredguest speaker at USD on Friday, Oct. 22, to discussher perspectives of the Israeli/Palestinian conflictthrough her recent experiences in the Middle East.

Sponsored by the W.O. Farber Center for CivicLeadership and the USD Political Science League, vonKoch’s address, “Perspectives on theIsraeli/Palestinian Peace Talks: Why are the simplesolutions not enough?” is scheduled for 2 p.m. atFarber Hall. von Koch, who worked for the UnitedNations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) inAfghanistan, Sudan and Palestinian Territories from 2005 to 2009,spent two years in Jerusalem that provided her with a unique per-spective of the Israel and Palestine, particularly the politics and sys-tems that complicate goals of peace.

Currently a student at the Princeton University Woodrow WilsonSchool for Public and International Affairs, von Koch is working on amaster’s degree in public affairs (M.P.A.) with a concentration in inter-national relations. She graduated from USD four years ago withdegrees in political science and economics.

Giant Pumpkin Carve To Be Held Oct. 23The Center is once again hosting the Giant Pumpkin Carve at 4-7

p.m. Oct. 23 at the 4-H Center.Pumpkin carving, kids games, hay rides, candy in the haystack,

pumpkin bread and pumpkin pie contests are all back this year. Kids receive prizes for all games, cash prizes for pumpkin carv-

ing and pumpkin patch winners. Costumes are welcome but not required.Call 665-4685 for more information.

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Through the program, eligiblewomen ages 40-60 years canreceive a mammogram, andwomen 30-64 can get a papsmear.

“Early detection really doessave lives,” said Dr. Mary Milroy,a Yankton breast surgeon andmedical consultant for the AllWomen Count! program.

Milroy will be a guest speakerat today’s benefit luncheon.

“It’s always best to hear first-hand from a professional,”Gullikson said. “Dr. Milroy willpresent information on breastcancer and an update on screen-ing procedures — there’s been alot of conflicting informationlately.”

Gender and race are themajor risk factors for developingbreast cancer. According to theSouth Dakota Department ofHealth, aside from gender, age isthe most important factor affect-ing breast cancer risk.Approximately 77 percent of

women who are diagnosed withbreast cancer are age 50 andolder, and the older a womangets, the higher her risk of devel-oping breast cancer.

“This month, no excuses,schedule your mammogram andencourage your friends to do soalso,” Milroy said. “Know thatyou are taking an important steptowards good health.”

All Women Count! aims tohelp women with early detectionthereby, increasing the rate ofsurvival.

“This benefit has been goingon for more than 10 years,”Gullikson said. “Some of the orig-inal women that started (thebenefit) are still on the commit-tee.”

She said that, historically, theevent has drawn a great numberof cancer survivors and theirsupporters.

Doors open at Minerva’s at11:30 a.m. and the luncheon willbegin at noon.

The event will also feature araffle drawing for a hand-madequilt and door prizes.

“It’s a short but fun event,”Gullikson said, “for a really goodcause.”

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PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota Gov. MikeRounds says he has to fly to do his job in asprawling state where cities are hours apartby road.

The Republican governor flies a stateplane at taxpayer expense once or twice inan average week.

But his Democratic critics say Roundsand other state officials should drive insteadof fly to save money that would be betterspent on other priorities.

Rounds says he has to fly to makespeeches, attend soldiers’ funerals, recruit

businesses and deal with disasters.Records analyzed by The Associated Press

show Rounds made 94 flights at a cost of$236,000 in the 2008 budget year. He flew 73times at a cost of $230,000 in the next year,and 77 times at a cost of $257,000 in the yearthat ended this June.

A glance at state government travelexpenses:

• Gov. Mike Rounds flew state airplanes on94 flights at a cost of $236,000 in the budgetyear ending June 30, 2008. The total cost forall flights taken by the governor and otherstate employees on the three planes for

general use was $1 million.• Rounds flew on 73 flights at a cost of

$230,000 in the year ending June 30, 2009.Total cost for all flights by state officials was$826,000.

• Rounds flew on 77 flights at a cost of$257,000 in the year ending June 30, 2010.Total cost for all flights by state employeeswas $823,000.

• State cars and trucks travel about 37million miles a year at a cost of nearly $16.6million in 2008, $16 million in 2009 and $15.3million in the 2010 budget year.

Democrats Question Gov. Rounds’ Travels

With October being NationalDental Hygiene Month andHalloween right around the corner,Ben Jensen Dental of Yanktonencourages both parents and chil-dren to protect their smile thisHalloween.

Treats and sugary candy maytaste good, but poor oral healthroutines lead to toothaches anddecay. Research shows that twoout of five kids ages 6-8 have neverbeen to the dentist. By this age, 52percent of children have toothdecay, which is also the most com-mon chronic disease in children.

Follow these Halloweenhygiene tips to have a safe andhealthy night of trick-or-treating:

• H — Healthy Supper: a goodmeal before trick-or-treating leavesless room for sugary sweets

• A — Age Appropriate Candy:children under 5 shouldn’t havehard candy

• L — Limit frequency of candyintake

• L — Laugh, show off thosepearly whites!

• O — Offer healthy alterna-tives to trick-or-treaters

• W — Water: drink waterthroughout the day to rinse awaysugars

• E — Evening brushing beforebedtime reduces chances of decay

• E — Encourage regular dentalcheck-ups

• N — Never go trick-or-treat-ing alone

“Enjoy your Halloween treatsbut limit how much you eat eachday,” said Dr. Benjamin Jensen.“Moderation and prevention is thename of the game.”

Kids can earn money for them-selves and their school with theirextra candy at the HalloweenCandy Buy-Back at Ben JensenDental. They are offering kids $1for every pound of candy returnedto Ben Jensen Dental at 2703 FoxRun Parkway from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.No. 1.

Earn Money With Halloween Candy Buy-Back

The county’s primary sourceof revenue to fund its operationis taxes, but we can’t levy asales tax and we don’t haveenterprise funds, such as utili-ties and municipalities do ... weare also subject to the mandatedtax cap that limits any levyincrease from one year to anoth-er to the combination of theConsumer Price Increase (CPI)plus growth. So, for 2011 there isno CPI which means we can onlyincrease our levy by growth. Thebudget, with the lack of CPI, willcall for strict and responsibleadherence to the adopted budg-et, which hopefully won’trequire reducing any services.

4. What are the best waysfor the county to be involved ineconomic development efforts?Are there ways you think itshould be involved where itcurrently is not?

Economic development inthe county has to revolvearound agriculture. With the lackof infrastructure such as pavedroads and sewer, large industrialtypes of development are practi-cally impossible to have in thecounty. (That’s one reason whycounty zoning provides commer-cial districts next to the city’sindustrial zones.) If a sanitarysewer district along Highway 52ever comes to fruition, I thinkthe county could see growthexponentially.

5. What are the biggestchallenges facing the county inthe next four years, and howwill you work to addressthem?

Revenues are likely to con-tinue to decline for the nextthree to four years, whichmeans added burdens for tax-payers. Only by the closescrutiny of every expenditurewill the county be able to func-tion properly. The bottom linewill need to be checked andrechecked again. Whoever iselected will need to be respon-sible enough to realize this. Ibelieve that person is me.

6. Do you have any closingthoughts?

I believe I’m the right personfor the job because my experi-ence as the county zoningadministrator will let me hit theroad running. I was in thetrenches when the zoning ordi-nance was written. I learnedhow county government oper-ates and how to help the coun-ty grow. I believe YanktonCounty needs new life on thecommission. We need a five-per-son board, not a three-personboard controlling the agenda. Ibelieve in controlled growth butnot micromanagement. Wemust enforce equally the cur-rent zoning ordinance and quitgranting variances and condi-tional uses that are not goodfor the good of Yankton County,its residents and property own-ers. If you believe this is a greatplace to live and work as I do, Iask for your vote and support.

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